bushido_man96

Well done!

It sounds like your Ryu Te school is a really great deal. Glad to hear all of the good things coming out of there. I think you hit the nail on the head on training with non-compliant partners. You have to get used to that feeling of resistance, or it will do you no good at all in actual defense.

I have yet to see Ong Bahk. I hear that I am missing out.

It is kind of like the idea that many Grand Masters of different organizations are constantly looking over their shoulders at who is making waves in the martial arts world, and they start to wonder if they are going to lose students to them because of it.

I don't think that respect is relegated only to "traditional" martial artists. On the battlefield, respect was earned through bravery and accomplishment. It is done much the same way today, only without as much lethality. Respect can be earned, or it can be commanded. Earned respect is obviously more positive than commanded respect. If respect is commanded, it is usually through a chain of command, like the military (and many martial arts styles, especially "traditional" styles) or it is commanded through fear.

Yeah, you make a good point. I am pretty humble myself. It sucks going out to the bars, and seeing people from your school, and they start talking loudly about how "he is in my TKD schoo, he's a black belt," and on and on. I just think, "Oh, shut it, will ya!" After that, I try to make a retreat before someone decides to step up. I had an incident at the jail here recently like this. I recognized one of the inmates as someone who worked out where I did at one time. Well, he started asking me about if I was still working out or not, and I got up close to try to keep him from getting to loud about it. Boy, what a stink that could cause!

Thank you guys very much! Keep it coming, please! When you do the bunkai, do you stick with the technique the way it is taught in the form, or do you modify it some?

I suppose knuckle push-ups would be a decent form of hand conditioning, would it not?

I was wondering, would Thanksgiving dinner count? It usually last about a week for me!!

Bag work/makiwara training generally builds your impact potential and not your speed. But keep practicing that along with the other methods suggested. you hit the bag during speed training to give you something to impact. speed without impact in a punch makes for a useless punch. Also, having something to hit prevents hyperextension. On a side note, to hitting the bag. I have read recently that we in TMA train the reaction hand for equal and opposite reaction (as one reason). The author of the book stated that when striking another object, such as a person or bag, that the reaction hand does not need to be used, because we are getting the equal/opposite reaction from the object we are striking. Therefore, bag work could improve speed and reaction force.

Try to find this book: Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body. It is edited by John Little, and is released by Tuttle Publishing. It has many of his workouts layed out in it, and also talks about his diet. A lot of the way Bruce looked was due to his diet just as much as his workout regimine. Just a thought to keep in mind.

I have never had any experience with this, so keep us posted as to how it works for you.

This is good advise. There are no bad martial arts, just bad instructors. With that in mind, keep your options open, and take a look around to see what is available. Welome to KF, by the way!

Trying to learn on-line, without an instructor, and never having prior experience, is not a great idea. Your best bet would be to find a school of martial arts in your area that best fits what you are looking for, and sign up for classes to get you going. You can't replace an instructor. Welcome to KarateForums!

On the contarary, many round kicks thrown in TKD tournaments have quite a bit of snap on them. I think you may be confusing "push" with "follow through."

Let us know how it goes, and what you do!

If you give the name in English, that would help!

Welcome to KF, AndyKS! Just curious, but does the KS mean that you are from Kansas?

Of course. Our intructor tells us what each movment is for as we learn our new forms. I've never been to a school that doesn't, however I am sad to find out that the world is very abundant in schools that don't teach you the application of the movements in your forms, self defence techniques and whatnot. Do you actually do any partner drills with the forms applications?

You may also try keeping a dryer sheet in your bag with your gear. It kind of helps to keep them fresh.

I can see some of your points, DancingSteve, but I still think that the heel down application is that important. You mention that a lot of kicks score points.....well, they would, because you won't get docked for your heel being up, because it is likely going to be planted as your base leg. My tournaments are body displacement....meaning you have to move someone with a technique to get a point. This can still be done with the heels up off the ground, it is just a different set of mechanics.

Congrats!

Pancrase is a tournament that showcased popular catch wrestlers in Japan. Pancrase is a ruleset (strikes on the feet, no closed fist attacks to the head, 10 second knockdowns, no punching on the ground) whereas catch wrestling is a style. I see. Thanks for the clarifications!

Thank you, ps1. That clarifies things a little. I have Kano's book on Kodokan Judo, and from what I remember, most of the takedowns were from the standing position, and done by breaking the balance of the opponent. However, it has been a while since I looked at it.

A few weeks ago I went out to range day for the Sheriff's Deptartment that I work for. The deputies carry Glock .40s, so that is what I shot. We did different shooting scenarios, and it was a blast. We fired at targets from behind obstacles, did some moving around, and also did a stand off situation with a baddy holding a gun, but not aiming it at you. When they told us to start yelling commands to "drop the gun," I noticed a little bit of excitement and adrenaline start running. It was enjoyable, and I shot pretty decent for my second time out.