bushido_man96

I saw that WCA is lead by Ian Abernathy (Big fan of his bunkai breakdowns and own some of his dvds) Ive always liked his approach to bringing practicality back to Karate, but I have to say, I swear the guy rarely blinks his eye in his videos!! Seems like a solid associatiin thats UK based I've seen orgs like his, and I believe Stuart Abernethy (for lack of a better analogy, he's the Iain Abernethy of TKD...) has or is is part of an organization that is set up for like minded Martial Artists to have a path of communication and to set up training, seminars, discuss protocols for testing their methods, etc. I like the idea of joining organizations like this, that are more focused on things like training methods and goals, as opposed to determining a course curriculum or technical foundations.

6/30/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 205x3. Press: 45x5, 85x3, 115x1, 140x5, 140x4, 140x5, 140x1. Assisted Chins: 100x10, 100x9, 100x7, 100x7. The back pain lingered from the deadlift from the previous workout. I could really feel it going through the squat, especially into and out of the bottom, so I stopped at 205. Press went ok. I think I miss grooved the second set, only getting 4. Skipped deadlifts. 7/5/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 205x3, 225x1, 245x1, 285x5, 285x5, 285x5. Press: 45x5, 85x5, 115x2, 140x5, 140x5, 140x5. Deadlifts: 135x5. Long lay off after hurting my back. Squats went well, and didn't notice any extra pain going through the full range of motion, so I backed the weight off a bit and got 3x5. Press as well. Tried to deadlift, but it hurt too much.

Training for "speed" and not "power" isn't really possible. Power is a product of speed. Being fast equals being powerful.

Congrats!

This is interesting to consider. I think it's interesting in that, for a high percentage of the people who will ever practice the Martial Arts, most of them will never have to experience an actual self-defense scenario. However, they may very likely face a lot of competition, either at tournaments or in class, if they choose to. Therefore, not being as exposed to the need to use their self-defense as much, it doesn't linger at the forefront of people's minds. It is unfortunate if that is the case, and I have a great appreciation for those that keep the self-defense aspects going in spite of this.

As a student of the Martial Arts for many years, and instructor myself, I really hate to see this kind of advise given out. A student can get good at multiple styles, especially ones that don't have a lot of crossover. If a student has the time to devote to a couple of disciplines, and is willing to do it, then they should do it. Well, I think this depends. What kind of fighting are we talking about? Are we talking about competition? Then yeah, being in peak physical condition, along with being really talented, is important for successful competition. If we are talking about self-defense, cardio is still important, but not nearly as much so for surviving a self-defense situation, as it's not likely to last as long as a competition bout is. When it comes to self-defense, I'd rather have lots of time in skill and drill.

Have you looked into these any further? If so, what has your experience been so far?

That sounds like it was quite the refreshing trip! Awesome!

That's great news, Bob! Good to see things getting on track!

Welcome!

You might consider a sit-down with her and the parents, and talk about how it's important to learn to work hard and push through adversity, and still find the enjoyment in things, especially the accomplishments. This can be a tough conversation to have with someone so young, but the parents might be able to help out with it, too. See if you can get her to flip her attitude on the matter, and motivate her to work hard and find the enjoyment in the training.

6/28/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 205x3, 225x1, 260x1, 310x5, 310x5, 310x5. Press: 45x5, 85x5, 115x1, 135x1, 151.5x3, 151.5x3, 151.5x3, 151.5x3, 151.5x3. Deadlifts: 135x5, 225x3, 275x1, 315x1, 345x1, 345x2. Neutral-grip Chins: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2. It was a mixed bag today. Squats going well, and I finally hit sets of 3 on my presses at this weight. Deadlifts, however, were bad. The first rep was a grind, and the second was stapled to the floor. I rested a bit, and then decided to really bear down and pull again, and it was a slow grind, and I should have stopped there, but I pushed another rep. Now, I've got really bad pain at the bottom of my back to right of my spine. Hurts, hurts, hurts.

That's great news, Bob!

6/24/2021 Firearms Training: 3 hours of long gun training, rifle and shotgun. We trained clearing malfunctions and working to hit different targets, and also transitioning to handgun. 6/25/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 205x3, 225x1, 260x1, 305x5, 305x5, 305x5. Press: 45x5, 85x3, 115x1, 135x1, 151.5x2, 151.5x2, 151.5x1, 151.5x3, 151.5x2, 151.5x2, 151.5x2, 151.5x1. Deadlifts: 135x5, 225x3, 275x1, 295x1, 315x1, 340x5. Squats went well, press sucked, and deadlifts almost killed me. I laid on the floor for a few minutes after the deadlift set. I don't know what happened with the press.

Congrats, Mo! Thanks for all you do at KF!

We all have those days, but you're right. All we can do is take a breath and keep moving.Agreed. Those are the days during which we tend to learn the most about ourselves.

I think I'd beg to differ. The ITF the North Koreans are doing are heavily laden with sine wave motion, and the performance of their forms will not resemble much of anything like Karate or TSD.

Man, the ups and downs are real, aren't they! Heal up soon!

That was always my problem, too, Danielle. I'm weighing 245 lbs now, and it's the lightest I've been in some time. I'm only getting a few at a time, though. I can't recommend enough to get some incremental plates. I bought a set some time ago, and it was a great investment, especially for pressing, and for training my kids. 6/21/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 205x3, 225x1, 245x1, 300x5, 300x5, 300x5. Press: 45x5, 85x5, 115x2, 135x1, 151.5x3, 151.5x3, 151.5x3, 151.5x2, 151.5x2, 151.5x2. Deadlifts: 135x5, 225x3, 275x1, 295x1, 335x5. Neutral-grip Chins: 2, 2, 2, 2. Squat sets felt surprisingly good, until the last set, which just seems to be how the last set goes. Press dropped to sets of 2. Deadlift might just be a PR. 6/23/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 205x3, 225x1, 255x5, 255x5, 255x5. Press: 45x5, 85x5, 115x1, 138x5, 138x5, 138x5. Neutral-grip Chins: 2, 2, 2. Assisted Chin-ups: 100x9, 100x7, 100x6, 100x6. I love Wednesday light day. It's a nice break between the two heavy workouts.

That's what I think I need, a hardwood stick. My rattan always starts to fray.

Good ole Paulus! Great resource!

I think the best thing you can do is address it with the parents. You are correct, there is no point in wasting her time or their money for them to pay for something she doesn't enjoy doing. They may have an ulterior motive that they want her to be in there to learn some discipline, respect, etc. However, I don't think that would be a good enough reason for her to stick around, especially if she tends to be a distraction to the class.

If that is the path you want to take, why do full contact Karate tournaments when you could compete in MMA? You'd have to work all the ranges of combat, and it would be more complete than just doing stand-up tournaments.

Great to hear you are back in the dojo! Good luck with your upcoming testing!

6/18/2021 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 205x3, 225x1, 245x1, 295x5, 295x5, 295x5. Press: 45x5, 85x5, 115x2, 135x1, 150x3, 150x3, 150x3, 150x3, 150x3. Deadlifts: 140x5, 225x3, 275x1, 295x1, 330x5. Neutral Grip Chins: 2, 2, 1, 1. Bodyweight 245 lbs. Second set of squats seemed like something different went wrong on each rep. Third set was good, until rep 5. Press was good, got all sets of 3, finally. Deadlifts was really heavy. Finished with some chin up reps, which I'm really excited about, even though I can't do very many.