bushido_man96

I think that I can visualize what you are saying here, and if I am seeing it properly, I see how it can help.

that would be cool we'd all appreciate that Sweet! I always like to learn something new.

Also, keep in mind the difference between a throw and a takedown. A lot of what I see in Judo I would consider throws, becuase you are really peeling a guy from the ground. I think you can incorporate a lot of takedowns as well, where you brace one or both of the opponent's feet, and then break their balance and trip them. A takedown doesn't seem as "violent" to me as a throw does.

That is cool. I would love to know what level I am at. I don't know that my punches are all that great.

These seminars were put on by the Defensive Tactics instructor from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. They were held at out college campus, Fort Hays State University, in the Wrestling room. Each seminar was $25 for 8 hours. You can't beat that. On top of that, my department covered the cost. So you REALLY can't beat that!

I never really thought that Hughes acted like a thug. I always thought he was a pretty straightforward guy.

We have one of these: http://www.imptec.co.uk/html/strike-measurement-products.html Cool. I should look into some of that stuff. I think that the students would have fun with them. What would be cool to do is take one of those, and have you white belts test on them when they first start. Then, as they improve in rank, test them again, and record it each time. Then show them the difference from when they began and when they hit black belt.

They are great books. Lots of character developments and plots twists and turns. They are kind of like the Tolkien books, but a bit more adult rated, I guess you could say.

English names and words may be translated differently by different people in Japan. I don't believe that there are exact translations for each letter of the English alphabet. Therefore, aterations have to be made.

I agree. Many times people will just train in using/firing the weapon, and not the drawing/deployment of the weapon. This is just as important as knowing how to fire the weapon properly. The deployment may even be more important. If you get held up with your gun in your pocket, it isn't going to do you any good.

I agree with the others above. Remember, MA instructors are people too, and none are perfect. One thing that I try not to do is put an MA instructor, especially one of exceptionally high rank, on a pedestal. They are people, and I don't hang on every word they say as the end all, be all. If they do something you don't like or agree with, that is ok. You don't have to agree with them all of the time. You may be their student, but you are still your own person. So stick with it, and you will learn and grow, and be just fine. Congrats on passing!

Just hard to tell, really. Scary to think about, so try not to dwell on such things. I know that a lot of people worry about caner and things like that. I try not to. Who knows what can happen? I work a job that puts my life in jeapardy every day. Cancer is just not something I spend time worriying too much about. I don't ignore, it, either.

No, it was taught by our state law enforcement's academy DT instructor. He seemed very knowlegeable, and also had experience in Japanese styles.

In this case, I would have him wear a gi and belt, perhaps the one designating his previous rank, and he would be charged the same monthly fees as my normal students. I think that this is a valid point, as well. I would not necessarily try to change the way he did his techniques, either, though. I would offer insights as to why we do it differently, and I feel that something I do differently would benefit him, but not hold him to making any changes. Now, if the person had some concepts and applications from his style that I did not have experience with, I would allow him to share them with the rest of the students in a class that he would demonstrate them in, if he was cool with that. If not, no big deal, either.

Well then, the same would apply to small-statured arm wrestlers who are arm-wrestling bigger-statured men who don't really train to arm wrestle.

It is kind of freaky. You hear about famous athletes all the time that come down with some strange thing like this, and it takes them right away, and you know they were healthy overall. Basketball and football players collapsing on the fields. I think that something wierd took Jackie Joyner-Kersey as well, a famous Olympic track athelte. (I hope that is the right name...) However, we should not look at these examples as reasons to not stay healthy and active, and proactive when it comes to screening for diseases such as these.

I agree. Power lifting recruits more muslce fibers, and helps to develop power, and this can be used to help build speed and explosiveness as well.

3-14-08 Ground Fighting Defense seminar: 8:00 - 4:00. Another great training seminar. I really enjoyed it, and learned a lot about some ground fighting. This was my first experience with ground fighting since Wrestling in the 8th grade. I loved every minute of it.

Gee, that means you only have 2 inche of height on me...damnit!! 3-13-08 Weapon Rentention seminar: 8:00 - 5:00. This was a great class. Lots of little nuances involved with an LEO having to be verbal during altercations. Good seminar.

no offense ying yang, but how do you know that any of your skills work? a punching bag isnt going to do it... do you spar? just a question.. Sport competition is a way of validating all the skill and training that someone would have.. Olympics or not.. and just because someone is in a marial art doesnt mean they have to kill them? look at Muai Thai? its a great Martial Art and is a Major "sport" in thailand.. I understand perfectly what you are saying, ying&yang. I just don't agree with your opinion, and am expressing what I think. Sparring can be a good testing ground, but it is not the only one out there, nor is it always the most legitimate. It just depends on the type of sparring that you do. Judo, Boxing, Muay Thai, BJJ, Pankration, TKD, and MMA are great because they are usually applying the techniques to fully resisting opponents, and at full speed. Even though they fall within a rule set, some of the technqiues are still legitimate.

I would teach the version that you were taught, and know the nuances of well, for the testing requirements. If you do know the other version, then I think that it would be something that you could have your classes work with in order to study the differences, and perhaps generate thought processes into why the changes may have been made. Have fun with it!

Iain Abernethy's website may be a good place to look into it. He does a lot of work on Karate Bunkai, and shows were some throws and takedowns appear in kata. He may give the names as he goes along, but I am not so sure that he just lists a bunch of throws.

Yes, except for the technical fall. Last I knew, the technical fall was worth more points than a pin. I have seen high school matches where one kid would be so skilled that he would go into the match and just dominate a kid so much that he would take him down, put him on his back, and earn back points, just to let the kid stand up, and do it over again. Kind of a sucky way to lose a match, but when it is competition, and every point counts, the coaches have kids do it at times.

On 3-14-08, the day after my Gun Retention seminar, I got to attend a Ground Fighting Defense seminar. This was a very awesome class! I have read several books on BJJ, but have never really had a chance to try to do anything. In this class, we got to work on various grappling aspects, like working from the mount, open and closed guard, doing sweeps and reversals, and all kinds of cool stuff, like ground and pound, too. Just the few things that we covered as far as grappling goes really opened my eyes to the world of grappling, and I hope that I can get more opportunites to check into this stuff. What I also picked up on were the differences involved in grappling in work scenario, and grappling in a competition. Lots of things to keep in mind, and most of the stuff was geared at improving positition in order to get ourselves up to our feet in order to get out of danger and proceed with arresting procedures. Very cool stuff!!!

I did take some notes, during our little breaks. My DT partner was there as well, so hopefully between the 2 of us, we are able to recall most of the information.