bushido_man96

I saw this fight the other night on ESPN Classic. I don't know if it was a recent fight or not, but it was a nice fight. Steele looked to have the upper hand, but the fight went to Titsui. I was amazed to see Titsui get his lead leg pounded on, but he was still able to stand on it to throw some spin kicks to the head, and some round kicks as well. Both fighters were in great shape, and very well conditioned. It was muay Thai rules, but I did not see any elbows thrown, and only a few knee strikes.

I second this notion. It seems like a good course of action.

Very nice. It is a shame to see students get their black belts, and then start to slow, and eventually walk away, thinking they have done it all, and that it will stick with them.

Makes me jealous!!

Even though they may train primarily for competition, it does not mean that their training is not effective for self-defense.

It is possible, but most of the practitioners that do this have a good base in one of the systems that they study, i.e., they studied it for a while, and may have acquired black belt status, before branching out. Although I don't think this is required, it can be helpful.

I LOVE this concept!! Man, I wish I had a place to learn this stuff. It sounds like it is a very down-to-earth oriented system.

Welcome to KarateForums, Canoe2fish!! We look forward to your contributions.

My leg is feeling quite a bit better now, and I have some "forced" layoffs for TKD and lifting this coming week, so I think I will be back the following week. The leg is getting better, but still feel tight at times. Thanks for everyone's support!!

If anything, at least the JJJ experience will get your feet wet. You will probably have to adapt some, but in the end, it will help you more than it will hurt you, as long as you are receiving good instruction.

I'm glad to hear you have a job again! Now, I hope you can find a place to train as well. Good luck; keep plugging away!

Looks like a lot of fun!! Hopefully you get your name called!

I really like the specialized class set-up. It really allows you to focus your time on various aspects of the art, and tailor your training to the way you like it. Very nice for you, indeed!

You should do what you feel comfortable with. Work on your strategies in class, and take them to the ring with you. You will be nervous, but that it ok. The few days before, I would brush up on things, keep the dust knocked off, so to speak, but don't overdo any workouts. You want to go in fresh, but not rusty. Best of luck to you!

I have heard of Moo Duk Kwan as both Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do. I think it is a result of one of the early Kwans that were combined in 1955 to form TKD. However, it has made it into TSD and TKD systems, and pre-dates the point-scoring method you talk about, which would be the WTF, which was formed (I believe) after the split between North and South Korea.

It sounds like you had a good time. Welcome back, and thanks for sharing with us!

Sounds great, MizuRyu. I hope that I can find something like that someday. Keep sharing!

I remember watching on that Fight Science show, them talking about those professional breakers, and how they got their bone density up to withstand the breaking. I don't remember exactly how they did it, but it is a place to look.

Classes 6 days a week! That is great!

Congrats to you as well, on competition and promotion!

Nah, that's not the case. This is just one of the tricks they use to get you coming back to see what else you might lose in the future.

I agree! Perhaps it will get the judges to start scoring punches as well. Many competitors probably don't realize how much energy they could save if they punched when they were in close.

This is the general feeling that I get as well.

TKD's relationship to karate make some of the forms seem to link to each other, anyways.

Yeah, now if I could just retain it all. I feel like Homer Simpson...he always says that whenever he learns something new some of the old stuff gets pushed out. That's the way that I tend to be too, sometimes. Like yesterday I was reading up on how to star.............oh, man.....just like that! Forgot! What was I saying?