bushido_man96

Welcome back!

I would like to see it as well. The special effects look great. Hopefully the storyline holds up. It sounds like it is an intro to a series.

I am anxious to see how the portrayal of the grappling arts translates to the big screen. I am really looking forward to it.

Nice. I was always a De La Hoya fan. Unfortunately, I don't get to ever see his fights. The fight wasn't for a title, was it? What was the rank of the opponent?

Man, that's a bummer. I can't offer any of the answers you need, but I wish you a full, quicker recovery.

This style is unfamiliar to me. Could you tell us some more about it?

Congrats! It sounds to me like you did well. You describe it like a double elimination tournament. I like that idea, that way, everyone gets at least two matches.

That is a cool idea. Neat that the certificates are hand written, too.

Welcome back to the Forums! I hope that you are able to find a place to train.

Welcome to KF!

Toughness is often an attribute overlooked. Many times, toughness can overcome skill.

5-1-08 TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. Class was ok tonight. I didn't feel like my basics were that great. At the end, we worked on some sparring drills that were kind of fun.

I didn't realize that hyperextensions would cause problems like that. My bad.

This was exactly what I was thinking. If you are going to try to display your toughness by trying to hurt someone, do it in sparring/kumite. Don't take advantage of someone who is intentionally exposing themselves to you.

Cool. Sounds like someone a guy could learn a lot from.

I will oblige, when I get some time to look at my book again.

Nothing special, really. The belt is given, and acknowledgement is given in class. Hand shaking and congrats happen after class.

Congrats!

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.