bushido_man96

Good show, Throwdown.

It sure does!

Loren W. Christensen's Solo Training books are great as well. He also has some DVDs available.

Welcome to the Forums! As to answer your question, it would be hard to give up a year of my life as well. Sooooo.....I guess it will have to be a reverse Uchi-Deshi, where instead we have the instructor live with us for a year or so!

I was wondering how many of us here have Martial Arts running in their families. My dad was into TKD many years ago, and although he only made it to red belt, he knows a lot more than some black belts I know. My mom holds 2nd dan rank in TKD, but doesn't actively train anymore. My two younger brothers both hold 1st dan rank in TKD, and they both Wrestled in high school. Neither are actively training right now. How about anyone else?

Welcome to the Forums.

Pretty cool. I could be a "guard" at one of the Jail hotels. hehehehe....

I wonder about some of these records. You look at them and think, "but, why?"

Happy b-day, Kez! I'll be joining you in January.

You really got your money's worth out of that fish! What did the unit price end up being?

It looks good, but I don't think I will see it in the theater.

Pretty cool. Reuse #8: Put it on your hand, and pretend you are MegaMan!

Chiefs fan here as well. Hopefully, they get Dorsey signed up here shortly.

Good luck to you! And don't consder yourself carrying too much extra baggage; I am 5'8", and about 250.

I wish you luck with both parts. Keep us posted as to how you do! What do your bb combinations consist of?

I like the sound of this. The major thing is making the students acknowledge what the "stumbling blows" would be; everyone will react a little different, but something like this would be a great augment to training.

Sounds interesting. I don't know that I would ever plan to visit it, but they love him there, so it should be a tourist attraction, big time.

Washing your belt won't wash away your knowledge, though. After all, you wash your uniform, right?

I would say that it is a bit obsessive. I would just stick to wearing to class, and perhaps when you work out on your own. I do agree, though, that if you have one that is well sized, they are quite comfortable.

That's a great way to put it. I've trained enough in Western Boxing to really stop caring about what rank I achieve in my art. Like Tori, I want to train until I can't any longer. If rank comes with that, great. But since I went for 19 years at the same rank, I'm not in a hurry. Good point here. Even if our rank doesn't change, it is important that we seek to have learned something every day.

7-10-08 Evening push-ups: 20 7-11-08 Morning push-ups: 2x10 Evening push-ups: 2x15 7-13-08 20 minute walk.

Sweet!

Taking these quotes in mind, this is my opinion: Yes, early on, it was different styles, and the mixing of styles has caused the evolution to take place. Now, you can go to gyms whose exact goal is to teach the style of fighting that now takes place in MMA competitions like the UFC and ExtremeXC. There are Thai gyms to learn Muay Thai fighting. There are Boxing gyms to learn Boxing. Each is considered its own style. Now, with the first generation of MMA champions becoming coaches and trainers, we have gyms popping up that teach the MMA style.

Some things that I used to do on my own: punches with dumbbells. Start with a light weigh, like 5 lbs, and do sets of jabs, crosses, and combos from each side. kick sets. Pick a kick, then do 5 on the front leg, then 5 off the rear leg. Switch leads and repeat. Then, do another kick. Stretching, push-ups, and crunches are good exercises to do, and take up little room. You can also take the dumbbells you did the punches with, and do elevated push-ups with them. The important thing to do is find a few minutes here and there, and do something. Other than that, when I don't train, I read.

I'd love to see a MegaMan set up. Maybe I could build it....