bushido_man96

I agree with the others. If it is the way that you feel, then who cares what anyone else thinks? I would also maybe mention to him that if he doesn't like the instructor, then that is fine, but that maybe you don't want to hear the negativity about it. People don't always see eye to eye, and that sounds like the case between him and your instructor. In the end, do what you feel is right, and feel good about it.

What can you think of as primarily "kicking" oriented Martial Arts? Off the top of my head, I get: Capoiera: Lots of kicking and evasion, but with some other forms of attacks. Taek Kyon: A revival art in Korea, said to be the original, that is played more as a game, and has a similarity to Capoiera. TKD: Very kick oriented, especially when it comes to Olympic sparring. I have only read about Tang Soo Do for the most part, so would any TSD practitioners say that is as kick oriented as TKD is? Or its more of a balance? Does anyone have anything else to offer as far as these or other kicking styles go?

Well, when you talk about competition, then you can kind of throw ideas of "purity" out the window. In self-defense, it is another matter; you do what you have to do to survive. But when it comes to competition, you should know the rule set you are going to compete under, and then train accordingly, and try to win accordingly. Personally, I would have done what I know would have helped me to win. That isn't to say that your friend's strategy was a bad one, though. He just got caught. My two cents, anyways.

Combat is more about mindset than anything. If you get into it with someone, thinking "I am going to kick his butt," and the other guy/girl is thinking "I am going to do everything in my power to kill this person," then you may be setting yourself up for a real world of hurt.

I think that the talent level is starting to really come around in the UFC, and parity is greater. It isn't like Hughes is losing to C rated fighters. He just needs to respark his training, and maybe adjust it in a few ways. We see losses come to those who seem to be on top come quite often now. In the UFC, it is "who knows" most of the time, anyways. That is what I like about MMA over Boxing; in Boxing, it always seemed that you knew who was on top. In the UFC, it just isn't that way. And that is what makes it great.

During my ATA days, I sparred a lot with a guy who went on to win his State Qualifier under what was then the USTU. He spent time training at the Olympic Center in Colorado Springs, and was going to go to the National tryouts, but ended up not making it there due to some scheduling deal.

If you are being struck hard enough, then you may be getting light concussions. You may want to consult your doctor.

Welcome to the Forums!

Same county as Topeka, the capital.

I haven't seen it yet, but I hope to soon. I loved the first one, and if this one is supposed to be better, then I am set. The Hulk has to be my favorite hero.

My family and I actually hit the links last weekend when I went home to visit. We golfed like crap, but we had a good time.

You can point the finger at your students and say "you, you, you," all you want, but in the end, you are the one that will be held responsible as the leader and teacher of your class/school.

Good luck to you with the school. I hope you grow and grow.

Biting can be useful when the rest of your limbs are tied up, and it is your only option. However, if you could bite, you could probably head butt, too. This is another effective move, if performed correctly. The effectiveness of the eye gouge would be dependent on how deep you can dig your finger into the opponent's head. You can get results ranging anywhere from just grazing the eyes, to sticking your finger up the the 3rd joint in the socket. You have to be close to get that accomplished, though.

This full resistance training methodology is what was able to put Judo in favor of Jujitsu when Japan started training its police force. Olympic style TKD and Boxing are good about this as well. They just have the rule set restrictions.

I have seen Koryo, and kind of psuedo-learned it at one time. It is a fun form to do.

I agree with your assessment here. Working with parries is great for leading into joint locking. We work with this in our Combat Hapkido quite a bit. It is good to be able to use both kinds of blocks.

I hope that my son takes to the Martial Arts, and then I can train more, because I will be taking him with me. That's what I am hoping for, anyways.

We have air conditioning at my school. I still get plenty of sweat going during workouts, though.

Other than Martial Arts, is there something else that you do as a hobby? Do you have a different skill set? For instance, are you an auto mechanic? Are you a carpenter? Anthing.

Huh, interesting. I wonder which city? You see, us Kansans make the news every now and then!

It could be worse, all; my brother's birthday is 9/11.

Sure, you don't have to use the air-conditioning. But you have to make sure that you can provide a safe training environment for your students. When one passes out due to dehydration or heat exhaustion, then you have a serious issue on your hands.

I don't think that the person from the other school would necessarily have to have a spot on the front row in class. They could mix into the back row. If it were me, that wouldn't bother me at all. I would be there to learn, not fuel my ego. As far as the exchange of information, I think that would be whole point of the matter. You go to learn something new. Then, once you have a grasp of it, you can pass it on. It makes for a nice progression of training.

Not really. I just try to get something in now and then when I can.