bushido_man96

Yeah, that is quite high. It sounds like you attend an ATA school. Is this the case?

You see, just saying "high block" saves time.

I have never done it in my TKD days. I thought that it was exclusive to Aikido, to be honest. I have not done it in Hapkido, either, but I use the ICHF curriculum, and it doesn't contain everything that a more "traditional" Hapkido curriculum would. I have never really played around with it, and I think it would be interesting. One of our college students is also in the Aikido club with the college, and has talked about it before. I may get to experiment with it sometime.

I agree, pittbullJudoka.

That is what they say, yet you never hear of it happening.

...this, along with the fact that you don't have the advantage of any leverage to use in the strikes, either.

What is a cap block?

Congrats!

1-31-08 We had a small testing tonight, with only 4 testing. Before testing, I worked BOB over for around 10 minutes. Not an intense workout, but I was hitting hard, and working on combinations. After testing, I taught Orientation from 7:00 - 8:00. There were 6 fresh college students in the class, and I felt pretty good about what they had done so far when the class was over. Teaching Orientations always gives me a little bit of a workout, too, because I have to demonstrate more.

No-one is perfect. Accepting and understanding this will help you improve alot more than ignoring you weaknesses. But i do agree that you shouldnt focus solely on your weaknesses in a negative light. What is important is to be able to identify what your weaknesses are (even if they are small; they are still there) and then train to make them strengths.

I don't know; I am not so sure. Many of the people that I know that find out that you know MA, end up wanting to challenge you, to see what you got.

Good idea. Have them come dressed and prepared for class. This will help you out a lot.

Hopefully, they don't raise it anymore on you. Who knows, maybe the rent went up. As for the belts, I think that perhaps they should have done it only for the kids, but it may not matter in the end. Keep an eye on things, and see if they make any other changes.

Yes, I believe that is correct.

I have seen a punch listed as "chungdan chirugi." We say "ahp ju mak." I have seen high block listed as "chukyo marki." We say "san dan maki." Those are just a few examples.

Just because something seems like a good idea to alot of people, doesnt mean it is. Like alot of things in TMA, it seems that most will teach the terminology in a different language because "thats what i was taught", and the reason their instructor taught them this way is because thats how they were taught. So they are doing it because thats how its always been done, so it must be right? When logically, the best way to teach a person something is to relate it to them in a language they are familiar with. I agree with Cross here. Some things just keep getting carried on and on, when there may not be a really legitimate reason for it. Then, it falls back into the catch-all of being "tradition."

Very well put. Grappling experience is what helps to keep you off the ground. I also think that this is a good point as well. Multiple opponents don't come at you one at a time, like in the movies (if they know what they are doing). You might be able to get rid of one or two, but you have to do it fast, and then get the heck out of there.

It would seem to me that there is only one way to collect this kind of data; by actually applying the technique. If not, you have to go off of the stories that people tell about its use. Even at that rate, I don't think it would be a move that would have these results 100% of the time.

I had heard this somewhere before. Does Catch contain more leg locking and leg work like that? Or am I thinking of something else? I know Sambo uses a lot of leg techniques. I thought Catch did, too.

Hehe, an old Wrestling move...I am aware of it. A bit on the desperation side, I would say, but effective. My youngest brother used to great effect a few times.

I think that in Brazil you can get more of the genuine experience of Capoeira. However, there have been some MMAers that have been putting Capoeira to good use in the ring, and it really flows well into the ground fighting. Check out the original thread of the post for some links to some matches.

i like the round kick as well, i want to work on my instep though, did you do any conditioning on it first before you began? Nope, just went and did it. Afterwards, the foot turns really nice colors, and I get a line down the center of my foot that is not colored, and is about a half-inch wide. After a while, the color goes away, though. One thing you can do is kick a heavy bag with your instep, and that will begin to build up some toleration. Start with one board, as well. Thanks, pittbullJudoka. I had a buddy, who didn't have any MA training at the time, break three pine boards with a straight punch as well. I don't know that I could do 3 boards. My middle brother did 3 like that with a palm heel strike. Pardon the pun, but that is a tough break, man. I rolled my ankle once stretching out for second base...that sucked...a lot.

This is a nice thought as well. That student of yours has a pretty good attitude, too. You guys are all giving me some pretty good ideas to use, should the need arise!

That is a good idea. I like it a lot. Thanks for the tip.

My dad actually got me involved in TKD, at an early age. My first experience with it was when I was around 4 years old. However, I didn't really get into it until a friend of mine in middle school asked me if I wanted to go to a TKD class with him. The rest is history. I outlasted my buddy, even. Man, if you train for 6-8 hours a day, you must not have much time to work. How do you get to train so much?