bushido_man96

Glad to hear that, Kez! Give him a pat on the back from me! Probably the most important thing he learned from this competition was the experience of being there, and next time he will be more comfortable, knowing what to expect.

Cool.

I hope it works out for ya! Cheers!

You can do push-ups with a wider space between your hands, and the elbows bending perpindicular to your body. This will work your chest more, in my experience. If you keep your hands just outside your shoulders, and bend your elbows parallel to your body, you will hit the triceps more; this is how I like to do them.

Generally, as said above, 48 to 72 hours of rest will recuperate the muscles. If you do plyometrics, you want 72 hours minimum between workouts. It sounds to me like you may have overtrained your legs this early getting back into it. I would wait a few extra days, and then try a more moderate building process.

I enjoy doing Gae Baek a lot. I do it with a lot of power, and since there are no slow moves in it, I think it fits my body style well.

u probably have but you call it something different heh Nope. I know what it is, and have never sat they way for any time longer than, say, 20 seconds. wow...did your class not do it?? or you just didn't want to? We just never did it. All of our bows were standing bows. I don't think it is as big a thing in Korean styles.

That all looks really great, MizuRyu. The website looks nice as well.

I say go for it. Adding the grappling will help you become a little more rounded, and I really don't think it will be a detriment to either style that you practice. Since you have prior striking experience to your 3 months in WC, then I would think you should be ok.

You have different instructors for each of the styles your school offers, right, Jiffy? Does this work out well for you, or do you still have students that go looking elsewhere? If they do, do they ask, and how does it go over at your place?

Here is one difference I can think of: Street: low line kicks. Competition: more head kicks (depending on style)

One problem I see is the "throwing some elbows." If a law enforcement throws those elbows, he may get into a lot of trouble.

I think her techniques are pretty sharp, for the most part. It is just the practicality of them, especially the ballet stuff. It is kind of fun to watch though. Just maybe not all the time. Just imagine what her traditional forms probably look like.

I second this notion, for the most part. If it works, use it. Like driving from point A to B. You may drive an ugly car, but it will get you there. I know that it may not be the most efficient means to get there, but it all depends on what you have available to you at the time you need it.

You must've had teachers that tried this at school though - it doesn't work. The people who cause trouble, by their nature, are less likely to feel guilt at making others share their punishment. If anything, it makes the punishment less meaningful as it doesn't single out the individual responsible - it "dilutes" the punishment. Adults are unlikely to administer a good kicking to a disruptive child (quite rightly!) so the idea that, as an instructor, you should rely on your pupils to administer punishment on your behalf is faulty (and a little silly). Also, in the format of the average karate class, there isn't the opportunity for adults to help maintain order - you're rarely working in groups independently for extended periods of time so there isn't usually enough interaction between adults and kids for them to help keep the kids in order.The ideas here can work; you just have to pick your spots.

It seems to me that the MA world is getting treated inconsistently here. The yelling, I can understand, but I don't yell at my students anyway. I may get stern with them, but never really yell at them. However, push-ups are physical exercise, not physical abuse. What is the most amount of push-ups any instructor ever gives a kid for punishment or otherwise; 20, or 30? This isn't many. Send your kid to play in a tackle football league, and they beat on each other all day long. Do push-ups in an MA class, and it's physical abuse. There is no consistency there.

I think I am in agreement with cathal on this one. The only things that can come of this is bad. What I would do is the next time he shows, maybe call the police. If I were your sifu, I would contact the other sifu as well. You don't want to end up with assault charges.

Well, I just mainly wear T-shirts and shorts, as long as it ain't snowing! I'm a stylin' fool!

I was so excited tonight! Me and my wife got to go out, BY OURSELVES, for the first time in almost 2 years! It was like a date again! We got to go to a movie, and then just kind of hang out at home before I had to come to work. It was nice, and my wife enjoyed herself as well. I think we need more of that.

Yeah, but at least you work at a club!

Um, yeah, I don't get it?

I met my wife at my TKD school!

Man, that guy could fly! Cool, thanks for sharing.

Hey, if it concerns you, then don't worry about wasting a doc's time for doing what he is supposed to do. I would just go get it done. If it is anxiety, you should be able to get some meds for it.

Hehehehe.... Sounds like another fun one! I may have to. I'll have to do it myself some, maybe!