bushido_man96

I'm a bit old school: I like George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Rodney Dangerfield, Damon Wayans. I don't think I'll post much of that here, though.

That looks like a great time. Our school runs a Litttle Lions program, and the kids have a great time with it. Welcome aboard!

I have never enjoyed working with Wrestlers. I just have no knack for it. However, knowing what I know now, I would have stuck with Wrestling throughout my high school years.

I am quite fortunate. I am also fortunate enough not to take them for granted. You are wise, indeed, ps1.

I saw the Cambodian Bloodsport episode this weekend. I rather enjoyed it. There were lots of similarities with the Muay Thai episode, but the styles had their share of differences as well. Interesting, nonetheless.

I learned the equivalent of the "crane kick" as a yellow belt in the ATA!

I hope you get better soon, Kerry. I have a hamstring issue that is putting the hurt on me and my training. Tough it out, and you'll be back in no time.

It would be nice, but not everyone can afford to do it.

It isn't that they aren't allowed to punch, its just that punches don't ever score, so they don't waste the energy to do them.

Abernethy has some very original ideas for this technique. Definitely something to look at.

I haven't had much experience fighting anyone of a different style. We just don't have much around here, and I don't get to a lot of tournaments. I think that the TKDers that Marie refers to tend to be more like the Olympic stylists. I keep my hands up to protect myself, and I like to get in close and punch. It will really depend on how the person likes to fight.

That is very cool. Congrats to Pedro Sauer. I am envious of your experiences, ps1!

Congrats to all, and thanks to all.

I always thought that this was more of a chicken beak strike. Chicken beak was a downward motion with the fingers. Chicken wrist was an upward motion with the wrist. Ah, ok. I get ya now. We call the upward motion an ox-jaw strike.

I think you would want to do technique work prior to doing some work that is going to wear you limbs down. That way, you don't end up hurting yourself over-exerting fatigued limbs.

Ah, thanks, ps1.

I always thought that this was more of a chicken beak strike.

That may be the case, but it would have been more of a result of your motivation than his teaching ability. You won't get that from everyone. I just think that it would hold that teaching ability is important in most cases to be a good teacher.

11-15-07 Traditional TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. Tonight's class was interesting. Hand techniques went well. Working on kicking techniques was an adventure with my hamstring still a bit pulled. I took it easy on the kicks, and even changed up to some knee strikes here and there, so I could get through basics. By the end of basics, my right leg was feeling pretty tired. I think it was from compensating for my left leg. But, I made it through, with no major problems to speak of.

Good luck on your trip! Have fun. Here are a few threads that I dug up that might have a little bit of information to help you out: http://www.karateforums.com/off-to-thailand-vt28744.html http://www.karateforums.com/kickboxing-boxing-and-muay-thai-vf14.html

I was browsing through, and this old thread caught my eye. After watching the video, I didn't think it looked like a mix of Muay Thai and TKD, but it looked like an Olympic TKD fighter fighting a Muay Thai fighter. I am not so sure that matters. He should either lower his kicks to lower targets, or try to create space to better set up his kicks with footwork. If anything, Olympic TKDers excell at creating space with footwork. He should have kept his hands up more, as well.

That is one blessing that teaching has; you have to know the material in order to teach it. The constant teaching is a good review.

What is the juji uke?

That's some bad luck there, friend!

I didn't want to, didn't mean to, but they were so loud Hey, there is nothing wrong with being observant of your surroundings!