bushido_man96

No big deal; everything seems to be in order.

Hehehe....I know what you are talking about....needless to say, not many of the officers around here miss their court dates...

Thanks. That is what I thought was right, but wanted to check with someone who works mitts more regularly than I do. The ICHF sets up some strikes as part of the curriuclum of each rank. Yellow belt has vertical punch (jab and cross), hammer fist, and back fist. I have come up with some mitt drills to work these techniques in combination, for when I ever get to teach a class for it. Orange belt introduces uppercut and hook. Later belts bring in palm strikes and elbows. There are kicks in each as well, but they are stressed to be kept as low-line kicks for distraction purposes. I don't like the word distraction, though; I prefer the idea of debilitate or diminish the fighter.

That is true, tallgeese. And if you don't show up, then you usually get a bench warrant issued for Failure to Appear; then, you get arrested.

Thanks for that, tallgeese. I appreciate it. When you work a jab/cross combo, do you throw each punch to the opposite pad, like right jab to mitt holder's right mitt? That is how I have done it in the past, to get good rotation and hip into the technique, and to get the feet into it.

Welcome back. Good to see you again.

Well, you can try to hire a lawyer, but if your guilty, your guilty. I am not sure what you have that can go against the officer, but a lawyer will help you. In the end, though, you may end up paying the tickets, and the lawyer.

Don't you think you might need 2?....

Pretty cool. Bionic Commando was a great game. ExciteBike was fun, too.

I think that early on, rank and awards are important to people. We all learn that eventually, it doesn't seem to matter as much. In the end, what is important is that if you are going to award rank, make sure that you are valid in doing so, that way, no one can question the validity of what she achieves.

What is everyones favorite 3D fighter? I go with the Tekken series.

My knees bother me, too. I have never injured them, but they are beginning to wear out. I take gluecosimine/chondroitent, and it helps some, but whenever I do too much with them, they scream at me. Sometimes I take some ibuprofen to help, but I think mainly I just need to lose some weight.

Yes, I agree. I was having some bouts with heartburn a while back as well, but it was partially caused by some medicine I was taking. I got some pills to counter it, but it seemed like they kept me from burbing, so I felt kind of bloated at times. I have been good for a while now, though. The pills worked, but I didn't care for them. I hope your's gets better, Kez. You could try some Pepto Bismol. That might coat your stomach, too.

7-8-08 Legs Leg extensions: 85x10, 15 Leg curls: 85x20 Combat Hapkido: 10:00 - 11:00. We opened up by working on some mitt work. I like doing mitt work, and we did some easy jab, cross, and some uppercut and hook drills. For curriculum, we just did the Red Belt stuff. What kind of mitt drills do you do, tallgeese? TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. All black belts tonight, so we reviewed several of the forms and our Do-Kangs. This got a good sweat going. Towards the end of class, we worked a bit on some self-defense stuff. Also had 20 minute walk with the family tonight.

I guess it must just be a front snap kick with the heel, as opposed to the ball of the foot. I am a member of the Traditional Taekwondo Association (TTA). Our GM is the president and founder, Chae Sun Yi.

Tallgeese is right here, I think. The primary use of the legs in TKD does lend itself more to the flashiness for demos, and the popularity of the North and South Korean demo teams have helped to increase it. You have to also consider styles like Capoeira and Wushu that lend themselves to a flashy nature, as well.

This brings a good point to light. I wonder how much these moves would flow from the battlefield curriculum, though. On the battlefield, the opponents, as well as you and your troops, would already have the swords drawn, and it would be weapons combat. I do think that in civilian duels and sword combat, that these would prove more apparent.

Good arguement, MMA_Jim. You make your points very well. I do agree that there are 3 different types of fighters that you mention in MMA. I view those as different strategies to be applied under the rule set. The rule set of MMA competitions are unique in that the comprehensivness of the rules allows for more different fighters and styles than many other combat sports allow. Take Boxing, for example. All of them are going to punch, but you have inside fighters and outside fighters. Different strategies, like you point out in MMA, but it is just harder to deliniate it, due to the more restricted rule set. In my opinion, anyway. Now, I think that MMA is the style, and UFC is the rule set; just like ExtremeXC, PrideFC used to be, etc.

Hey, I understand. Sometimes, we just have to play the hand we're dealt. Keep at it, and I commend you for putting something together that attempts to work within the constraints that are forced upon you.

I like to get in close, punching the body. In our TKD classes, we can kick to the head, but not punch. So, I like to bring the hands down with punches, and then try to go high. Round kick would be my high kick of choice. A nice, hard, spin heel kick to the body will bring the guard down, too.

Ah, the ever-expanding English language. Gotta love it. New words for the Scripps Spelling Bee, no doubt.

Pretty nifty. But I won't be lining up to buy a pair.

The thought for this thread stemmed from some thoughts that came up between MMA_Jim and myself in this thread: http://www.karateforums.com/ufc-versus-pure-combat-vt33967.html Instead of bogging down another thread, I felt that this subject was worthy of its own topic. So, my question is this: Do you think that MMA is its own style, or do you think that it is a rule set? Personally, I think that the MMA is a style. The reason I say this is because I think it has evolved into such. You can now go to an MMA gym, and learn the MMA fighting ways, without previous experience in other styles, and you don't have to compete in MMA competitions to be an MMAer. I like to look at it like Pankration; I feel that it is a style, as well. What are everyone else's thoughts on this?

Any way you look at this, it is just going to be awkward. I would just come out with it, and tell him the truth. If he feels it is necessary to replace you, then so be it. Hopefully, you end up with this other job, anyways. In the end, it has to be about what is best for you in the long run. After all, you were looking for a job when you found that one, right?

Cute. The guy even set up a windshield for him.