bushido_man96

My goodness, I never thought there was a Karate Kid message board. Zorbasan's quote sites were cool, too. Man, I need to get that box set.

Try doing a video search on google or youtube.com. You can find just about anything on there.

You might try washing it. Other than that, you could spend some time tieing and untieing it, just breaking it down.

I think the difference is that the teens are used to a more active lifestyle.

Now rib guards, those I think I could do. I have the most trouble with the protectors when I am doing spin kicks or back leg kicks.

Those are pretty good sources that you have there. Turtle Press also has some kicking DVDs, but I have not seen any of them.

It depends really on what you want to get out of your training. Most likely they will do some kicking, and some stretching. If they are sport oriented, you will get to do a lot of target drills and timing drills to improve the sparring side. A more traditional school may focus on forms and one-steps. Meet with the instructor, and ask him some questions relating to these matters. Personally, I have enjoyed my time in TKD, and I think you will, too, if the school is good.

I have never heard this comment about the lack of using the hands.

Aaah, man, that is a good point....but I hate tapping!

Thanks for the advise, guys. I'll keep it in mind.

Wow, politics at work again.

OK, here we are, week 2, and 0-2. We had a great chance at beating the rival Broncos today, but snuffed it. It is a total flip-flop from last year, as I feared. Now it is good Defense, and a struggling Offense. Maybe it will change when Trent Green gets back. Huard managed the game ok, but he is no Trent Green. Too many passes batted down, and it is hard to get our best receiver, TE Tony Gonzalez, worked into the offense when he is too busy blocking in two tight end sets because our tackles are less than adequate. The most infuriating part about this is that the front office and staff knew how bad these guys were, and just sat around and waited for Willie Roaf to retire. Well, I said feed Larry Johnson the ball, and that they did. Rushing for almost 126 yards, and 41 receiving yards. Have to get in the end zone, though! It may be a long season. The saving grace is that the Raiders look just as bad. Maybe when they get together, they will make each other look good!

What do you think of that Troy Vincent incident? Rebuilding=bad for you. I am not sure what to think of it right now. We will have to see after tomorrow's game. Maybe this new guy will do a better job. I pay pretty close attention to what they are doing and never heard any football camp or preseason comments about T.Vincent not playing up to his ability. I just hope Takeo will be playing. He's awesome! I have Spikes on my fantasy team!

I agree with you here. I also support a rank system. However, I don't think it is necessary for all styles. I like it, but I would do a style that didn't have one as well.

Nice post. You make lots of good points. It is important to train gross motor skill movements to these students, so that their bodies can adapt them more quickly. It is also important, as you noted, that self-defense training has just as much to do with environmental awareness as with physical training.

Discussion is why we are here, right?

Yes, who is John Lynn?

Experience is a very good teacher, and there are two ways to get to it. One is on your own, which may not be the most efficient road to take. The other is to learn from the experiences of others, which is usually more efficient.

Everyone has their own way of pushing themselves. Once you find yours, you will be set to go.

Welcome to KF, Takumi!

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?