bushido_man96

Well done!

Yep, the movie is coming out. Jet Li just did his last "Martial Arts Epic." This is to be more of a family movie, for kids.

So Nintendo's "Wii chucks" are illegal? They're a remote and game controller connected by a cord. Great point lordtariel! I guess the only thing to do is to have all Canadians and New Yorkers send their Wii and Wii accessories to me. I'll see to it that they are properly taken care of Afteall, the controller is called the "nunchuck" attachment. We have ways to deal with such things in Ohio. My, that is mighty kind of you to take on that task, ps1!!

Those are all good ideas, Heidi. Especially about coaxing kids to practice at home. I just make sure to tell them not to kick a lamp off a table, or something like that.

There are a lot of good ideas here! Something that you could do is a mini-tournament, where each of the kids watches the other do a form, and then tell them how they did, and what they need to work on. It can be good review for old material.

I wish you and your fighter luck, James! Keep us posted! What does the training consist of?

Whoa, man! That is awesome!

I would see a Doctor or an Exercise Physiologist about this. They may have better advise for you.

Well done!

That was a good backfist! What were the stoppages about, anyways?

Well, that doesn't always go for any tournament. At the TKD tournaments that I compete at, we are expected to do the form for our rank. We don't get to choose which form we get to do. That way, everyone is judged on the same form, or the one below the rank we do.

To be honest, I've only ever seen it in mixed tournaments, particular any XMA style stuff. Its just a way of making you stand out I guess... I have never done it this way, either. I bow when they give the command to bow, and then begin my form when they give the command to begin. In the tourneys I have attended, the judges pretty much new what forms we would be performing, and therefore it wasn't necessary to address the form to the judges.

Um.. thanks You are very welcome!

Did anyone get to watch this fight? I didn't, but I did hear that it went the 12 rounds, with Mayweather coming out the victor by SD. I was pulling for The Golden Boy, because I have always liked him. However, Mayweather has proven himself very well.

It won't..it only gets worse! Hey, it has passed for me....

I agree with your explanation here. That is how I prefer to set it up. When we practice it, it is usually with a side step or some other footwork involved. We try to make the footwork controlled, so that we can stay within distance to deliver a follow-up attack.

I don't buy into that one at all. The pace would be a LOT faster, and a lot less scripted, probably with a lot more weapons.

Darn those antagonists!!!

It seems very choreographed to me. Some of the moves do look very elaborate. They look nice, and would be fun to learn. What bothers me, though, is that the defensive movements are done only against one technique; there are no combination movements by the attacker. I don't know how well that low kick defense would work against a more committed kick.

In the ATA, they follow a story much like that, using the Pine Tree as the symbol. Very good point, NightOwl.

Yes, basically the went from a newspaper format to a magazine format. They are also going to a glossy paper format for the whole magazine wivh ups the cost to 7.95 but still worth it. BTW Any one with an extra copy of issue 11 CFA? I moved and missed that issue in the process. Thanks. I picked up a copy of CFL this weekend, and I look forward to reading it. I saw in the back where you can get the back issues of Dragon Times, but was disappointed to find out that the issue with the Historical Appraisal of TKD was sold out.

I think that you make some very good points as well. Your last statement sticks out particularly.

You guys beat me to it. On the same note, Rob has two books that are great... one on his training in Japan and one a Kata Book... What are the titles of these books?

Yeah, I know what you mean. A lot of rear-leg kickers will put more weight on their front leg, so they can fire off of the back faster. I like to use my hands as well, so I stay pretty balanced, I guess.

Very well done!