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A Game of Thrones; Eddard The city is filled to the brim with people arriving for the tourney, and we meet Commander of the City Watch, Janos Slynt. He is asking for more men to help keep the peace. Ned tells him to hire 50 new men, and he offers 20 of his own men. The conversation turns to Stannis Baratheon, and Ned wonders when he will return to council. The others have a laugh about him, and his stern, duty driven attitude. Back at the Keep, Eddard had been searching the giant tome for what Arryn may have been searching for. He was looking in the Lannister section, but found nothing. He has been speaking with those who remained that were close to Arryn, and has come up short. The potboy stated that he had been quarelling with the king. He also stated that he went with Stannis to an armorer to have a new suit made (clue here…). The watchman (once horseman) stated that Arryn rode often with Stannis, and that they once went to visit a brothel (clue here, too…). Ned goes to see the armorer, who is named Tobho Mott. He goes on about his skill for a while, and then Ned asks if he made anything for Lord Arryn. He stated that Lord Arryn just asked to see “the boy.” Ned, questioningly, requests to see “the boy” as well. They went to see him, and Ned questioned him. The boy was about Robb’s age, and big and strong. He had black, thick, curly hair, and a beard to match; his name is Gendry. He asked what Arryn had asked him. He spoke to him of his mother, who worked in an alehouse, and was blond haired, blue eyed, and had passed away. Upon looking closer at Gendry, he sees the facial features of Robert in him. Ned dismissed himself, and asked Mott who paid the apprentice fee. He was reluctant, but stated it was a man a bit shorter than Ned, stout and round of shoulder, but he couldn’t see the face. He had a black beard with red in it. Notes: He makes mention of Lann the Clever, the start of House Lannister, from the Age of Heroes, who procured the Casterly Rock with his wit alone. Renly showed Ned a locket with a painted figure in it, and asked Ned if it reminded him of someone. Ned said no, and Renly said it was his sister Margery, and many claimed she looked like Lyanna. Ned didn’t see it, and found the incident odd.

Let us know what the classes are like, and how they compare to what you have done in the past. It sounds interesting.

That is a good point, Throwdown. To either fight, or defend themselves from those who would try to hurt them. Essentially, the same road.

Pulled hamstring muscle, demonstrating a kick for another classmate. I hit the floor whining on that one.

You say you like the sound of the JKD stuff...is there no class anywhere around you can attend? Experimentation with a partner, like Throwdown suggested, is a good idea. You can learn a lot by doing that. As far as wanting to teach goes, I am not sure what to tell you. You could try your own stuff, and get some more people to work out with you, and then you could kind of do a multiple teacher thing where all parties involved contribute.

You could also do some slipping and parrying drills with the hands. Stand in a closed stance, and when a partner throws a jab, you parry it with the same side (like a reflection), and step out a bit with your lead foot. Then set again and go. Get closer as you get better, so you don't get fooled by the distance.

Congrats!

Thanks for the info, shift. I had heard that the movements were altered somewhat, but I didn't know how. That helps a bit.

It has to do with their obsession of trying to get out of the shadow of the Japanese occupation. I can't say as I blame them, but they are going the wrong route. TKD or TSD aren't 3000 years old, either.

Hey, me too. I get out of breath doing basics in class. Don't feel bad...

Great description, ps1. You covered all of the bases. You brought back memories of my college days in the Rec. Sports Management classes...

You don't need to have a large set of skills to be good; you just have to hone the skills that you have. Someone once said something to the effect of "I don't fear the man with 10,000 techniques, but the man who has practiced 1 technique 10,000 times" or something of that nature. I agree that you have a right to not like him as your favorite fighter. Everyone has that right. I am not trying to press him into being your favorite fighter, either. However, you can't discount his accomplishments. The reason he retired is because the only person left for him to fight is Fedor Emelienenko, and that fight won't happen. Do I think he could win that fight? Sure, I think he could lose it as well; Fedor is a phenomenal fighter and athlete. I would not underestimate Courture, either.

a). TKD, because I can block kicks well. b). Wrestling, because I have little ground experience. c). Not sure. Maybe Shotokan? d). MMA fighter.

I agree with the assessment of the others. You shouldn't be hard on yourself for reacting the way that you did. You handled the situation, and no one else got hurt. You succeeded. Your judo training was not all for not. If the situation would have called for it, you would have done it. As it stood, a different solution was suitable, so it worked out well. When you get down to it, you should never be looking to force a technique, especially in self-defense. You take what is given to you. You did that, and you did well, I think.

Ending a street fight in one move is not going to happen very often. I think many people conceive to happen that way, but it is very rare that it does.

Good luck!

I think that if you find the stats, then you would be right. I was just throwing my experiences out there.

I agree. It is your training, and you don't want to be short-changed. There are enough people to spread this around, I think.

I think you are talking about a bag with hung from a cornerman, right? I think that would be ok. It may limit you somewhat, but not too much.

If you start the class, I think that these questions will eventually answer themselves.

TSD and Shotokan actually would have quite a bit in common. TSD may kick a bit more, but the moves will be similar in nature. The applications, remain to be seen.

Yudo - Judo in Korea. Soo Bak Do - an older style, may not be around anymore. Kwon Bup - an ancient style that translates into "butting and punching" I think. Originally, there were around 5 major Kwans of what became TKD before the "merger." There was the Moo Duk Kwan, the Ji Do Kwan, to name a few. Hwang Ki headed up the Moo Duk Kwan at the time of the merger, and refused to join General Choi. Therefore, we have Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do, and you can also find Moo Duk Kwan TKD.

If my leg is up that high, and has been caught, I am going to try to pull it back, and go to the ground before being tossed or having my leg broken. If you are athletic enough, you could jump off the base leg to try and swing your body up and around, or something desperate like that. Otherwise, you are in a bad spot.

I think it is because the ones in Thailand that actually survive long enough to compete as adults have been doing since they were around 8 years old, and they have been doing it to win bread for the family. If you come to fight them, they look at it like you are coming to steal their bread. Not a good thing...

If you just want the aerobic benefits, then a cardio-kickboxing class would be the way to go. If you want something that is more related to self-defense, then high impact sparring would be the route to take. It is hard to get both into the same workout, I think, because you end up sacrificing something when you get tired.