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Perhaps, in these trying times, it would be a good time for those who haven't read it yet read Loren Christensen's book, The Way Alone. A really good read, especially for one who finds themselves training alone a lot. He also has some other good books, two of them titled Solo Training and Solo Training 2.

The differences of the 1st and second sets is the 1st section deals with 1 person and the opponent is facing in the middle of the circle while the sencond section your on the inside of the cirlcle and your oppoent is moving arond you.. Ah, ok. Thank you.

Yeah, that NFC East is not good this year. It's almost criminal to think that a team with 9 or 10 wins is going to miss the playoffs due to the fact that the NFC East division winner will get in. But, that's a problem for the NFL to deal with. The Chiefs are rolling right along, with that one agonizing loss to the rival Raiders (and close to another one the other night). The defense is worrying me right now, and so does the lack of the running game a little bit. I honestly think that Edwards-Helaire would have better production running the ball if Mahomes was under center more, but I don't think that's going to change much. All in all, though, I can't be disappointed with how the season is going so far, and I look forward to what's to come!

We're over halfway through the season. What's everyone's thoughts so far? How is your team doing?

11/24/2020 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 155x3, 185x1, 210x5, 225x3. Lat Pull-downs: 115x12, 115x12, 115x12, 115x12.

I cut salt out of my diet, and cook everything I eat myself, at home, now. I've lost 30 lbs.

11/22/2020 Did a light stretching session while watching the game. 11/23/2020 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 155x3, 175x1, 200x5, 200x5, 200x5. Press: 45x5x2, 65x5, 75x2, 95x5, 95x5, 95x5. Lat Pull-downs: 110x12, 110x12, 110x12, 110x12.

Hey, chocolate is good for you! Lowers blood pressure....

This is interesting, and not a format I'm familiar with. In all my competitions, I've only done the form for my rank, or the one below if I have not yet learned my new form. During testings, however, our school is going to start designating an extra form for students to do other than their rank level.

In Synchronized Kata, yes. That's because they're all doing the same Kata at the same time for one total score. That's the only time I've ever seen more than one of the floor at one time. I've never seen, in any capacity, where in the Individual Divisions where two competitors are on the floor at the same time executing the same Kata. I mean, I've not ever seen that in all of the years where I was active as a competitor or judge or Arbitrator. Well, it's a big world, and I've not been to every Karate tournament held. Synchronized kata, I understand; that's a totally different beast.

Oh cool! When I get some time, I'll do that!

Well, that's disappointing. Sorry to hear that, but glad you've got signed up with Muay Thai!

That's awesome that you're pulling so many into Zoom classes! I was pretty surprised the first time it happened as in the summer we'd be at around 10-15 per session. But I think now it's dark and wet outside so the kids are stuck inside rather than enjoying the sunshine Ah yes, that would make sense. Either way, I hope your numbers stay up there, and you continue to see success.

Is it customary in Karate tournaments to run two at a time for traditional katas? I've never seen two custom katas or musical katas run at the same time.

You are welcome! It's great that you're sharing your experiences with us. I am training currently...we'll see how much longer for.

I just viewed it. I might have to watch them back to back to see the differences, but I see much of the same or similar footwork and hand movements.

Expediency could be a thing, for sure. Even though, each form only takes a few minutes for a competitor to do. I don't think doing one at a time would take that much longer, but I could be very wrong.

I'm going to guess they are about 10lbs. They're not all that heavy if you hold them close to the weighted end. However, if you hold them towards the free end of the handle, then the leverage multiplies that effective weight by several times. I'm guessing that since we can't do our traditional kote kitae conditioning, he's going to use these other tools to help us with our conditioning. Sounds cool. How long is that handle? Could a 10lb sledge work as a home substitute?

Good news, Dmitriy. Train hard and train well. Agreed! Perseverance is not easily attained, nor often appreciated until much later on. Keep that in mind as you train.Nor is it honored and/or rewarded properly. No; it is usually on done so within ourselves. A true reward.

Another half-birthday for KF! How wonderful! KF is proof that a warm, fostering, constructive community can be built and maintained on the internet. Bob, your words encapsulate the greatest traits of KF. Thank you for sharing them.

That's not a bad idea....

That sounds like good news most of the way around, Bob! Glad to hear that! Was there a certain reason why you got the shot in the hip this time? Keep us posted on the January appointment!

This statement that Danielle made on another thread got me to thinking about TKD forms competitions: Why do so many TKD tournaments insist on running two people doing forms at the same time? As a judge, I'd much rather focus my full attention on one competitor's entire form, and judge accordingly, as opposed to having to watch one for a few techniques, and then the other for a few techniques, and have to make a decision. As a competitor, I'd much rather be the sole focus of all the judges that I'm performing in front of, rather than having to wonder about how much of my form they actually watched. Does anyone have any idea why it's done this way?

That is an interesting setup; no reason not to utilize the technology. This pandemic may change the way a lot of things are done in the future.

Sorry to hear about your neighbor, and the ensuing lockdown you will be putting yourself into. I wish you the best. The stone mallets sound like they'd be fun to play with. How much do they weigh, do you suppose? It's also cool that your sensei is looking at putting a tournament on. It sounds like he's got a good plan to limit exposure. Hopefully, he gets to pull it off! I always enjoyed doing forms in competition. Part of it is having an idea of what the judges are looking forward, and knowing what techniques to emphasize and when. It's a fun time!