bushido_man96

I like my dobok all white, or white top/black bottoms. I also believe that no matter what color is chosen, it should be the same for everyone in class.

Actually it's Geek not Greek. here's your first lesson: C:\DOS C:\DOS\RUN RUN\DOS\RUN! Thanks a lot! I look forward to the next lesson!!!

Hey, hey!!! All right!! Chiefs blank the 49ers 41 to nothing!! And it was done with a lot of good defense, which has been lacking the last 5 years. Good points: 1) Found out that Huard can throw the ball well. They opened up the offense for him some, and he did well. His numbers were very good; not great, but good. 2) Defense is on its way back. Reminds me of the Schottenheimer years. We got good pass rush, and had good coverage. We (Chiefs faithful, that is) got to see exactly what the "Cover 2" defense is supposed to do. Bad points: 1) I read in the paper that Jarred Allen got a DUI over the weekend. I don't know what punishment (if any) the team or the league will divy out, but it looks bad for the team. 2) Larry Johnson did not look all that great this week, and it also looked like he didn't feel it; like he wasn't trying as hard. It could be just me, and I hope it is, and I am wrong. With the line in shambles, I can see where he would get frustrated. 3) All of the good things I mention above do relate to the fact that it was the 49ers. I am not trying to knock them, but they have been in a rut for the last few years, and are not a strong team at all. Conclusion: Great week for KC, but we have to see if they can start to play like this against top tier teams as well. I am not going to get over excited, but am just going to enjoy this week, and wait for the next. My fantasy team is doing ok, but I think I may lose yet another, as the other team has 2 more players to go, and all of mine are about done. What is worse, is I am playing my youngest brother this week.

Its all understandable. When someone upsets me like that, I tend to see red for a while, too. After things settle a little, its all good.

Congratulations, Zorbasan!!

You bring up some good points, DokterVet. I think if you look into some of Iain Abernethey's books on applied karate, and bunkai jitsu, you might see what you are kind of looking for. He has several levels of bunkai training, with the last called "kata based sparring," which is the live resistance that you are talking about.

Well, I think chi exists, but I don't think of it as anything overly mystical. I think it is our life force, an energy that everyone has. Some may have learned how to channel it, and some may not have. I believe that if you try to visualize your power as coming from the center of your body, then you are attempting to utilize your chi. I like to think of it as "internal energy."

Thanks for the info, Kenpo5th. Very enlightening.

Welcome to KF!

Welcome to KarateForums.com, bygolly!

I have a wavemaster standing bag. It really doesn't take up a lot of space.

Actually, mobility is essential when weilding a 4 foot blade. My normal set up is sword and shield....carrying a lot of weight there, and I still stay mobile. Here is a simple fact IMO: when weapons fighting, being static gets you killed! A lot of people seem to have the romanticized notion that kendo, or the art of using the katana in some form, is the king of the crop when it comes to sword styles, or weapons usage in general. I think that if more people looked into the medieval styles of European swordsmanship, they would be surprised to find out how effective they were as fighters.

Good stuff!!

We usually do not find out right away because our results get sent to HQ to be entered. Also, it takes about a week for the belts to come in, so we just wait until the belts come to announce results.

Congrats!!

Best bet is to go with an instructor if one is available.

Well, I am not in kendo, but I do some medieval sword work with an SCA group. We keep a fairly natural stance, with the knees bent. The movements are much like walking with the strikes, and there are sidesteps and voidings involved as well. I would keep your knees bent and legs relaxed, as that will help to keep you mobile. You can't really bounce on your toes, though, as it is not very efficient. Keep it up, and keep us posted!

You make a good point about hitting with the shield. A lot of people don't realize that the shield was just as much a weapon as the sword in the other hand.

Yeah, good stuff!

E&K stated that a combination of the two would work well, for standing and working on the ground.

Yeah, I see what you are saying. Me and my brother toyed with those concepts a little bit, trying to feint each other if you will, and to work the balance off to throw. He was a little better at it than I, but he had some wrestling experience as well.

When I was teaching, I outranked my mom, but I never expected her to call me Mr. Walker. Moral of the story, motherhood trumps rank, no matter what!!

Yudansha is black belt rank. In 1967 the KTA created and introduced forms for black belt grade holders: Koryo, Ship Jin, Tae Baek, Baek Jae, Jee Tae,etc. There are more, but I forget their names. R. McLain Ok, thanks for the info.

Very good advise. I would not have thought of that.

Bummer, sorry to hear this. There is always the faithful backup, solo training!!!