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Good news, Dmitriy. Train hard and train well. Agreed! Perseverance is not easily attained, nor often appreciated until much later on. Keep that in mind as you train.Nor is it honored and/or rewarded properly. No; it is usually on done so within ourselves. A true reward.

Another half-birthday for KF! How wonderful! KF is proof that a warm, fostering, constructive community can be built and maintained on the internet. Bob, your words encapsulate the greatest traits of KF. Thank you for sharing them.

That's not a bad idea....

That sounds like good news most of the way around, Bob! Glad to hear that! Was there a certain reason why you got the shot in the hip this time? Keep us posted on the January appointment!

This statement that Danielle made on another thread got me to thinking about TKD forms competitions: Why do so many TKD tournaments insist on running two people doing forms at the same time? As a judge, I'd much rather focus my full attention on one competitor's entire form, and judge accordingly, as opposed to having to watch one for a few techniques, and then the other for a few techniques, and have to make a decision. As a competitor, I'd much rather be the sole focus of all the judges that I'm performing in front of, rather than having to wonder about how much of my form they actually watched. Does anyone have any idea why it's done this way?

That is an interesting setup; no reason not to utilize the technology. This pandemic may change the way a lot of things are done in the future.

Sorry to hear about your neighbor, and the ensuing lockdown you will be putting yourself into. I wish you the best. The stone mallets sound like they'd be fun to play with. How much do they weigh, do you suppose? It's also cool that your sensei is looking at putting a tournament on. It sounds like he's got a good plan to limit exposure. Hopefully, he gets to pull it off! I always enjoyed doing forms in competition. Part of it is having an idea of what the judges are looking forward, and knowing what techniques to emphasize and when. It's a fun time!

That's awesome that you're pulling so many into Zoom classes!

Good news, Dmitriy. Train hard and train well. Agreed! Perseverance is not easily attained, nor often appreciated until much later on. Keep that in mind as you train.

Keep up the good work, Bob! We're behind you, 100%!

No, I agree. My oldest son has started Wrestling practice at high school, but it sounds as though there is a chance the state could postpone our winter sports season. Crossing my fingers they don't....but it doesn't look good.

JR, I couldn't agree more. I don't like the idea of trying to train with a mask on, nor do I like the idea of training without contact. Sure, I can, and do, walk through my one-steps and three-steps often, but I need the partner work to really stay fresh. And I need the sparring. Everyone will have lost so much timing, distancing, etc. when this is all over and normalcy resumes (if it ever does again). I also agree with your feelings about testing over Zoom or some other electronic platform. It just wouldn't be the same. But Bob and Fat Cobra make good points. I can understand not feeling the motivation to train after putting long days at work, and having a family that needs your attention, as well. But, if you could even find 15 minutes to walk through a kata, work a bag, or anything like that, just 15 minutes, it can make a difference in how you feel and in your mindset. It's a tough time, but we're tougher people, and we'll pull through it. This, too, shall pass.

We've had several discussions about if, when, and how classes are being conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic. But has anyone been to an MA competition of any kind since this all started? I know the UFC has figured out a way to make it work, and so has some Boxing organizations. But they have the money and logistics to do it. What about anything going on locally?

11/18/2020 MA Training TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. T-shirt class. I worked on my three-steps, trying to get them memorized so I can work on more fluidity. While doing this, I was also coaching a student on his kicking as he was going through some kicking stations. I also had him review random colored belt forms for his upcoming black belt test, and also the one-steps for his current rank.

I don't have a "challenge" per se. But my current goal is to get back to strength training regularly, and start pushing into some new PRs. That, and more regular TKD training.

I agree. It seems this method caused interesting hybridizations between practitioners, as those who felt more comfortable with one thing over another would mold their style that way.

"Kancho geri"

In Korean culture, 9 is the special number, so going to 10th dan in Korean styles doesn't make much sense.

11/16/2020 MA Training TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Black Belt Class. We spent the first 20 or so minutes of the class having the young black belt students make their first attempt at teaching some techniques. It was educational for them, to say the least. After that, I did Do-Kang 1 twice and Do-Kang 2 twice. Next, I spent time working on our first 6 three-step sparring.

Ugh, that stinks. Hopefully it passes soon, and the dojo opens back up.

Indeed it does! There's a running joke in our dojo. By itself, "Keri" means kick. When used with an adjective, it becomes "Mae-Geri", "Sokusen Geri", "Mawashi-Geri", etc. "Geri" by itself means "diarrhea", and the Okinawan masters will laugh at you if you try to use it (by itself) to say kick. Now that is interesting. How unfortunate for those not in the know!

Keep talking to the doctors and your insurance company to figure out what the hiccup is. Above all, get the treatments, and then worry about the payment later.

So, are all the points listed in your opening post in reference to videos on that YouTube channel? If that's the case then I guess I can go watch the channel for the explanations.

I like the steps, but it seems he likes to use it for an opponent that doesn't move his feet when defending. Which is a nice tactic, and do like the footwork. I'm enjoying the conversations here, but I'm curious if you can offer any explanations without having to watch a 10 minute video?

I'd be willing to bet that those skills aren't missing. The fact of the matter is that you have one great athlete fighting another great athlete...something is going to give. If a fighter lost, did he make some huge mistake....or just fight a better fighter? That's how I see these statements: and I think a Martial Artist worth his salt will be able to be honest with himself, and determine when it's their own fault for being hit, or if the other fighter is just better. Either way, back to training, back to the drawing board, and making yourself better. Accountability is a big thing. Own mistakes, and learn from them, and then use them to get better. Experience is the best teacher. Next: