bushido_man96

You make a good point here. I think that most people try to relate katas to self-defense/fighting all the time, and find that it may not relate like they want it to. It may not be the best thing for fighting, but it is not useless, as far as training physical skills and such.

I have not heard of that style of Karate, but if you have a good instructor, then things should go well for you and your dad. Enjoy your training, and welcome to KarateForums!

Most of your questions could probably be answered by your doctor. He is the one I would talk to, first and foremost. Next, I would talk to a nutritionist or dietician. Welcome to the Forums!

I am glad to hear that things are improving, if only a little. It sounds like you are on the right track, and I hope things continue to improve for you.

I think it really comes down to each individual instructor's or organization's viewpoints on how it will be done.

I can understand what you are trying to get across here, Kerry, but I don't quite agree with it. Basically, in Ryan's mind, you are saying "If you get hit, then you can defend yourself." In a sense, he is already being set up for another loss. Most kids are afraid of being hit in the first place. Therefore, he is still going to be disadvantaged. I tend to agree with cross on this matter. These bullies were able to successfully attack Ryan with no experience, and even though there were two of them, the mentality of one could have been the same. There is no reason that I can see that someone learning Karate could not learn to be able to defend themselves before spending a year in study. This is the arguement that the RBSD instructors constantly make against studying styles like Karate, TKD, etc.

Why aren't you doing all this with us??? Very bad idea.

That's cool. Nice craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing!

Fake a high round kick, and pull it back, and side kick to the ribs.

I haven't watched one in so long, that I wouldn't be able to pick with any confidence. Let us know how it goes!

You are welcome! Its all I can dig up right now. You might do a YouTube search to see what you can come up with there.

1-31-07: I thought I was done training for today, but we had a small colored belt testing, and then, SURPRISE!!! An improptu black belt workout! We did a basics warm-up, and then 30 minutes worth of forms: Chon ji, Dan Gun, Bo Chung, Do San, Won Hyo, all back to back with no rest in between. Then, we took a break, to let the other half of the class do the same forms. Yul Gook, Jung Gun, Toi Gye, all together, then break. Hwa Rang, Choong Mu, then break. Kwang Gae, Po Eun, and Gae Baek. During the breaks, I stretched. All done, and my conditioning day is now complete!

ITF members could qualify for the Olympics, as long as they pay to become members of the WTF as well. They just have to play by the WTF rules, as far as sparring goes. Each region of the WTF around the world has it's own regional governing body. The USA is governed by the USTU (or it used to be....they had a political fall out a while back, and I don't remember where it stands right now). The USTU is the United States Taekwondo Union. Essentially, if you are a member of the USTU, you are a member of the WTF, and are certified as a black belt through the Kukkiwon. Hope that clears things up a bit. I used to compete against a guy out of Colorado who is a black belt through the ATA. He went to the Colorado state qualifier for the USTU, and qualified for nationals. He trained at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for a while, but is still an ATA black belt. As long as you pay the dues to the governing body of the WTF, then things are all good, I think.

That is cool, Tom. I'll bet that was quite a meeting. Thanks for sharing. It sounds like you keep pretty good martial company.

Well, in short, mixed martial arts is the best thing thats going to teach you how to fight. Its not the perfect style because MMA is not a style. I don't know, I think MMA could be a style. You see MMA gyms opening up, and they teach fighting from the stand-up, clinch, and the ground. I think that in time, you will see more trainers who have experience in all 3 areas, and will consider themselves of that style, as opposed to being of 3 different styles. Personally, I think it is kind of cool, that we get to see this kind of evolution of the Martial Arts, happening right before us.

I think you are correct, ps1, as long as the officer can provide some certification of abilities (i.e., rank, years of experience) in court, and articulate it well.

Initially, I don't think everyone trains in the same styles. Georges St. Pierre, for example, started with TKD. He is a black belt of some degree. I am sure that some of this influence exists in his fighting. Chuck Liddell, I think, was into Kenpo. I do think that Royce was/is a world class BJJ fighter. However, I am not sure that his stand-up skills are. Hughes is great as well, although Royce is 40, isn't he? I think Royce can still be competitive. However, he will need to round out his other skills (striking).

Hello, I am going to move this topic to the General Chat forum. Thanks!

Although MMA may be synonomous with events like the UFC, Pride, etc., I don't think it means that you have to compete in those venues to be an MMA practitioner. What you are describing is a rule set, rather than a fighting style or art, so to speak. Here is an example: I train in Taekwondo. However, I do not always compete in Olympic style events for TKD. I have competed in point sparring events with hand targets to the head, and I have competed in tournaments with no hand contact to the head allowed. Also, when I train self-defense, it does not resemble my sparring training for competitions, including Olympic rules events. I still practice TKD, but it is not limited to the rules of a competition environment to say so. I like your defenition, but within it you don't mention anything about competition events like the UFC. A TKD practitioner can enter into an MMA event. That won't really make him a Mixed Martial Artist, though.

I have heard both of what bearich has mentioned. In TKD, we are always told to bow with the eyes down, because looking at them as you bow demonstrates a lack of trust. From what I have been told, this is universal in the Korean culture. Even before sparring, they still look down when they bow. That is how I have done it in all of my TKD events.

These two are supposed to begin filming a movie in April of 2007. From what I read, it is to be a family movie. Li will play two characters, one of whom comes into conflict with Chan's character. This has potential!!!

Well, this is the big week! Ok, give my your scores and picks for the Super Bowl!! Also, where are you going to be watching at? Are you having a Super Bowl party, or are you meeting at the pub? I think.....the Bears. Grossman will manage the game well, and the defense will come through. 35, 28.

I used to play Magic a lot. I don't have the time anymore. Or the funds!

That is quite interesting. That fellow has quite a few videos on YouTube. He seems to do a good job of explaining things. Welcome to the Forums!

Is there anyone you can work out with that isn't affiliated with an organization?