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10-25-07 Solo workout: 5:00 - 5:25. I worked on Poe Eun, Se Jong, and Yoo Sing hyungs, and also worked on Choong Jung 2 Poomsae (ATA form). I also stretched, and worked on some standing repeat kicks, working on balance and tight chamber. Traditional Class: 6:00 - 7:00. A good class; basics wore me out. For the last 20 minutes, we worked on our black belt Ho Sin Sool techniques, which was a nice change up. There were 4 black belts in class tonight, so it was kind of nice.

I would guess that as well. Get it looked at, for sure.

First of all, wecome to KarateForums, and welcome to the Martial Arts! In order to improve your flexibility, spend a lot of time stretching. Perhaps 20 minutes per day, if you can. Try to do a good warm-up before hand, so that the muscles are nice and supple. Ask your instructor for a list of stretching exercises to perform, and ask him to demonstrate them for you, too. Flexibility will come with time. Unfortunately, there is no magic pill for it, you just have to work hard, and it will come. Best of luck, and enjoy the journey!

I can see how your high guard could effect that, Daisho. When I keep my hands up, they are a bit below the chin level, and I try to drive them with my feet and hips. I am a bit shorter, so I don't have to worry about punching down at someone too often. However, with the body shots, I think you may be right on.

If you have a friend that you are grappling with that is ranked in BJJ or has some Wrestling experience, then I would just train with them. Look around on books and websites for some moves to practice, and work to employ them. That is what I would do. Here is a website I was recently introduced to that may help: http://submissions101.com/

That's a lot of pets, Scott. How much do you spend on feed???

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just messin' with ya! One of my best friends is a Broncos fan as well, and we are usually capable of having very constructive conversations with each other about the games. Yeah, this year has been a bit of a dissappointment, but I have to admit that the Chiefs are doing better than I expected. However, at this point, I think Denver will win the division, despite the Travis Henry debacle (and I have him in a fantasy league this year!). The Chief/Bronco games should be good this year. I hope the Chiefs O gets up for them.

10-23-07 Solo workout: 3:40 - 4:00. Worked on Yoo Sin hyung some more. It is coming along, but very slowly. Taught Kids Class: 4:00 - 5:00. A good class. We had a new student in their, so we worked on basics a bit longer, and she did well.

Glucosimine helps to lubricate the joints, and the chongroident helps to rebuild the tissue around the joints to some extent, I think.

Maybe you should start out at fast speed, and try to adapt everything from there.

It sounds like the Shotokan school may have want you want. Maybe do a Google search of the organization, and see what they say about it, and visit a few more classes. Hopefully it works out for you.

I think that a lot of people probably feel this way about their training, but how do you suppose that is happening? I think that body movement and power generation and other physical aspects that can help with self-protection are worked on, but they don't really focus on self-protection itself.

The story NightOwl shared above makes it sound like it is still around. Just fewer and farther between, maybe.

Oh, ok. Cool. I enjoy the sports programs at the smaller schools. My brother played football at an NAIA school, and I am a season ticket holder at the DII school here in my home town. I have an appreciation for these programs, and I think they provide great entertainment. Which NAIA school? My cousin coach at Western Montana, a NAIA school. I was recruited by a bunch of them up in that area. D2, NAIA, and D1AA are more competitive than people think. We are big enough to give scholarships, so we get everyone that just missed D1 programs- which can be some amazing talents, especially after developing. That is cool to hear that you support the small school football programs. He attended a very small, private school in the Kansas Christian Athletic Conference, Kansas Wesleyan University out of Salina, KS. He was a starter his senior year, and was a 245 lb. center. They won their conference his senior year, and they went to the NAIA playoffs, but lost in the first round to Evangel University over by St. Joseph, Missouri. They had a pretty decent team, but they couldn't really compete with Evangel, because the way that the KCAC conference is set up doesn't give a lot of support or scholarships for athletes. It is very much extracurricular for them. They had funds where they could get full coverage for some good position players, but most of the players only got partial scholarships. Even though, there were some great memories from watching him play there, and it was a good time. He truly enjoyed it. I hope that your Shotokan classes go well for you. Hopefully soon, you will be posting about your training experiences!

I would begin by speaking with the rec center about what you would like to do, and what you plan to offer. Come up with an intinerary and a sample class plan, and tell them what your goals and objectives are. The advice given above is good as well. There will be scheduling conficts to deal with, but they will work with you. There are lots of clubs around the U.S. that get their start this way, so think positive, and see what comes around. Good luck to you!

Does anyone have any experience with the AIMAA (Action International Martial Arts Association)? It is led by Grandmaster Hee Il Cho. I have heard of it, but never seen or talked with anyone involved with the organization.

Those sound like good explanations as well.

I don't really agree with this assessment. I think that BJJ gyms begin to look this way, because of the prevelance of BJJ in the MMA sports. However, if you read anything by Helio Gracie, he will tell you that he was not athletic, and he modified the moves of his brother's Judo to work better for him, since he was not a strong, overpowering person. We hear this kind of thing a lot with the Martial Arts in general; proclaimed to help the weaker person beat the stronger person. Now, we see what happens when strong people begin to do the training as well. I agree that being athletic will help; that will help in many endeavors. But I don't think that the gym survival is as universal as you describe.

You bring up some good questions there. I think that the hook and uppercut, in general, are circular, because the energy is coming around in an arc, although it may be a tight one. I think that the uppercut has a tight arc, but it is still there. The interesting thing about the jab/cross combinations is that the punches are linear, but the footwork that generates power for the punches seems to be circular in nature. Very good points to bring up!

If you do a lot of jumping, make sure that you are not landing flat-footed. Land on the balls of your feet first, and then let the rest of your foot get to the floor.

Oh, ok. Cool. I enjoy the sports programs at the smaller schools. My brother played football at an NAIA school, and I am a season ticket holder at the DII school here in my home town. I have an appreciation for these programs, and I think they provide great entertainment.

I am 29, and I have had the creaky knee problem, too. The glucosimine pills have helped a bit.

I have never had a problem with lint. I just wash it with other whites or light colors, and then dry in the dryer.

This is how I teach/explain it: start by doing a side kick, but instead of coming straight off the hip, you kick at a 45 degree angle, then, you rechamber it like a round kick, and I pull the heel of my kicking foot all the way back to my butt. I also make sure to drive the heel through the target, and finish with an exaggerated round kick rechamber motion. Hope that helps, and isn't too confusing. Pictures would help, but I don't know if I can do anything like that.

1. Perhaps you need to spend more time sparring with others to correct this problem. Is the sparring you do with your sifu a bit slower? 2. If you are sparring naturally, then I don't think I would worry about changing much, especially if you are successful. Just keep working on refining your technique in practice, and try to add one or two things at a time in your training, so you don't get overwhelmed. 3. When you talk about fighting in general, you are talking about trying to thrive in chaos. When you do this, you can't just bend every situation to your will, and then execute your perfect technique. I think that MMA tends to mimic this "chaos" rather well. Don't worry about looking good, just worry about effectiveness.