bushido_man96

Wow, Sohan, I wish I had your schedule. Makes me jealous

You mean, you actually tried it? Wow, cool, thanks! Tell me about it. I am a bulky boy, and doing that kind of workout makes this big boy want to hurl!

Way to go. Perserverance pays off.

You have essentially run the TKD gammet, haven't you?

Another thought that I had is that you need to stretch in your side kick position. When you get into the splits, rotate to the right side and hold; they used to call this the "American splits" position. Hold there, and then rotate to the left.

Ooh, ooh, kind of nasty, but how about an ear clap or box. Nail them both, ouch.

It is a different society today. If you get into a shouting match with someone, and things get elevated, the next thing you know is you could be staring down the barrel of a gun, or looking at a shiny blade. I don't know about you, but I don't think I will take a chance, knife vs. hands, and definitly not gun vs. hands.

That is kind of a cool idea. Think I'll keep mine now.

Hmmm, very interesting. Didn't think about all the ficticious styles out there.

Gotcha...does make sense...the only thing that is weird Shoan is that I can stretch it and it doesnt hurt or anything..then when I kick not even up to the width of how far I can stretch it.....I still get the pulling feeling....i would have guessed I would have really felt it when I stretch esp. since I can stretch it farther than when I am kicking....but your point does make sense...and I guess deep down inside I figured thats what it was, but wanted a second opinion.... Thanks for your input. That is because the stretch is an easy motion that is held. The kick is sudden shock to the muscle, and causes the reaction you are gettin. (I think ).

Did they perhaps cut him some slack with all of his prior experience?

I am in the Traditional Taekwondo Association right now, a fairly small association based out of Kansas. I used to be with the ATA, though.

You have to take these things with a grain of salt, and don't let them get you riled up like that. I understand that it is upsetting that you pull something off that makes you feel good about yourself, and then someone goes and runs you down in some way. Just ignore these people, and feel good about what you accomplished. And I echo your setiments about being humble, and I try to be so myself. Sometimes, I think I am too humble, and don't give myself enough credit, or shirk the credit that others give me.

I was perusing the Wikipedia for information on Chuck Norris, and they stated that among his accomplishments included a black belt in Brazilian jui-jitsu. Can anyone confirm this? I don't suppose it is a lie, but I have just never heard of it before.

You could check with Turtle Press. They have some weapons DVDs, and I think they have a few on the staff.

My school offers classes 4 times a week. I currently go 2 or 3 times, depending on work, family, and what not. I recommend at least 2 times per week once you get started. Good luck and have fun! Enjoy the journey.

The best thing you can do in this case is to get in touch with the dojangs that you will be moving towards, and discuss your situation with these instructors before you get there. And, if you have to start over, oh well. I have done it once, and it isn't so bad. The important thing is that you keep your training up while you bounce around. When you finally get settled in, you can make your go from there if you have to.

The prior posts all have good suggestions. Check them all out, and check out the instructors of each. A good instructor is just as important as the style that you get into. Also, check out their teaching philosophies and methods. All of these are just as important as the style.

I feel a more correct statement would be: George Dillman CLAIMS to be the foremost expert on pressure point attacks. I realized that I had made a mistake. That is what I meant to say.

Quote: One of the reasons why we use so much Japanese in our system and classes is so that what ever country one is visiting and training in, one can generally get a hold on hearing the Japanese names of the techniques and can pretty much follow along. In this case, I can understand why, but if you don't do any traveling, then it is not as necessary.

Why call it taekwondo, then? Just say you are practicing American Foot-Boxing. I don't think this is the same. The technique doesn't care what language is used. It is ok for the cultural aspect I guess, but I just don't think it is necessary. And, I don't think you lose any traditionalism from using your native language, whatever that may be.

My condolences.

In the ATA, we used all English. In my new association, we use Korean. Personnally, I don't see why we don't just use English. If I can't say the technique in Japanese or Korean, it doesn't make it less of a technique. I think it is all formalities.

I like Arlovski and Ortiz. Silva is an animal, but I don't know how well rounded he is. Does he have some grappling experience, I don't know for sure.

This was something I picked up when I began teaching, and I am still fine tuning my techniques in this way. One of the best ways to teach is by example, and you have to be able to demonstrate accordingly.