bushido_man96

Once we get to brown belt level in our style, breaking is required at testing. Lo brown: hand technique (ladies can do elbow strike); Mid brown: foot technique; Hi brown: two foot techniques.

Hooray!! Tap the keg, let's party!!

Just look around your area, see what is available, and see what you would like. Visit the schools, and then make your decision.

actually I got a 0.23 I was curious.....

Is Jason Taylor going to lead the team in TDs scored??

I always say quality, not quantity!

If you get injured or ill, and cannot test within the six months time, then they will cut you a break, and let you test as soon as you can after you are healthy. If you fail, you back track.

Sound great, Tom. Good luck and have fun!

Hey, just takes practice!

There are several disadvantages to no-contact sparring. A major one is the fact that you learn to block or evade techniques that aren't going to hit you anyways. When you learn to block head-high round kicks that aren't supposed to touch you anyway, and then someone comes along with the intent to make contact, you find out how much difference there is between the two.

That is a cool gesture, Kez. I would do Japanese instead of Chinese, and i would sit down and talk to your instructor about it as well. He may have some good ideas you might like as well. My belt has my name on one side, and in Korean, and the association name in English and Korean on the other side, plus two dan stripes on each side.

I don't think I would be able to grapple with a woman in training. I just think there could be too many rules that could be broken there.

Its cool that you have a tight rivalry to look forward to like that. That will help to push you harder! You are right on about the basics. Make them sharp, and that will open the door for other techniques as well. I wish you luck!

Some nice ideas there! Thankyou - but I'm not quite sure what you mean by the last bit - after the jump spin hook/low sweep kick.... It is a hand spring back to your feet while lying down:http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=29276 Check it out. There is actually a description down a ways on the page in Wikipedia. Here is a video link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT1hAireRAU

it keeps giving me 1 second penalty. You are waiting till it goes yellow before clicking aren't you! First go was .24 No, it's against my philosophy, i hit it as soon as it tries to change the color, That's anticipation, not reaction! There is a difference!! I just went again: .189. Yeah, baby!!!

A mourning star; now there's a chain weapon for you!!

Once you get your 1st dan, you have to wait a year and a half before you are eligible to test for 2nd dan. Then, once you do test, you are promoted to 2nd dan recommended (if you pass). Then, within the next 6 months, you have to test for 2nd dan decided, or go back to 1st dan. After you get your 2nd dan, you have to wait for 2 and a half years before you are eligible to test for 3rd dan. Then it is the rec/decided dance again. Then you have to wait 3 and a half years before you are eligible to test for 4th dan. There is no recommended at 4th dan, unless the GM thinks you are a slacker. However, my instructor is going to be testing for his 6th dan in February, I think, and I don't even want to know how much that testing is going to cost him.

I do like this kick, and I like to use it as a counter, because I think it is faster than my spin hook or spin heel. It doesn't require as much body positioning as the hook or heel does, either.

Yeah, it was just nasty watching his lower leg just flop around like it was.

Fortune favors the bold. By taking a risk like that, it may get you the competitive edge that you need.

A jump spinning hook kick (or heel kick), and then when you land, you keep spinning into a low hooking sweep kick. Then, instead of standing up after the sweep, you do a kip-up. High kick combinations look nice, with some spinning worked in.

I like sizing up pieces of wood and asking myself, "Wonder if I can break that?" Hehe, goofy, I guess, but we live for it, right?

Well, the Chiefs and Raiders made it a game, like they usually do. 17-13 nailbiter, with LJ stealing the show. He had 53 yards rushing on the OPENING DRIVE; I thought he would rush for 200, but the offense went to sleep for a while. Still, he finished with 150+, so that is an excellent day anyways. Trent Green looked ok coming back, and he will get better if the line can start protecting a little better. He made some great key passes, and used the play action well. Now, we'll find out if I will truly have a happy Thanksgiving, because the Chiefs need to beat the Broncos on that day! Hey, Patrick....did I see that the Dolphins won, and had -3 rushing yards? Man, that is crazy!

We made some pizza here at home last night. Nothing fancy, just beef on it. Still can't be beat, though. I have some leftovers for lunch today as well!