bushido_man96

270 lbs, bench press, 1 time.

Welcome to the forums, timje_2005! Hope your training goes well. You have some good advise given in the above posts.

Thanks for the description, and the web site!

I don't like to slam any style, because I feel that they all have good things to offer. It does seem like certain arts tend to get the bad wrap, though.

Geez, Sohan, what were you thinking!!?? Attacking in a way they could not defend. The nerve.... That's good stuff!

Hit "upcoming event's" the flyers there with pricing. Looks like $165 a day, or 3 day seminar $395 without accomidations $585 with accomidations. I used to be stationed very close to there, that resort is really nice, or used to be. WOW!!! Lots of money! Can't do it, even if it was close!

That I would pay to see You know, one of the female black belts in my class set me up like that once. She said: "I think you should toss Mr. Walker around for the demo, doing self defense!" What's the deal? Nobody likes me!!!! Just kidding! it's so cool to toss a 200lbs guy , boooooomb...............booooooooomb I'm 245......

Wow, that would be one heck of an opportunity! Didn't see a price, though. What do you suppose the tag is on it??

This is good practice! I was doing a knee, then kick drill in our children's kicking class a couple of weeks ago. It is good to build speed for the chamber, and getting the feel for kneeing a target.

It is kind of funny that you mention this, because kara-te used to mean China Hand, until the Japanese changed the idiogram(??) to make it mean empty hand, to try to break its ties to China, and make it Japan's own, which is kind of what TKD has done with Shotokan! Wow, the soap opera of the martial arts! We took that one full circle, didn't we?

Hello there, and welcome to KF!

I would say to stick it out for a while longer, and see how things go. If you have an injury, and he asks for you to do something you can't, remind him. It isn't worth getting injured further. If after a few months things don't change, and you still feel like you do, then you may look at moving on. But if you really want to stick with that style, then you can learn a valuable lesson of perserverance here. Good luck with the training! I hope it works out for you. And welcome to the forums!

Wow, that is cool! I think he is around 60! He is still an animal, too.

That is an interesting one, P.A.L. It would teach you to move, that is for sure.

I feel the arguements of chivalry and things like it are very ambiguous. Everyone has a different definition of honor and chivalry. Let's look at it this way. Let's say that I come home from work, to find my whole family has been murdered. I know, its extreme, but hear me out. Now, lets say I find the culprit in my backyard, knocked out cold because he tripped on something, and slammed his head on the sidewalk. Now, he, starts to come around, and is trying to run away. I have two choices: detain and capture so I can watch the courts deal with him (oh, yea....he would live in county lockup for another 2 years before going to trial), or, I can..........well, lets just say, that, um..........well, you all can put two and two together, I think. We know that the honarable thing to do is let justice run its course. But personally, knowing that my family is lying dead in my house, I am not going to be in favor of option 1. Now, what kind of person does this make me? A warrior? A martial artist? Homicidal? Vengeful? A poor example? I don't know. What do you think, and what would you do?

Gee, thanks!

I view fighting as from the long range, ie, kicking, close range as in punching, and then grappling.

I agree with you. I kind of feel the same way about those who use running a certain distance as well. I agree too, but instructor always right so ask no questions Yeah!

I have wanted to look into this book, because I like everything written by Christensen.

That....is.....AWESOME!!!!!

Maybe for the both of us.

Very nicely put, Rathe. Today, one of the 1st dans was complaining about a kid we are doing orientation for, because he is having trouble bringing it all together. She was so frustrated, and saying he was difficult. I began telling her to just relax, and she says "....ya, ya, I know, its a "learning experience"..." and went on. So I told her, "where do you think you would be if no one took the time to do orientation for you?" I think she is still thinking about that one.

I am sorry I didn't catch your 1000th, but you had the nice black belt already!! As for my name always being on last.....well, I work nights, and get to check them early in the morning. Besides, my name isn't always on there when I check them, so I think the same thing about you all, if you see it from my end! You guys are great!

Personnally, it has gotten to the point where I really don't enjoy Pizza Hut any more. Just too burned out on it.

I don't put much stock in this sort of thing. I don't even bother with them. And personally, anyone who is going to take your money to tell you that you are going to have problems.....well, there is just something not right there.