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1-17-08 Traditional TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. I warmed up with Chon-Ji, Dan-Gun, Bo-Chung, and Do-San hyungs. Then, we got right into basics, which we spent a lot of time in stances. That made my legs tired, but it was good for me. I spent time doing one-steps with the lone orange belt that was in class tonight, and we got some good one-on-one learning going. It was a good class.

It looks pretty sharp from this end. I don't have any experience with that kata, so I am afraid that I can't be much help.

What is the Total Sparring System?

Hmm, sounds interesting. I have not heard of this name before. I am sure that there are some indigenous arts to that region, though. Afterall, it is the cradle of civilization.

Yes, this is true as well.

A Game of Thrones; Bran Bran is having a dream about falling. There is a crow circling about him, trying to teach him how to fly. The crow talks to him, trying to comfort and encourage him. As he is falling, he sees the realm, and some things imporant in it: He sees Winterfell; Hodor, Mikken, and Maester Luwin, who is looking up to the sky and taking notes. He sees Robb, taller and broader, carrying live steel. He sees his mother and Rodrick on a boat, heading for a "storm" that they cannot see; his mother has the knife laid on the table. Near the Trident, he sees Ned, Arya, and Sansa. Ned in grief, Sansa crying, and Arya bottling up her anger. Shadows are all around them; one with the face of a hound (Sador Clegane), another armored like the sun (Jaime, perhaps?), and over them a giant (not sure who, perhaps the Mountain?). He sees over the narrow seas, the Dothraki, and Asshai, where he sees dragons (foreshadowing ). He also looks to the North, and the Wall, and sees Jon, in a bed cold and alone, all warmth fleeing from him (I really hope that isn't foreshadowing ), and then he looks farther to the North, where the light meets the world, deep into the heart of winter, and screams. Shortly after, he hears his father's voice, telling him one can only be brave when one is afraid. He notices that the crow has 3 eyes, the middle filled with "terrible" knowledge. Bran flies, avoiding death. The crow tells him he must live, because "winter is coming." Once flying, the crow attempts to peck a hole into the middle of his forehead (a 3rd eye, perhaps?), and shorty afterwards, Bran wakes up. When Robb bursts into the room, Bran mentions the name of his wolf: Summer. Bran notices that he can't feel Summer on his legs, too.

The Abahaya Academy sounds like it is geared more towards MMA competition. That may not be up your alley, unless you want to try your hand in the light-weight class. The Kung Fu style may have the redirecting hand work that you like, with the Chi Sao and sticking hands work, if it is a Wing Chun style. I would go check out each of the schools, and talk to the instructors about your interests and concerns, and see what they have to say. Also, watch a class of each, and take some notes and ask questions afterwards. Good luck in your search, and enjoy the journey!

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Hey, cool.I am a jailer here at the county facility. It is a small facility, and we probably don't do quite the same job you do, but we have fun from time to time.

Ah, that's kind of cool. Like bunkai almost, right?

This is the main issue. It is important to train like you fight. There is nothing wrong with sport sparring rules. They are great for continuous, controlled training, but you need to change it up from time to time, as well.

In Equilibrium, the early spot, anyways, looked like Wing Chun sticky hands with a gun in one of them. Nice choreography, I guess. In the end, I wouldn't call it a gun kata. Just fantastic movie magic. I really don't think you will ever see anyone shooting their way out of a scenario like that on their own.

They all sound like some great supplemental exercises to do for the abs. The medicine ball and the stepping are good for simulating the act of getting hit.

I agree completely.

The other option, of course, is to stand up to them. However, if they have numbers, and are willing to approach you outside of class, then it might not be the best of ideas.

You are right. Especially if you have a partner who is willing to tell you what he is seeing when you are doing your techniques. Videotaping may also help to figure this out as well. My buddies and I videoed ourselves doing our SCA combat once, and we learned quite a bit from watching that, too.

A Game of Thrones; Eddard Ned has spent the last 4 days searching for Arya after the last hubbub that went on with Jofferey and Mycah. There were many search parties out looking for Arya, and no one had found her yet. Finally, Jory found her, and she was taken before the King and Queen before being brought to Ned. Basically what happens is a small questioning of what had happened during the incident. Arya told her story, and then Jofferey told his. Arya the truth, Joff lied his butt off. The sealer of the deal was to be Sansa, who was brought in by Jory to tell what she told Ned the day it happened. Well, Sansa was weak, and didn't give anything up, for fear of losing Jofferey...so she sold out her own sister. Arya attacked her, but was peeled off. Robert was going to let Ned off with punishing Arya, and he would punish Joff, and that would be it. However, Cersie had to speak up, and wanted the wolf killed. Nymeria could not be found, but Cersie decided that Lady would be a suitable substitute. Sansa cries a lot, and in the end, I think she ends up blaming Arya for the whole ordeal, as opposed to Joff. In the end, Ned ends up beheading Lady, because Robert won't do it himself. The chapter ends with the Hound's return with a body; it was Mycah, who he ran down. Notes: We see the rift between Cersei and Robert in this chapter, and how Cersie likes to manipulate people. Sansa is also shown as not very trustworthy. The camp was made at the castle of Raymun Darry, who was an ally of Rhaegar during the war. There was a lot of tension between the Lannisters, the Darrys, the Starks, and the Baratheons while there.

That is kind of cool. Can you confirm that it was LaBell?

If it has gotten that bad, and you don't enjoy it any more, then I would look for another place to go.

1-15-08 Solo Workout: 10:30 - 11:10. Started with a little bit of Ho Sin Sul with my instructor, and then went into forms workout on my own: Chon-Ji, Dan-Gun, Bo-Chung, Do Kang 1, Do Kang 2, Do-San, Won-Hyo, Do Kang 3. Then stretched: Side splits and American splits x 3 each, reverse hurdler and butterfly x 3 each, hurdler and lean back x 3 each. Defensive Tactics: 11:10 - 12:00. Today we went over the intinerary that we are going to be using for the DT class that my partner is going to put on for the PD here. Then, we worked on rear takedowns to arm bar and cuffing, statue drills, and wrist wheel takedowns to rollover and cuff. Back/shoulders/biceps Assited pull-ups: plate 10x10, plate 9x6, plate 8x4 Seated cable rows: 120x10, 130x8, 140x6 Upright row: 70x10, 8, 6 Overhead dumbell shoulder press: 40x10, 45x8, 50x4 Preacher curls: 40x10, 50x8, 55x6 Legs Squats: 135x10, 155x8, 8 Dead lift: 135x10, 155x8, 8 Abs Decline sit-ups: 3x10 Stretch Front kick stretch: 3x30 sec. Quad stretch: 3x30 sec. Bicep stretch: 3x30 sec. Tricep stretch: 3x30 sec. Arm-across chest stretch: 3x30 sec. Taught Kids Traditional TKD Class: 4:00 - 5:00. Only two kids in class today, so I got to focus on their technique a lot, and give lots of individual attention.

Very good points here. When you are too close, the first thing you have to do is create distance to help yourself out.

That's cool, Zanshin. I am kind of the same way; I could care less about the Samurai; Medieval Swordsmanship is my interest as well. The small shield he uses, is it a buckler, maybe?

That's cool. Let me know what you find out there.

1-14-08 Black Belt Class: Tonight, we did all 5 of our Do Kangs, which are "black belt basics." They are kind of like forms, I guess, but get progressively tougher. After these, I did 10 push-ups, which was tough, because my arms were worn out from the hand techniques. Then, we moved on to forms, and we did all 10 colored belt forms. I did a short stretch afterwards, and then did 10 more push-ups. It was a good workout, but I need to improve my ability to keep pushing through and keep my power up for my forms.

That's an original idea. I had not heard that one before.