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bushido_man96

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  1. i just died laughing, and now my fellow martial artist towards the sun we look... I do have to admit some colored gi's do look cool, but not for any spiritual martial arts sense, I probably wouldn't wear on during actual training except for like a blue during judo sparing/competitions and what have you... (no if i only did judo ). However, I would wear a red one if i was you know.. dressing as Ken Masters for Halloween.. Good stuff!
  2. In my line of work, I get that kind of stuff all the time. I just don't even worry about it. In the past, I would retort with a like reaction, but anymore, I don't even let it concern me.
  3. Thanks, everyone. Olympic style sparring with the WTF is notorious for that. However, at the lower levels of competition, you will still see some punchers. The reason they don't waste their time punching is because it never really scores a point. Our style isn't strictly held to WTF standards, although we do pretty much use their rule system for sparring.
  4. I missed it again. My schedule sucks.
  5. lol clash, if they all stand in tight formation, the sheer vastnessess of their prism can overload the sensory cortex of the brain. i heard it works on lions as well ?? Yeah, but not if you are colorblind.
  6. 10-1-07 Chest/triceps Bench press: 135x5, 195x8, 205x6, 215x4 Seated chest press: 130x10, 150x10, 170x8 Vertical butterfly: 100x10, 115x8, 130x6 Triceps push-down: 90x10, 105x8, 105x6 Triceps press: 215x8, 6, 6 Legs Hip sled: 230x10, 345x10, 355x8, 365x6 Physio ball curls: 3x10 Calf raises: 3x10x169 Abs Roman chair crunches: 3x15 Side raises: 3x20x30 lbs. Defensive Tactics/Combat Hapkido: 9:15 - 10:30. We worked on some stuff that my partner will be teaching in a class for the PD down here. We worked on getting into a hammer lock from various starting positions, and then worked it to a takedown and control position. We then worked on gun defense from within 5 feet, and that was fun. We will also be going into rear takedowns. Traditional Class: 6:00 - 7:00. We worked a lot on new material today, and I got to start my next form, Yoo Sin. I like it so far.
  7. Ah, I see your point. Thanks for elaborating. It sounds like you have quite the workout schedule. Very nice.
  8. I have heard of the lifts called negative lifts before, but in my experience they were done with the spotter controlling the weight on the way down, but still making the lifter resist the weight as it comes down, making it a slow and painful experience. I have even heard of doing an overload negative where the spotters will put on more the lifter's 1-rep max, and then do the negative reps that way. It makes it kind of a plateau breaker.
  9. It was an ITF style tournament and apparently it was supposed to stop brawling... I like brawling... That kind of surprises me. I think ITF tourneys even allow head strikes, don't they? I think they should let them brawl. If they don't like it, then only score a good, clean shot. If they are just trading, though, just let them go until they make some space and then get a good shot in. But I would hate to see the body punches taken away.
  10. I thought so, too. So, Patrick, did you pick up Bowe before or after yesterday's game? I had Osi Umenyoria in one of my fantasy leagues, but didn't start him yesterday. He had 6 freakin' sacks, too!!!
  11. Being told not to block is just crazy to me. I know that movement is important, but sometimes, you just have to block. All of my students will be able to do this. What I can't understand is that if these other instructors are seeing them do this in class, why don't they pull them aside and work it out with them?
  12. I think that they were just simple outside and inside forearm blocks. I haven't seen it in years, so I don't remember for certain, but I think those are them.
  13. 9-29-07 I tested today, and it went from 10:30 to 1:30. Testing always wears me down, and this was no exception.
  14. This may be the case, but you can do both lifting and cardio, and get even more benefits.
  15. What is nice about the out-of-class training is that you can take a move and start with it, then, after getting comfortable with it, you can start asking what if this? and what if that? happens, and then you can work out scenarios where you explore the usage of the technique in "chaos."
  16. Sure, I can understand that. Just working with a Boxing trainer would help to improve hand speed, combinations, and things like that. Maybe not a lot of bobbing and weaving, but more slipping and blocking.
  17. I really think it depends on the association, too. Some places won't allow students under black belt ranks to teach for purposes of experience. Some also think it may look unprofessional for those under black belt to be leading a class. I think that getting in the training hours is important, and can be done through class assitance as well.
  18. I am not so sure that this is the case. I think that the flashier the uniform, then perhaps the more commercialism involved, but I have seen lots of good technicians wear flashy uniforms before.
  19. Woo hoo!!! Chiefs win again, and I did not expect them to! The defense played well again, but Tomlinson did get off the snide, and rushed for well over 100 yards. Anywho, the Chiefs even their record, and I really thought that they could have started 0-4. Dwaye Bowe looked really good, and maybe the Chiefs have drafted a legitimate wide receive threat now to help out Tony Gonzalez and the passing game. LJ finally got over the 100 yard mark as well. Full of positives, this week.
  20. Beginning a running program may help you out.
  21. Welcome to the Forums!
  22. Yeah, it is just like anything. You put your tools in your box, and you use them when you need them.
  23. Ok, the test was on Saturday, 9-29-07. We got started at about 10:30, and since the A_Train asked so nicely, here are the details! I had to start by doing two sets of what are called Do-gans, which are essentially organized sets of Black Belt Basics. I had to do set 2, followed by set 3. My instructor had told me that I would probably have to do set 4, so while at the tail end of set 3, I started to think about set 4, and started to mix them together! However, it was only a few moves, and I recovered well and finished. After that mess up, but before finishing the set, my son in the crowed yelled out "Daddy" while I was still going, and it was quiet in the room. I was on the exam floor by myself, and all heard him. I had to smile while I finished up! Afterwards, the Grandmaster asked me: "Is he yours?" I told him yes, sir, and he replied: "Nothing wrong with having a cool dad" in his thickly Korean accented English. I thought that was cool. After the Do-gans, all the Black Belts did the one-steps. There are 31 one-steps in all, and we do them consecutively. This part of the test always makes me tired, and I was tired from the Do-gans before as well. On one, I did 3 body punches, and it should have been 2 to the body, 1 to the head. I told my testing partner about it, but since I knew my mistake, he said it was not a big deal. When finished here, the Black Belts got to go downstairs to stretch out and prepare a bit more while the colored belts tested. While stretching, I begin to see some of my rank practicing their board breaks, and some of theirs were different than mine. So I began asking around, and found out that the spin heel kick was a required break, and I had not anitipated that. So, I began to get nervous about board breaking. It turns out that my breaks have to be: spin side kick, jump front snap kick, spin heel kick, and flying side kick over three people. The breaking portion of the test was the part I was the most nervous about. About 30 minutes later, we came back upstairs to begin the forms segment of the testing. I did Gae-Baek hyung, and then Se-Jong hyung. I felt like my forms looked pretty darn good compared to some of the others that were testing, and I felt like my preparation had paid off. After forms, we moved into testing sparring. I felt like sparring went ok. I didn't get a lot of kicking combinations in like I wanted to. I ended up picking my spots with the kicks, but I blocked and defended well, and several times I crammed inside after blocking to deliver some solid punching combinations to my partners. I sparred twice, and after the first match, I could feel spots on my body that my partner had made good contact on; it was a good match! After the second match, I felt no such spots, I did get to punch that partner quite a bit more. One thing that I did notice watching some of the others spar was that it seemed like blocking had become a lost art form. I was just amazed at the kicks that were flying up head-level, that weren't even getting arms up to protect! It just kind of blew my mind. It is definitely something I will make sure the kids and adults of our school don't have a problem with. After sparring, the moment of truth arrived....board breaking! I get my boards, 2 per break, and start preparing. First, was the spin side kick, which I had not done for a break in years. I set it up, and got it first try, left leg. Then the jump front snap, which gave me a few fits at the last testing. Right leg, first try. Then, the spin heel, which I had never done as a break. I decided to do a step, then spin. Left leg, and I got it on the first try! I was so pumped after that! When it came time for the flying side kick over three people, I set the boards up, and didn't even take a practice run. I just went to the end of the room, took off, and smashed them on the first try as well! I didn't take a total count, but I think I was one of just a few people who got all of the board breaks on the first try. I was so jacked up, and I came away from this testing feeling better than I had come away from any other testing ever before. I won't know the official results for probably a week, but I think I passed. I will let you all know for sure when the results are official. Thanks for all your support!
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