bushido_man96

I love seminars. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to go to one for a long time.

I like long katas. They force you to try to sustain a high level of power and speed in your technique over a long period of time. They make you push yourself.

There are a lot of comments about the effectiveness of jump kicks. You can gain a lot power through the momentum of these kicks. They can be useful in sparring, depending on the style of sparring that you do. Are they effective on the streets? I think not likely, but someone else may have used one with success in the streets. My question is this: Do you like to do them, if not just for fun? I like them because they are challenging and provide a good workout.

Good job! Congrats!

You can still blast your techniques, but you will have to watch how close you come to making contact, if that is what you mean. You defenitely don't want to work down to someone else's level, if they are not up to par with you. I see you are new, so welcome to the forums! I also see that you are from Kansas! I am from Hays. Glad to see another Kansan here! What is your style and school?

Maybe he called them secret, brutal, etc. in order to keep some things from getting away that he felt would be advantageous for him not to divulge.

MizuRyu is right on key. There are no bad martial arts, just bad instructors. Another thing is that the focus of the school (self-defense or sport oriented) is also based on the instructor's philosophies. The best thing to do is to go watch classes in your area, talk to the instructors/owners, and then make your decision. This is the best way to find what you are looking for.

I agree! That is very cool of you, Brandon, to share your knowledge with another dojo. Great spirit! You demonstrate your willingness to better karate. I admire that!

This is a valid point, I think. Many times, especially with high ranked master instructors, they want to save face, instead of admitting that they don't know. They should not teach what they don't know, and then go and look up answers to the stuff they don't know.

Very true.

Sweet!

Hello, Yancy! Welcome to the forums! Try to stop in to the Introductions section and say hi!

I think that training with mixed ranks is beneficial, but I also feel that beginner/intermediate/advanced/black belts should also get the opportunity to train with people of only their rank, in order to better focus on things more specific to each level.

Bronco's fan, eh? This will be a fun weekend for us, won't it?

We always wear head gear. Head kicks are very frequent, and in tournaments, you require body displacement to score a point.

WOW!! Bill Wallace! That's awesome too.

Ah, I see. I think that is where my confusion came from.

So mean to me!!!!

What do you think of that Troy Vincent incident? Rebuilding=bad for you.

Yeah, that sounds about right. Also, the winning side would loot the field, taking all of the equipment left behind.

The computer did that to me in tourney mode once. I just put the controller down and watched.

Couldn't have guessed that, looking at your avatar!!

I've done this in the past with a kids program. You use a theme for the week kind of idea. It is ok, but some kids care about getting stars, and some don't. You'll just have to see how your crowd takes to it. You could try to make some testing requirement for it to increase participation, but that is soley up to you.

It seems to be very MMA centric. Who know's, if your in to that sort of thing, it may be worth the green for 3 full days. If nothing else the 3 days at that resort are probably worth close to that anyway, then the training is just icing on the cake. Oh, there's no doubt that it is worth it. I just can't take out a loan for something like that!

coincidentally, a few years ago, one of the children in my judo class was watching me teach hiza guruma. She didn't understand what I said, and replied "What? He's a gorilla??"