Withers M.A.A.

Welcome to the site.... We all hope you will stick around for a while and learn some things as well as share things with the rest of us. Pete :karate: :karate: :karate: :karate: :karate:

if you look on the other side of the spectrum. A Martial Arts school needs to make money just like everyone else. By charging money for a test an instructor can make some extra money. You are paying for his extra time and organization of the test itself. I personally think the ranking system is great so long as the prices are kept reasonable. I will charge $35 per test w hich includes the test itself, a new belt, and a certificate, and syllabus of the requirements for the next rank. Not a bad deal esp. since the test runs a minumum of 2 hours long.

As pathetic as the whole thing is it does take balls to get in there and actually fight for real. As for beating the crap out of my friends that doesn't really appeal to me. It looks like the few fighters they have just fight each other every single week. Obviously the outcome will always be pretty much the same. From t he looks of t hings they even fight in the rain and crap. How do you explain broken arms and black eyes every money to your boss??? When he asks what you do and you tell him you fight and then tell him you don't make any money doing it he'll prob. call you a ******... lol

What the heck is a numstick???? I think you mean nunchaku. You shouldn't be carrying weapons around the street. Are you that insecure?

I'm just curious what your favorite training equipment is. I'm opening a school and am buying the things I need. So far I have 10 kicking paddles, 3 pairs of focus mits, 2 shields, body opponent bag, 10 rubber knives, clubs, all weapons, I'm ordering the wavemaster XXL on Friday. Besides mirrors and stuff what else should I buy? Pete

I will be having patches and t-shirts made with my logo. The updated design looks way better and hopefully I'll be able to post it tonight. The guy in the middle stands out way more in the new one and a few other things have been modified. I'm getting very close to the end result. Thanks for the imput

When you jump from the ground your kicking foot should be facing almost completely to the back wall. You should be on the ball of your foot when you jump. Use your nonkicking leg to get your momentum and to help get the height in your jump. Pete

Well to say you don't like the pic. because you only like practical street defense isn't really a good reason not to like a logo. That is like saying you don't like a Judo schools logo because there is an image of a guy throwing another. It is representive of the system or style being taught.

I redid them and will try posting them tonight. Why don't you like them? What is it you don't like? Everyone I've shown them to love them.

Many styles and even instructors within a particular style contradict each other. Without some sort of sold base and knowledge this will just confuse the beginner student. It may make you frustrated or just totally confused. One instrutor will tell you to do this for this reason and the other one will tell you not to do that and for that reason. Until you have knowledge enough to be open minded and know there is no right or wrong way per say to do a tech. or no ultimate tech. and you can take both instrutors imputs to make one tech. that works for YOU. So stick with one style for a while and when you are very confident with that then you can try others. Pete

EnvE did you add that or did you hear that from someone else? I'm not criticizing at all so don't take it the wrong way. I just t hink it is an interesting twist to his saying.

Through my years of training I've seen so many people earn their blackbelt and then quit. To me if you don't continue to train afterwards you wasted your time. When you achieve your blackbelt you are now proficient enough to start to really learn the true meaning of the martial arts. Pete

If you don't have a lot of experience with one martial art I wouldn't recommend training in another. I think until you are proficient in one style you shouldn't start another. Quality not quantity is a rule to live by in martial arts. Pete

I changed it again just a little bit and I will be able to post it on here tomorrow. It is similiar to the one on the bottom right except the guy has a white outline around him and the middle line is removed.

Sorry I should have been more specific. Throwing a backfast in a horizontal motion after an ax kick would be down right stupid... hehe Throwing the technique in a downward motion following the ax kick works well esp. when followed up with a reverse punch. Sorry for the confusion. Pete

NASKA does have a few torn. in Canada but they do cater mostly to the U.S. competitors. N.B.L. isn't bad like I said before just def. not the best. My experience is that people who can't win (not in all cases) Naska go to N.B.L. WHen I first started competing I did both but noticed quickly there was more talent in Naska and more of a challenge so I went with that. Pete

Damn i just got my orange belt on this thing.... hehe How many more posts before i'm a sensei? Looks like I have a lot to go... lol, Pete

Well I speak for everyone when I say that we hope you're back in action VERY soon at 100% so you can get your revenge... hehe j/k As for the concussion thing, well I've been there too many times. One time I even went home and went to bed... oops worst thing you can do... lol keep us posted on how you feel. Pete

Well most kickboxing systems don't employ kness and elbow strikes unless they are Muay Thai. If you look around you might find one that differs. As for the kicking with the shins well that is Muay Thai. They have a deadly roundhouse kick and their condition is sometimes down right brutal. If you're not into kicking with your shins then maybe look into something totally different. If you like kicing Tae Kwon Do might be good for you. Their hand techniques aren't very good though. Kenpo is a good "street system" that basis emphasis on real life situations. They use Knees, elbows, fists, kicks, takedowns, etc. etc. As for taking on multiple attackers that is a tough call. I would recommend getting a firearms liscence being realistic. You're talking 4 or more poeple and without some type of weapon it will be EXTREMELY difficult for you to even walk away. If you're afraid of getting attacked by that many then get your liscence to carry a firearm and learn to use it. Learn a Martial Art so the firearms would only be your last resort. This may sound cruel but it is true... Good luck, Pete

EnvE - that is a different variation of Funacoshis' saying... I come to you with Karate Empty hands, I have no weapons... etc. etc. etc. Never heard it changed to Kenpo before. Many systems of Kenpo incorporte Ju Jitsu into their system. My friend who I train with now is training in Small Circle Ju Jitsu and adds that to his routine. Thats what I love about Kenpo is if you're with a good instructor who is open minded then techniques from other styles will be incorportated into the system. Many other systems like Tae Kwon Do have close minded instructors who claim that their way is the only way and as most of us already know that is not true. Pete

As a blackbelt you shouldn't get discouraged from a torn. THere will always be someone better than you no matter what. I competed nationally for many years as a blackbelt and have competed with the best of the best. If I competed with someone who beat me then I would go back to the dojo and just train harder. If someone is at the top then don't forget the road it took them to get there. They didn't just wake up and be the best they had to work at it. IF you want to be the best you have to put a lot of work into it and make competing a lifestyle. If you're going to watch or to just have fun and see how you do then have fun and if you win something then all the better. Pete

Leaning back will really only help when you are able to throw the kick with ease. When you perfect that kick then you lean back to get more height out of your kick. If you're not spinning enough then you need to concentrate on gaining more momentum. I'm assuming you're kicking with the right leg. If so do you start with your left leg or right leg forward. Many people start with the left forward so they can start with another right leg kick to gain momentum into the 540. I personally recommend having your kicking leg forward and using your elbows to help start your momentum. Pete

I'm thinking of using the image on the bottom right and making a few changes to it. I think I might make the lines really small and possibly make the guy silver. I have a few more ideas that I need to play with. If I come up with any new ones I'll post them as soon as I have them. Pete

I started my Martial Arts in Kempo (chinese system) then switched to Kenpo (Japanese) I never studied the Ed Parker system which employs multiple hand strikes in continuation. Our system does employ this type of technique but it isn't our foundation. Most Kenpo/Kempo systems are constantly evolving which makes it a good system to learn due to the fact it changes with the demands of criminals. Most Kenpo systems favor hand tech. over kicking however, because of my Tae Kwon Do background I incorporate that into my system. So look around because one school will prob. vary a LOT to another. Pete

Top Right- I'm thinking of using that idea except have the triangle rotated 180 degrees. I like the idea of having the lines in the triangle because they represent the 5 rules and animals but I think they make the image too busy. What do you think? http://members.aol.com/black96cobra/myhomepage/petelogo2.jpg?mtbrand=AOL_US