bushido_man96

This is a nice concept, jaymac. However, for our testings, board breaking is required, and you get two attempts per board to break them. This is why I think that breaking in class as an exercise is important to get the feel for how it goes.

I have never seen the "progressive" title. I am not familiar with it.

Well put, emperornero.

I have heard good things about both Kenpo and Shotokan. You could probably not go wrong with either one. View some classes, and see what you think. Ask the instructors about their philosophies and methodologies on self defense to answer that question for you. Also, research the internet, and check around here on the forums...you could try the Comparative Styles and Crosstraining forum. Good luck on the journey!

Look up all of the dojos around your area. Call them, and ask to come see a class. Talk to the instructors, and make sure you find out their philosophies and teaching methods.

Kind of like if you didn't have bad luck, you wouldn't have any luck at all?

Huh, that is interesting. I will have to start having Gatorade after my workouts. I find that when I come home from a TKD workout, I am so very thirsty, and I end up chugging the water in the evening to refresh myself. It is like I can't kick the thirst.

Yes, any of those techniques could have combat effectiveness. But once the hands come up to block and protect, it would change what he has to do, slowing him a bit.

There was a good point made earlier about a lack of continuation curriculum. I think that having something new available to black belts may help motivate them to keep on going. Our current school had an opportunity to do this with the addition of the ICHF curriculum, but it has faded out recently.

I have never heard of this style before. I have heard of kyokushinkai, but not this one. Can you tell me something about it?

That is very true. Once people start moving around on you, it changes everything.

Hope the investigation goes well for you. Hope you get your money back, and then I hope they get taken care of, too.

aefibird makes some good points about breaking with the grains. If you are going to do a horizontal punch, line the grain horizontally. If you break with a verical punch, run the grain vertically.

If you want some feedback after your testings, ask your instructor for some. If he isn't saying much, then you may be doing all right, and he has no major concerns. As for the burnout, you should do what you are doing. Supplement, and take out a few classes. Work through it, and you will soon be back to where you were. Just remember, now at the higher levels is not the time to slack. Lessen your number of classes a week, but increase your intensity when you do work out.

Ask your master. Some people worry about rank too much. Worry more about what you can do, and where you would like to improve.

Good luck! Go get 'em!

You never cease to amaze me, Sohan! I just thought some people had a little more BO than others when they worked out. Didn't know that bit about the carbs. Cool info. Personally, I like my bread and tators, so I don't think I stink as bad! But, is this a good thing?

This is a good point. Positive correction rather than critisism.

https://www.joecartoon.com Always good for a laugh.

Good luck to you! It sounds like good fun. Maybe soon you will have your own private clinic.

No offense, but $200 per student per month would not work in neck of the woods. Don't you end up cutting off a certain amount of the population from being able to attend your school because they can't afford it?

I think you are correct in the sense that you can transfer basic skills to weapons use. By using what you know about your style, and body mechanics and such, and a little common sense, it could take you a little ways.

Don't have one, so I don't have any experience here. However, I think you may want to look into getting a wetstone, and use some kind of oil. You should be able to Google something on Katana care or something like that. The book I have recommends clove oil.

Sword fighting has always been an interest for me, not sure how it started, though. Here in Hays, I met some guys that were involved with the SCA, and so I used it as a route to actually start doing something with weapons with a partner. I have never been interested in weapons forms, but rather the actual combat against other weapons.

That was a fun read. Very entertaining, and with a good point.