bushido_man96

That is a tough situation. I have the same problem with getting my brother interested as well. In the end, if he is not going to enjoy it, then it isn't worth pursuing. As for yourself, I would continue, since you enjoy it. You may suggest that he try it again, if only for a few months, and then give him the opportunity to make a decision to stay or go.

After browsing the list, I didn't see Kwon Bup listed, which was an ancient Korean style, if I remeber correctly.

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Hehe, yes indeedy, Baron!

I think that Aikido gets heavily associated with Kendo, which is a swordsmanship style, that uses the shinai (bamboo sword) to practice.

Funny that you mention the "Shotokanny" TKD forms. The style that I study is like that. I was also in the ATA for quite a while, and I liked their forms. They are very nice, technically, although they are not really application based. They are designed more to improve the technical ability of the student as they go up in rank. Regardless of what you hear, there are some good ATA schools out there, so keep you eyes and you mind open. I hope you find something that suits you.

Let's see...that was a while ago! We did all of our low rank forms, and one-steps, and sparring segments. We then did our own rank forms. We sparred all of the black belts present, and had to do our own impromptu form. Then, it was board breaks.

Congrats! Welcome aboard!

It is something that you should be proud of, Kerry. I hope you enjoy the teaching. You will be amazed at what you can learn by teaching!

Let us know how it went!

Yep, very true, Baron. Part of living the martial arts is in adjusting and adapting. Not many people that train at the age of 65 are training the same way they did when they were 18. Heck, I am 29, and don't train the way I did when I was 18!

On the streets, there are no rules. You just have to deal with it, too. It won't change. That is why it is so dangerous to street fight. There are so many variables that you have to worry about. The rules of the ring do offer a certain halo of protection. In the street, you get no such quarter. Look at this aspect, as well. Think of the nervous feeling you get right before you get into the ring of competition. Now, think of the feeling that you get when you get jumped, or when guys are talking smack to you, and are about to jump you. For me, these are two different feelings, and these feelings have a major effect on your ability to react and respond. They are not the same, and that is why street fighting is different.

I think that the most legitimacy comes through experience.

The unfortunate thing here is that you really can't hurry this along. Why the rush, anyways? Just get a program going, eat right, and hit the gym regularly. You will get stronger with time.

Bummer! I hope it heals up fast for you.

That's cool. I think that watching the Abu Dhabi submission grappling tournaments would be a blast, personally. Howerver, a lot of people just don't get into watching grappling/wrestling. You really have to be into the sport, and understand it, to enjoy it. Anybody can watch a slugfest and get into it, though.

I personally think the idea of "mastery" is very amibiguous, especially when it comes to the Martial Arts. Many people say that you need to "master the basics" before moving into another style, and I just don't think that it is necessary. I think it is a cover, really. I think it is verbiage that many instructors use to keep students from wandering off to other styles, and leaving their styles. As people, we are used to putting a lot on our plates at one time, anyways. Look at the way we approach high school and college. How many classes do we take at a time? In high school, it is around 6-8 a day. In college, full time students take around 15 credit hours. We still manage to juggle everything, and accept is as the norm. Martial Arts training can be done in duos as well.

Yeah, I agree with you there. I really do think they are giving up on Culpepper to soon. With that kind of arm, he can make things happen. He just needs an athletic, Moss-like receiver who can go up and get his over-throws.

Hehe. I watched the Coca-Cola 600 today. It was nice, and it didn't get rained out, either.

Hey, dano. That is a good idea. Let us know how you do there.

You just need to build up your side kick muscles more. Trying doing some lifting, and some explosive exersices. That will help build side kick power.

I don't really know much about Kenpo. However, if you look hard enough, you could probably find underlying principles inherent in any Parker off-shoot of Kenpo that would come from the original source that you mention. Of course, I could be very wrong, too.

I agree, Baron. I think you make a good point, Patrick. But when it comes time to make cuts, how many QBs do you want to carry? Some will have to be allocated to NFL Europa, and some to the practice squad.

Do you think that professional boxing should really start to worry?

You bring up a good point, which is similar to one brought up in the book that I finished reading recently. When you get attacked in a surprise manner, it is likely to be a committed attack. When dueling, for lack of a better word, the attacks that you mentioned would be more common. However, it doesn't mean that you can't train for both. There can always be "what ifs" thrown into training. It is good to explore them.