bushido_man96

Way to go!

That is quite a jump. How did you pull that off? Congrats!

One note in particular that comes to mind is the myth that the bad guys don't train. I have heard different stories of guys in the pens that train for various scenarios. For example, I was told that the inmates will assume a cuffing position, and then practice dropping to the ground and scissoring the legs out from under the guy who is playing the arresting officer. Where there's a will, there's a way.

I don't agree that every act of violence has a cause. Unless you refer to someone being mentally unbalanced as a cause. There are people out there who just gravitate towards violence. A sociopath doesn't need a reason to resort to violence. I agree that awareness is an important trait to train, too. However, violence can come from unsuspected sources. For instance, many rapes are committed by someone that the victim knows. I am not saying you shouldn't be aware when you are surrounded by friends, but most of us don't think of ourselves as potential victims when we are surrounded by our friends.

I've seen it before. Quite entertaining.

4-29-08 Back/biceps Pull-ups: 4 half-way pull ups. 1 arm dumbell row: 35x10, 40x10, 40x8 Back hyperextension: 3x10 Seated cable row: 110x10, 120x8, 130x6 Barbell curls: 70x10, 80x8, 85x4 Technique work Cable reverse punch: 40x10, 50x10, 10 each side. High block: 3 sets of 10x8 lbs. each side. Combat Hapkido: 10:45 - 11:50. Today we worked on Blue belt material. We just started with it, so we took it slow and worked our way through it.

4-28-08 Chest/triceps Bench press: 155x10, 185x6, 205x4 Dips: 2 sets of 4 Technique work: Cable back kick: 50x5, 5 each leg. Jab: 3 sets of 10x10 lbs. each side. Middle block: 2 sets of 10x8 lbs. each side. TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00. Taught class tonight. There were 4 adults in the class, so when I had them break to get drinks, I told them each to grab sets of dumbells, 5 lbs., 8 lbs., 10 lbs., whatever they felt comfortable with, and I had them do Chon Ji hyung, holding onto the dumbells. They really enjoyed it.

Him first, you second.

As many as you want. Some people try to see how many they can do in 2:00 minutes. Some will do intervals of 20 seconds followed by 10 seconds of rest of 2 minutes. You can mix it up, depending on what your focus is.

Wow, that's a really cool story, thanks for sharing. And it makes sense too! That's cool about Ed Parker too, that's awesome that you two were friends, he was quite the gentleman, and an amazing Martial Artist. This is a case where the stigma if "don't wash your belt, ever!" is a result of a process that would ruin the belt, or otherwise negate what you have done to it, from washing it. Now, in the day and age of manufactured belts that don't shrink or fall apart or lose color, the stigma doesn't carry. It just isn't necessary. Yet some people will hang on.

Sounds like you had a good time and learned a lot. I am not familiar with the name, though. Is he all BJJ, or does he fight, too?

That is an interesting post. Thanks for sharing it. There is another swordsman that talked about the "Two-fold Mind;" he was a contemporary of Musashi's, but he was an Englishman named George Silver. Although he does not discuss it in concert with the use of the pen, he does have his own view, nonetheless.

I would tend to agree. Although it was flashy, the flip did allow him to clear his opponent's legs safely, putting him in a superior position to finish the fight.

I think that someone can master something, and then turn around and not be able to teach it or relate it to those who admire him and want to learn from him. I think that mastery is truly an individual trait.

I agree with ps1. These are all important things to consider when you may have to defend yourself.

If I were you, I wouldn't pretend to respect the guy at all. If that is how you feel about it, then I would make sure not to play along with the politics that litter the Martial Arts. I am not saying that you need to go out and disrespect the person to everyone, but if you don't respect him, then don't pretend to. I would, but i forgot to mention on minor detail. My father has been on my town's fire department for years, he's older now, but he still loves his job as much as when i was a little kid and he first got on. I am very proud of him. This particular person testing for his masters just got on the department two years ago. They are co workers now and often go out for drinks with the rest of the crew. I don't want to ruin things for my father, i did enough of that when i was a stupid kid/teen. I don't want to make things difficult and uncomfortable for my father, family, students, or other co workers/blackbelts. Of course, my luck. ...And everything works out...

I think it really depends on what your goals are. Are you looking to become really good at one style? If yes, then focus on that style. But, if you like to mix and match, and expand a broader skill set, then mixing in another style can help you reach your goals. Just because you aren't getting good at one style, doesn't mean that you aren't getting good at all.

That would give you good hands and good feet, to be sure.

Nuts. That guy is more athletic than I am.

One positive thing is that if someone pulls a gun on you, but hasn't killed you yet, and is busy talking or threatening you, then that person most likely has some misgivings about killing you. If this is the case, then being able to talk your way out is probably one of the things that can help you get away. Now, if you have a cold-blooded killer on your hands, then you options are fewer, and your need to react in some way or another is much higher.

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I agree with the sentiment here. When I am not teaching, I am on the front row in class, as an example for everyone else behind. It always makes me push myself, and try to get better every class. I know exactly what you mean here. I have my good days and my bad days, where I feel like class was just crap. But even on the bad days, if I just keep trying, and give it what I can, I can still feel good about it later.

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Exactly right.

Yes, I think that you make a good point here. If you can get things to change without resorting to physical violence, then all the better.