bushido_man96

If it's been 6 months, I would think she is probably better and could participate without any issues. Does she participate in any other physical activities, and has she been participating in them without issue? If she is, then I wouldn't see why she shouldn't be allowed to come back. Nor do I think a doctor should be able to exert that much control over what someone does or doesn't do.

I don't think it was that rigged. Yes, it was their tournament, but they Gracies had been doing challenge matches for some quite some time before these tournaments started. There were plenty of good fighters in the tournaments, and I don't think any highly graded or skilled Karatekas being brought into the tournament would have changed any of the outcomes.

Congrats!

Maybe it has something to do with the coronavirus? I know that I would not be thrilled to be inhaling someone else’s hot dragon breath at point blank range. Socially distanced kata practice seems pretty attractive given the current pandemic situation! I’m not exactly sure that we ever saw a good matchup of “elite athletes” in the early days of the UFC since I seem to remember it essentially being a Gracie promotional campaign. It would have been nice to see someone of the caliber of a JKA instructor or the son of an Okinawan master that was eating/breathing/living karate like Royce did with his father and BJJ. I don't know about that. Dan Severn was an elite wrestling talent. Art "One Glove" Jimmerson was a professional Boxer at the time, and a former Golden Gloves Champion. I think there was plenty of talent in the early UFCs. The sport just hadn't evolved yet.

12/30/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 165x5, 225x3, 290x5, 290x5, 290x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 115x3, 135x1, 150x5, 150x5, 150x5. Deadlifts: 225x3, 275x2, 305x5. Lat Pull-downs: 187.5x5, 187.5x5, 187.5x5, 187.5x5, 187.5x5. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes.

Congrats, ashworth!

There will be different answers to this one, I'm sure. I think in the long run, you have to get some kind of partner work in so that things can be tested against resistance. Otherwise, it's just theory.

I've had some lengthy layoffs before, and coming back has always been a great feeling. Really, it's up to you. If you don't enjoy it anymore, then it may be time to walk away for a while. If money has become an issue, and no other arrangement can be made, then that only means you don't get to train in a training hall under the owner. It doesn't mean you can't train on your own. In the end, it's a very personal decision. If someone has physical problems that precludes training, then it's important to evaluate what one can do, and what one can't do, and if they want to continue training, then to alter the training so they can continue to do so. If it's down to losing interest, then it may be time for a sabbatical.

12/28/2021 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 185x5, 225x3, 275x1, 295x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 155x3, 205x1, 230x5, 230x5, 230x5. Lat Pull-downs: 185x5, 185x5, 185x5, 185x5, 185x5. Triceps Press-downs: 67.5x10, 67.5x10, 67.5x10. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes.

12/27/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 165x5, 225x3, 285x5, 285x5, 285x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 115x3, 145x5, 145x5, 145x5. Power Snatch: 65x2, 95x2, 105x2, 105x2, 105x2, 105x2, 105x2. Lat Pull-downs: 182.5x8, 182.5x8, 182.5x8, 182.5x8. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes. TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Black Belt Class. Do-Kangs 1-4, doing 3 and 4 by count. Got through all the three-steps, with a few hiccups, but getting the reps is helping. Finished with some punch defense drills.

12/23/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 165x5, 225x3, 280x5, 280x5, 280x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 115x3, 140x5, 140x5, 140x5. Lat Pull-downs: 180x8, 180x8, 180x8, 180x8.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my friends here at KF!

Thank you Bob! 12/21/2021 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 185x5, 225x3, 285x1, 315x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 155x3, 205x1, 225x5, 225x5, 225x5. Lat Pull-downs: 177.5x8, 177.5x8, 177.5x8, 177.5x8. Triceps Press-downs: 65x10, 65x10, 65x10. Everything was heavy today, especially the deadlifts.

Thank you so much, Bob! These days, my workouts seem like two steps forward, and one step back. I missed another 5 day stretch with a crazy week at work. We had high winds causing lots of damage, downing power poles, and driving fires across our county and several others with lots of damage to homes and farmsteads. It was a rough week. 12/20/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 165x5, 225x3, 275x5, 275x5, 275x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 115x3, 135x5, 140x5, 145x5. Lat Pull-downs: 175x8, 175x8, 175x8, 175x8. TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Black Belt Class. Did Do-Kangs 1-4, and then did three-steps, 1-12, doing each one twice.

That is a great goal, Bob! Here's to making it happen! I haven't really set any goals these last few years, and don't plan to set any this year, for the time being anyways.

Congrats on passing your test!

12/14/2021 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 185x5, 225x3, 285x1, 325x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 155x3, 205x1, 235x5, 235x5, 235x5. Lat Pull-downs: 177.5x5, 177.5x5, 177.5x5, 177.5x5, 177.5x5. Triceps Press-downs: 65x10, 65x10, 65x10. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes. Deadlift felt like I could have done a second set of 5. I'm going to be moving the triceps press-downs to just the days I bench press, that way I don't mess with the bench press numbers.[/u]

Well, rule number one is don't get yourself in trouble your first week of marriage! Congrats on getting married, Ash!

Simple, effective setup.

12/13/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 165x5, 225x3, 265x1, 295x5, 295x5, 295x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 115x3, 145x5, 145x5, 145x5. Power Snatch: 65x2, 80x2, 105x2, 105x2, 105x2, 105x2, 105x2. Lat Pull-downs: 175x5, 175x5, 175x5, 175x5, 175x5. Triceps Press-downs: 62.5x10, 62.5x10, 62.5x10. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes. Slowly crawling the numbers back up.

12/9/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 165x5, 225x3, 290x5, 290x5, 290x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 115x3, 140x5, 140x5, 140x5. Lat Pull-downs: 170x8, 170x8, 170x8, 170x8. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes. 12/10/2021 Strength Training Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 155x3, 205x1, 230x5, 230x5, 230x5. Power Clean & Jerk: 115x2, 125x2, 135x2, 135x2, 135x2, 135x2, 135x2. Triceps Press-downs: 60x10, 60x10, 60x10. Lat Pull-downs: 172.5x8, 172.5x8, 172.5x8, 172.5x8. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes. Lat pull-down sets were hard to finish; time to switch to 5x5. Decided to add in some triceps work, too.

I hope that is the case, too. I'd love to see more about legitimate Taekkyeon.

12/7/2021 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 185x5, 225x3, 285x1, 315x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 155x3, 205x1, 225x5, 225x5, 225x5. Lat Pull-downs: 167.5x8, 167.5x8, 167.5x8, 167.5x8. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes.

Good to hear that, Bob! I keep praying for you!

I know TKD did not come from Taekkyeon, and that it's actual influence on modern TKD is rather insignificant, hence my initial post. Nor do I believe modern TKD has much of any connection with Soo Bak. It is unfortunate that the politics have caused the tumult they have in Taekkyeon, and also caused the issues with the historical fallacies of TKD.