bushido_man96

So the mind is the greatest weapon...I'd better start working on those grades a bit more . Though I suppose you still gotta factor in MA training into that mindset unless you plan on usuing a dictionary as a blunt weapon.... Although I agree that the mind is very valuable, experience is also valuable, too.

Sorry to hear that you are losing your teacher. I think the card is a good idea. I hope things work out with your next instructor.

Nice article, Jiffy. I thought that it was well put together, and the different facets were explained very well. One spot that caught my eye, howerver, was this statement: I do feel that grappling has been very popular in the west for a very long time. It has been in the form of folk style wrestling, however, as opposed to what most would consider a "traditional" fighting style. Great job on the article, Jiffy.

No, a kubotan is rarely longer than 4 inches, I would say, on the average. It is mainly used to apply additional pressure to the hand and wrist when attempting to lock up and detain someone until help arrives, or you get them restrained. My dad always referred to it as a "pain compliance tool."

No, not really. The tassels were used more to absorb the blood on the blade, to stop it from running down the handle of the weapon, and affecting the wielder's grip.

I have a book titled Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere. I enjoyed reading the book, but it was more informative as opposed to being an all-out instruction manual. Take a look at it if you find it, though.

Nice post, cross. You hit the nail on the head, there. Thanks for that.

Here is one that I used to do, but haven't in a while. While watching a football game, you do push-ups everytime a team scores a touchdown or a field goal equal to the team's current score. So, if a team scores, you do 7 push-ups. If the next team scores 3, then you do 3 push-ups. Then, the next team comes back and scores another 7, totaling 14....so you do 14. It really can add up quick, depending on the pace of the game. Also, if you are feeling particularly crazy, you can do push-ups every time the team scores the touchdown, and then wait, and do the push-ups for the extra point. So, you would do 6 for the touchdown, and then 7 more, after they kick the extra point. You can also do this with a basketball game, but I would doubt that a person could last the whole game, especially with all of the fast breaks and what not. However, if you do it until your arms are toasted, it will give you a good burn.

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Welcome to KF, Feathers Of Doom!

I could do that, but I think she actually prefers the vinyl. I asked her tonight, and she said that she still has all of her records and the record player at her dad's house! I told her that we should bring them over, and set them up. Oh, and she mentioned that she has the Thriller album. I think she has some Def Leppard as well, and several others.

Cool, thanks for the info, Patrick. I may have to check into it.

It will never happen!!! Just playing! I hope to get my degree sometime soon; I am at a standstill at this point. I hope to get a little further along in the Law Enforcement area, as I am really enjoying what I am doing now. I will always stick with the martial arts, and maybe have a school someday...but it is so much fun to be learning. I've actually thought about being a cop here in Atlanta, as it is an honorable profession serving the public. But being a cop is a hard, tough job with lousy hours not to mention the fact that there are people out there pointing guns at you. Also, it'd be a bit of a pay cut (low 40's), though I'd get benefits. If I was a few years younger I'd try for OCS in the Army or Marines. I always regretted not joining the Marines for a few years after college, and now I'm too old to enter as an officer, unless I were a physician or nurse. With respect, Sohan I'm not sure how it would be there, but here, the shifts rotate, every two or three months. However, my job being up in the jail, the shifts do not rotate. Therefore, I am stuck working nights. However, I much prefer to work nights as opposed to working mid shifts, where I would miss out on training and my family. Mid 40's is better than the wages here! Heck, you may even be able to schedule your other interests around it. Or better yet, you could get the department involved in a package that you could set up. Keeping cops in good shape is always beneficial to them!

I prefer the term "follically challenged", thank YOU. With respect, Sohan I'm sorry. I like the term "vertically challenged," but hey, who am I fooling?

My family has cable TV. My folks have digital cable back home, and I love it. They have all of the movie packages, and it is great. I would like to have it someday.

Thanks, Sohan. It really is quite a blow to the world of sports. Here are some things that many people may not have known about Lamar Hunt: He was the first AFL member voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame He was also voted into the International Tennis Association Hall of Fame, and the Pro Soccer Hall of Fame He helped start the Major League Soccer association in the U.S. He was an initial investor in the Chicago Bulls NBA team in 1960 Even while recovering from prostate cancer and doing radiation treatment, he was maintaining a 40 hour work week He is the epitome of the Midwest work ethic, and he was the ultimate team player. He will be sorely missed in the sports world, let alone the Kansas City Chiefs organization. My best goes out to his family. May he rest in peace.

Before you report the incident to the police, make sure you can get your other friend to confirm the story to the police along with you. Sure, she ponied up before, but go before the authorities without getting confirmation from her to testify, and she may change her tune. Not many people like to rat out their friends, regardless of what they did. Sorry to hear about that, Kerry. This is just not your week, is it?

I have a kubotan for a keychain to the jail. Years ago, my dad had some training with the kubotan, but I have not had any.

Holy cow! That is huge! Actually, 5 to 9 pounds is probably about right for that size of weapon. I think that typically it would be wielded in two hands. On a side note, did you know that the standard wieght of the medieval longsword was only about 3 lbs?

Yeah, I know. I never considered myself "big-boned." I am just big. The funny thing is, when I started to work out more, I didn't seem to lose. And I have been doing more than just lifting weights. I am not really gaining either, but just not losing.

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Sounds cool, NightOwl. Let us know how it goes!

Thanks, grandmasterchen.

You can still get faster, but just because you were born small doesn't mean you are born fast. Start by building some strength through some resistance training, and then you can move up to some plyometric exercises that will help to increase your expolsiveness. You can still be faster than a big person, but won't be for free!