bushido_man96

I think you are right about the wrestling and boxing, not having rank, and not producing the sizing up by other students. You just get in there and drill, and spar, and get experience.

Ok, think about how many hours a week you spend trying to to shape her, compared to how many hours a week she spends doing whatever she wants. You have a yeowman's task ahead of you, and it is going to take some time. One thing you may do to make it hit home is instead of telling her to do push-ups, tell her to leave for the night. Maybe that will make things hit home. Welcome to KF, by the way!

That's great, Havoc88! However, I can't do pullups!

Yeah, but if you do it at home, in your house, you should be ok.

Welcome to KF, kember! It could be related to a lack of muscle strength, or flexibility, or both. I would try to get it looked at by a specialist, to see what they recommend.

You could try doing push-ups with arms in close, using more tricep than chest. I think that long-armed people will naturally have a tougher time doing them than short-armed people.

In your first class, you can expect to be learning basic hand techniques and some basic kicks, and also some stances. It may seem like slow-going, but you will be putting things together in no time. You will not likely be thrown around too much, unless you get into Hapkido or Judo or something like that. The year contract would be ok, if you can get a clause in there that will get you out in case you don't like it. Otherwise, you could opt to just pay him monthly until you think it is right for you. Many schools and clubs have pretty flexible schedules, and you should be able to make at least a few classes a week. Some classes won't start until later in the evening as well, which could work with your time allotment. Good luck to you, and I hope you find what you are looking for!

Trim your nails daily, so you won't want to bite them off. As for the finger push-ups, I never do them, but I think they can be beneficial. It is important to remember to keep the fingers aligned so that you don't stress the bones too much.

I guess the one big problem I have with the broad definition of what a martial art is comes from only what people describe as Eastern arts. The Western fighting arts that helped shape our world as it is get no respect from the martial art standpoint, and I don't feel that it should be that way. Boxing and wrestling are just as viable as karate and kung-fu, it is just a completely different culture of training and ideals. Not to mention the medieval European weapons fighting styles, but I'll save that for another time.

the pattern of the kata is almost same as the original , hand techniques are altered as well but the main problem is foot work . Goju ryu like any other style has a specific way of stepping, sliding or turning, I can't change these fundamentals and still call it Goju ryu. I see. That makes sense. I have seen many variations of the forms that I do in my TKD style as well. The differences range anywhere from stances to slightly altered interpretations of hand techniques.

Nice post, Leshiye. That is a very interesting perspective.

You have a good point here, but I believe that an art can serve both purposes as well. This may be true, depending on the style. When it comes to TKD, yes the sport/fight applications do tend to differ quite a bit, especially if you are taking Olympic style TKD into consideration. However, a sport more MMA oriented will still have great street applications. Excellent statement! It is very important to try to figure out what it is you are looking for when you decide to take up a martial style. Doing your homework is very important. It is just like shopping for a car; you test drive several, and then you make your decision.

Hey, great minds think alike, huh? And I didn't even see the other posts before I replied!

Hey, Kez. Sorry to hear that. But hey, you know what? We all have bad days. It will pass in time, and things will be back to normal. One thing that may help you out is to take a week off. Get some things caught up at home, take the kids out for a dinner or movie, or just take it easy. I think if you do this, you will be ready, willing, and able to get right back to where you want to be in your training.

Man, that sounds like a deal!

Congratulations! Does this mean that you will now have to change your username to firstbrownstripegirl_15?? I was wondering, what is the style that you study? I have never seen that name before.

I can see the point that you are making. But to play devil's advocate, do you think any thoughts like this would come up if you would have had as much experience in wrestling, Muay Thai, or boxing?

I have this same feeling at times as well. Anymore, though, minus the bad feeling. It gets old, after a while, being used up like that.

It is not a double test, it is more like what srv is talking about; a recommended rank, then I test for the decided rank in 6 months or less. The kicker is, if I don't test for the decided rank within 6 months, I go back to 2nd dan decided! I feel like I am going to get ripped.

I do that system now, and have done the ATA forms in the past. I like the system now, but the ATA was nice, with all the kicks in the forms.

Thanks for the links.

Some TKD guys in the UFC? Cool!! Gotta have that grapping skill, though.

Cool. Sounds like a good time! I would love to have the opportunity to learn some BJJ. I have a brother that lives in the St. Louis area, maybe I can board up there for a year or so!

Cool, that is interesting. I will have to look into that.