bushido_man96

You will be in my thoughts and prayer, Matt.

Congratulations!

Wow, White Tiger! That is nuts!

I will be 29 years young in January!

You are right about the fight scenes. I love the fight with Kareem Abdul-Jabar. The big footprint on Lee's chest, hilarious!

That's too bad. I guess they should outlaw guns, too.

Welcome!

I don't worry about whether they support the way I handle things. The parents need to understand how things are run, and what is expected of the kids while they are in class. If the kids don't act accordingly, there will be consequences and repercussions. Usually, they bring the kids in to be taught or disciplined or whatnot, anyway. They should know what your actions will usually be, and they should accept that. Parents have to stop to realize that they are not the expert when it comes to managing a class--that is the instructor's job. If the parent doesn't support me on how I handle the class, then they should probably go elsewhere. If we as instructors start worrying more about whether the students or parents like us or not, that is when standards begin to drop, and then we do all of the students, ourselves, and the arts, a disservice.

You are right, Sandan-, teaching kids is slow going, but it is always rewarding.

Cool info. It doesn't look like kicks really score more than punches, or knees or elbows. Just dominating and counterattacking. "Just win, baby!"

This strategy is a good one, especially when you get outside, and can then deliver a round kick to his head! You can also side step to the inside, depending on how you are set up, but you will have to be ready to cover, but the upside is that you will have more targets available to you. Another trick is to slide back as the kick comes, and do kind of a down block, but hook the foot or ankle as you complete the move, and throw the leg aside, off-balancing him. Then go after him!

Sounds familiar . Let me dust off this article as my reply : http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=14047 Now my schedule has changed over time, kids don't need as much help, job hours changed, etc., but the pricipals I use still work. Good luck, we're all fighting similar battles. Ah, I recall the article now. I remember enjoying reading it! Very valuable info there.

Thanks, ps1. More or less, you are using the foot to pivot on, which in turn, give the hips the rotation necessary to generate power and put bodywieght into the punch. Here is a website that has some nice explanations and pictures on boxing techniques: http://seaford.abc.users.btopenworld.com/contents.htm

I would love to see that portion of your test. After completing everything else, than attempting to go that long in continuous sparring. I did 20 minutes of continuous sparring for my Shodan test and I was shocked at how tiring it was, and we start our test with that sparring. I've been through Marine Corps bootcamp, so I understand that the human body and mind can continue a lot longer than most people give themselves credit for, but your test seems a little super human to me. I love to see it done. Have you read about some of the kyokushin kumites in testings? Sometimes 20 man, and the real crazy one is the 40 man, and reportedly, there is only one person who completed it. Here is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyokushinkai#Multi-man_kumite

I like testings because they are a general overview of a certain level of acquired knowledge. For example, most of our schools have a required curriculum, which sets levels of knowledge (i.e., certain techniques, forms, bunkai, etc.) to be attained. After a group of blue belts test, you will then know which ones are ready to learn the brown belt material. However, playing the devil's advocate on myself, here, the down side is that a test does not accurately reflect what the student knows outside of the required curriculum. However, if sparring takes place, like during most tests, this is where the true self-expression lies. Variances in skill level will arise here. Also, different tendencies and attitudes as well. On that note, the instructor does see the students every day in class, and knows what they are capable of. When an outside judge comes to set on the panel, he is going to grade specifically on technique, because he does not know what the students are like in class. However, having an outsider come in to judge brings one who will have no bias to the judging panel. Have I answered the question stated? Well, I think I just talked around it; oh well! Testings have pros and cons, and so does not testing.

That tutorial looks pretty good! I would follow those directions, and just keep at it. Try it with your hands until you get it down, though. Make sure to get a good burst with your legs, and then burst with your arms, too.

I have heard stories about martial artists/military personnel being held to a higher standard, due to their training and experience. I don't know how accurate that is, maybe someone could give me some ideas on this?

Does the style have a website, with any student information on it? Perhaps you could start by trying to get in touch with some of the students who you used to train with, and start backtracking that way. Kind of like doing a geneolgy search.

Congrats, Kez!!! Hooray for you! Are you trying to catch me?! I'll have to step it up!

Off topic a little, I remember my brother bought a game for the PS2 that had every Mega Man game ever made on it, even the old Nintendo ones. Man, that was a blast to play!

Shotokan-kez's son.

It's just so frustrating, but there really isn't anyone I can bring this up to, except y'all.

well you see in the year that they were training they have, using their prior knowledge of the martial arts, been able to master to their dan level, the subtle nuances between the styles... this being said, if they can execute the same technique in both styles and can explain the difference, they deserve to be bragging about 2 belts I think this is the reason why you see friends in other styles just getting together to work out and trade ideas, as opposed to attending each others' school and attaining rank.

Seeing the ads for it on TV, I don't know if it will work like everyone thinks for the swordplay. I think it will be just another Powerglove; nice concept, but not very much fun, in the end.

I don't do any tile breaking, just boards. Between them, you could use pencils, I guess.