bushido_man96

You can never have too much ammo!

This topic came up at another forum, and it took off pretty well, so I thought I would try it here. How would you define a "warrior?" Do we, as Martial Artists, automatically acquire the title? I don't really think so. Not very many of us will ever be faced with a dangerous, life or death matter. I would be willing to call those enlisted in the armed forces warriors. However, does it matter what the position in the forces is? Not all soldiers will go to war, and see action in the field. So, does the threat or presence of death or serious bodily harm, or having to kill/maim make one a warrior? There is a lot that can be prompted in a discussion like this. I open the door for all!

Apparently, the Lopez family likes to make the Olympics a family affair: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/21/sports/olympics/21lopez.html Best of luck to them at Bejing.

Welcome, eagle-ace! How much Wrestling have you done?

There isn't much muscle in those areas to really strengthen. A bit of jump training may help your ankles. Make sure you focus on good landing, and getting good spring when you jump. The better quality your jumps and landings, then the better it is for your ankles.

I thought that this looked pretty cool: http://www.tkdgame.com/ It has potential.

It looks like these nationally televised events will be held in September and October: http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6583918.html?nid=3410 The more that good fights can be televised, the more it will help the industry. Not everyone wants to have to pay to watch, and these offer a great option.

If they let you throw, then it sounds like you may have found the perfect Karate-compliment to your Judo!

Well said, tallgeese.

I thought that this was kind of interesting: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/features/fifty

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Whoa. Cool.

I would be interested to see how they put this together. They could replace Mr. T with Michael Clark Duncan!

That looks pretty cool. I wonder how high it would bounce straight up off the water?

Who doesn't love a free explosion?

That's nuts.

That's pretty cool. I loved that game.

Hehehe.... Keep us posted, Throwdown. It sounds like a good time.

Sounds good. I look forward to seeing the pic.

Sounds like fun. I just wish I had a place around to do some sword work.

Chivalry Bookshelf sells books on fencing, and they are pretty good. Not sport fencing, either; some of the good stuff. You might check some of them out.

Sword and shield.

I would love to see this fight. I have always liked watching Oscar fight. He is getting up there in age, though...

I think that this is what you have going for you, right here. Where your muscles may not get loose enough for you to stretch statically, your legs may be strong enough to hold your leg up higher, and the dynamic flexibility you have probably allows you to kick high. However, make sure that you strive to improve your flexibility through stretching exercises. You'll be glad that you did.