bushido_man96

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!

Man, that sounds nuts!

I agree. You have to develop that awareness somehow. Even though we don't have punches coming to the face, I keep my hands up because I take it personal when I get kicked in the head.

Just think, if you using snowballs in the techniques, you could develop your own winter katas.... downward block followed by snowball at the chin Haha, my luck would be front snap kick followed by falling down on the ice.

It is interesting to listen to other conversations sometimes.

That is great! Best of luck to your son!

PRIDE may be defunct now. Not sure, though. The big thing is that Zuffa now has to get the PRIDE fighters that they want to keep under contract, and that isn't going well. I do know that Fedor will not compete in UFC, because they won't let him fight in other competitons. I know that they have been "unifying" some of the titles in the latest UFC fights, like the one with Rampage Jackson and Dan Henderson. I don't know what happens now. As for the IFL, I think it will be a good thing for the UFC. As fighters gain experience and popularity there, it gives the UFC kind of a minor league to pull new fighters from.

The only time I use the angle approach is when I am board breaking, that way I contact with the ball of my foot cleanly, and not the toes. Otherwise, I can get equal power doing the round kick straight on, with the instep.

The TKD practitioners that you see when you go to YouTube are most likely Olympic stylists. They don't block much, and trade a lot of kicks and counter, trying to get points. They don't score punches, from what I can tell, so no one bothers to throw them or defend them. They also use their hands down at the sides, and swing them to get momentum for their kicks. If you can find the right Traditional TKD school, you will find one that stresses hands up, and using the hands in sparring. At my school, I keep my hands up, and I do punch a lot. I enjoy punching, as a matter of fact. If you look at some old clips of Karate fighters, you will see that a lot of them tend to hold their hands fairly low as well. It seems to be a theme, and I don't know why.

I am think it was way before anyone's time. As long as there has been fighting, there has been fighting styles. As long as there has been fighting, I think you could say that most fighting has been involved with politcal reasons.

I think it'd be real fun training in the snow. Imagine it, sparring and you get hit with a roundhouse, you could counter with a snowball to the head. Breaks could be spent making snow angels Hehe, I am not so sure. I don't mind the cold, but I don't think training in the snow barefoot would be good for my health.

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The chains idea is very original. I like the knives, too. Convienient to be a cook!

I think many times the camps are held in outdoor areas as well, which would not be as much fun for most during winter. You also have the school conflicts, as mentioned eariler.

I am trying to think of a time when this would have been.

It is going to depend on the teacher and how they approach the art. TSD has similarities to TKD, but no sine wave motion. The moves have roots in Karate as well. Working a one-technique KO can be difficult, but generating that kind of power comes down to how you train the techniques, as opposed to what style the techniques come from. Proper positioning, use of the legs and hips to generate power, and good technique.

I don't think cross-training is bad. I think it allows you to see different ways to do things, and you can choose to focus on which suits you best. When you are learning two different styles, it is important to not overload yourself. Like dete mentions, however, if the two styles are contrasting, then you should be ok. When it comes to defending yourself, you shouldn't think about how you will be defending. You just defend, and take what comes, and give the same way.

That is true. Grips weren't mentioned much. Most everything started from the same set-up, as well. What other grips should be mentioned, ps1?

11-12-07 Chest/triceps Dumbell bench press: 65x10, 70x8, 75x6 Cable crossover: 3x10x50 Vertical butterfly: 130x8, 100x10, 115x8 Triceps push-downs: 90x10, 105x8, 8 Overhead triceps extensions: 90x10, 105x8, 6 Dips: 6, 6, 5 Abs Roman chair crunches: 3x20 Side raises: 3x20x30 lbs. Forearms Gripper: 3x12x30 lbs. Cardio: 10 minutes Combat Hapkido: 10:00 - 10:30. Today, we worked on reversals and counters. This was a lot of fun, too. It is kind of cool to start to break things down when you are in a lock, and then figure out how to turn it around. Good stuff.[/u]

I don't know how much I can say about this book. It is a great Judo reference. I haven't read a lot of other Judo books, but if there are some more complete, I would love to read them. It goes into good detail about the many throws, locks, and nuances of Judo techniques. The katas are also shown. There is also quite a bit of essay writing from Kano included in the sections of the book, which make for enjoyable reading. Great book.

That depends on if you are jumped by the knife wielder, or if it is more of a "competition" set up.

I refer to this as the ability to think on your feet. Relating to different people in different ways is so important, like you said. You don't want to leave someone behind just becuase they pick things up in a different way than others do. I agree with not mentioning fighting ability, but in order to teach, you should have some teaching ability.

Ah, the coaching parents. They can be tough to deal with. I love the fact that there are some parents who are willing to do more than drop the kids off and be back in time to pick them up. But when they coach during class, I nip that in the bud quick. What you can do to combat that, however, is just give the parents a few little things that their children can practice on at home to improve some facet of their technique. Just one or two things at a time, and make them simple to explain to them. Then demonstrate it to them, and then have them demonstrate it back, so they know they are ok. This lets them feel like they can still help out, but don't disrupt your class in the end.

It sounds like the tournament needed to do a better job of preparing the judges. If they are scoring points based off of yelling as opposed to seeing the points land, then they should not be judging. They need more time in training. At TKD tourneys, we hear yelling all of the time, but I never let a yell decide if a point landed or not. It sounds like you gave it all your best, though, so congrats to you on a job well done!