bushido_man96

First off, welcome to KF! I find this to be a very interesting topic. I do have a question about the following: How do you plan to approach this idea? Do you plan to be spending class time to cover some of these "academic" topics, or adding time that students would have to put in for these subjects? I think most students are looking for the training, and are willing to study up on other aspects of the Arts on their own time. I'm curious as to how much time would go to this extra curriculum, and how it affects the rest of the student's training time.

I agree as well. When it comes to MA training, I would think that purist would be likely to settle on what is proven and practical for self-defense purposes. Perhaps a better term would "theoretical?"

Sounds like a good class, and a good school! Keep up the good work, and that soreness will go away in no time!

We have white, orange, green, blue, brown, and black, but at the colored belt levels, they are divided into a lo and hi belt, except for brown, where there are lo, middle, and hi designations.

Sometimes it's nice to see a different perspective on things. Getting to train at different schools provides that. It can really open your mind up to some different ideas and approaches, and is a great opportunity.

This is great news! Keep us posted on your progress!

Catching up.... 12/23/2019 Strength Training Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 135x3, 175x1, 200x5, 200x5, 200x5. Press: 45x5, 65x5, 85x5, 130x3, 130x3, 130x3. TKD Black Belt Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. With the Christmas break approaching, classes were hit and miss, and it was just me and the 3rd dan. We did Do-Kangs 1-4 with just a short break between each. We worked on a few forms, mainly 3rd and 4th dan forms, and then went through the first 4 three-steps. Finished with a stretch. 12/30/2019 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 185x5, 235x5, 235x5, 235x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 135x3, 185x1, 200x5, 200x5, 200x5. 1/7/2020 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 185x5, 205x3, 225x3, 250x1, 275x5. Lat Pull-downs: 130x10, 130x10, 130x10. Stretch: Kick stretches and quads. Really focused on the "squeeze the chest up" cue on the deadlift, and it really seemed to help out.

As long as there has been humans, there has been warfare, and therefore, that's how long the MA's have been around. People had to learn how to fight, and eventually, training rolled around to help people learn how to fight more efficiently, or in more military fashions in regards to defending the homeland or such. Some cultures started to codify and record it more than others did, and I think the cultures that did this tend to be the ones we think of as the "progenitors" of the Martial Arts.

Welcome to KF, and welcome back into the MA world! It sounds like you've got something good going on there. I went from a light contact, point fighting system to a more Olympic style, full(er) contact level of sparring. Getting used to the vest was the toughest part for me. I did change up a few things about the way I sparred, but by and large, the change wasn't too difficult to deal with.

Welcome to KF, John_newman; glad that you're here!! Yes, Welcome!

First off, welcome to KF! You've been given some great responses so far. I'd say that if you want to train, and its the most convenient way to do so right now, then at least you'll be doing some training. I think it's definitely good to train rather than not, and groups tend to be more motivating than training alone. What I've seen happen with students who have to move away from their old school for some reason or other, and then try to keep on training, is they want the new place to be like their old place, and when it isn't (because no place is), they just stop training all together. This seems rather close-minded to me, and I hate to see good students go by the wayside because of some changes. Please keep us posted as to how this plays out!

I see your point here. Perhaps it's something that may benefit higher ranked students more.I do agree that the instructor's job is to point things out and help you make changes, but at times, I think speaking with the person who is actually scoring on you/striking you, and figure out what it is they are seeing from their point of view, and trying to counter that, could be helpful.

Congratulations!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!

Thank you, Bob! I really appreciate it. I wanted to take a minute to point out here that this running log is not just meant to be for me. I know we have a lot of new members here, and back when I started this, it was my hope that it would be a running thread where the community compared and contrasted their training time. Here is my original opening post: So please, everyone, feel free to chime in here! 12/20/2019 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 205x5, 225x3, 255x5, 255x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 95x3, 125x5, 125x5, 125x5. Stretch: Kick stretches and quads. TKD: Worked on some low rank forms; Chon Ji, Dan Gun, Bo Chung, and also on Se Jong. Finished with some stretching.

Welcome to KF, KevinD! Glad to have you, and look forward to your contributions!

12/16/2019 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 205x3, 225x3, 275x5, 275x5, 275x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 135x3, 170x1, 195x5, 195x5, 195x5. Press: 45x5, 65x5, 85x5, 120x3, 120x3, 120x3. Stretch: kick stretches and quads. 12/17/2019 Deadlifts: 135x5, 205x5, 225x3, 285x5. Lat Pull-downs: 125x10, 125x10, 125x10. Stretch: kick stretches and quads.

It would be an easy decision for me. If the other instructor is going to be more welcoming, helpful, and not be a personality conflict, then that's the answer I'd go for.

Ditto. Do keep us posted!

Congratulations to all!

Well, I can see how that would be overwhelming, Bob! Did the doctor diagnose you with prostate cancer, or is he just warning you to get the numbers down in order to avoid it?

I like the split-screen idea, Bob, but I don't know that I could pull that one off. Have you tried that with sparring review, as well, or just on forms or singular technique review?

12/12/2019 Strength Training Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 205x3, 225x3, 270x5, 270x5, 270x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 95x3, 115x5, 115x5, 115x5. I felt pretty fatigued during this workout. I came down with something again on Monday night, and missed my Tuesday workout and spent the day sleeping. 12/13/2019 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 205x5, 225x3, 275x3, 275x3. Barbell Rows: 135x5, 155x8, 155x8, 155x8. Stretch: kick stretches and quads.

I will keep you in my prayers, Bob, as you take on this battle.

Nothing wrong with that. Things come up, and at times, it's better to wait another testing cycle, that way you can be sure you are fully prepared.