bushido_man96

This is a good one. I think it is called "boxer's kick," isn't it? Here is a variation that I do: Instead of swinging your legs up straight, instead, have your partner make a ring with his/her arms. Then, you roll your knees up to your chest (legs bent), and then straighten your legs, poking your feet up through the hoop made by your partner's arms, brining your butt off the ground as you do so. Then back down, push legs out, then repeat. Don't let the feet touch the floor.

I do this as well. Works alright for me. Although I use a 25 pound plate.

The thing is, sometimes with wood boards, there are variances. Sometimes you get really hard one, that are sappy, or have laid around outside for months, in the humidity, or you can get real nice ones...the ideal "testing" boards. One thing that is a bit more challenging about the rebreakables is that you have to on target, hitting the center where the boards join, to get a good break. With wood boards, you can be a little off-center, allowing for more margin for error.

I don't hassle with the online rentals. We go to the store...the old fashioned way!

There are still a few people running around with more posts than me.... ....but for how long.....???

As far as classes go, my school offers 4 days per week to show up, with no limit as to how many. We pay per month, not per class. Each class is an hour long.

I have seen the movie, Sengra, but the book is probably better. I have been browsing around, and there are some seminars that I can go to, but I really want to do some more constructive training. I am working on it now.

Hey, thanks, Sohan! I get a lot of posting done when the misses is gone, so it works out well! I remember ribbing on you...I never thought I would be able to post that much. Funny how things work out, eh??

I wonder what she said as well. I think it may have more to do with Arya as opposed to Sansa, but I am not sure. Maybe he will fight whatever it is that the rogue Maester turned Gregor Clegane into???

Thanks, all. I am going to be starting to talk with my family for our side, and the book we got has some web sites that we can go to when we have exhausted our current resources.

On my days off, I usually have a few bowls of cereal, and a glass of chocolate milk. On work days, I usually eat what we cook for breakfast there: Wednesdays: breakfast pizza, glass of chocolate milk. Thursdays: sausage and egg sandwiches on toast, chocolate milk Fridays: bacon and egg sandwiches on toast, chocolate milk Saturday thru Tuesday: the cereal.

I carry a kubotan, but I have yet to use it.

This is a very good point. If you have worked hard up to the point of the testing, then you really have nothing else to worry about. The real work is done at class.

I have to attest to the value of this workout, here. Very good, indeed, and much more affordable.

I pay $60 per month, I think. Includes gym membership as well. I also get discounted as an assistant.

Just keep on practicing, and listening to what the teacher tells you to do. Reaction takes time, so be patient.

Well, contact doesn't hurt so much right now, but the muscle soreness, and the aching of the knees does last a bit longer. Yeah, I'm 28......almost 29.

I think this is a good point. Very well stated. This is where I think that rank becomes detrimental to martial arts. Kids can play at all kinds of different sports: kid's wrestling, football, baseball, etc. The list goes on and on. I'll stick with kid's wrestling, because I think it relates well to the philosophy of children in the martial arts. There is no rank in kid's wrestling...just practice and competition. They go to practice, learn things, go compete, come back, and practice more. Since they don't have rank, there is no concern about how much they can and can't learn. If they compete well, they go on to the next level, like state or national championships. They train and learn, train and learn. Now, in martial arts, children do this as well. However, the martial arts will use a rank indicator, the belt, to decide in which brackets the children compete in. Perhaps if the martial arts could shed the idea of rank, then everything would start to clear itself up.

I agree with class seperation. It is hard to fill the needs of both adults and children at the same time, when you have to go about it so differently for the two. I don't like playing babysitter, either, in this case. However, I don't see a whole lot of that in my area. Many of the parents like to watch the class, and many of the children don't have to wait around long for the parents to show up. I guess it just depends on the area.

Excillent idea, thanks. I have no plans of doing it yet, im only a young pup. But was just thinking about what the future of training holds for people. Ideas always start small, and sometimes deviate completely from what they started out as. I have seen this in the past as well. It is great that you are thinking about, it though. It is always good to come up with new, fresh ideas. Even if they don't work out, they may lead into something else.

Personally, I don't get to a lot of seminars, so I can't really answer for myself. However, I do have a friend who tries to hit 2 ICHF seminars in a year, and he has come back with tons of info. He enjoys them greatly, and there is usually several options for him to choose from when he goes. By going to the ICHF seminars, he has hooked up with J. Hock Hochiem (spelling?), and has gotten to the point where he can teach some of the material, and has worked with me on it. In the end, I think it depends partially on who you are, and also the content of the seminar. A Karate guy going to another Karate seminar may not come away with much more than slight variances, or a different idea of how to teach things. A Karate guy going to a BJJ seminar, since it is so different, may bring back a ton of information to share and work with.

You may have to play with the idea for a while, until you can get it to flow. Something similar you could do, if you are looking for low-impact training, is performing these slower techniques in a pool, like in the 5 foot deep area. The water provides excellent resistance, and it will be slow and low-impact on the joints. Just a thought.

Just my MA books. They aren't worth much to anyone else, except me.

I have to agree with Rateh on the size issue. If it were the case, it would be very difficult to promote many women to the rank of shodan. In most cases, an adult female will not be as physically strong as an adult male, who is untrained.

Very cool, Sohan. Very good. I wish we had a BJJ place around here. Florian seems like a very good teacher.