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Last monday was the first training this year at my dojo. We started out doing some running and pushups. Then some streches. After about 25 minutes our training began. A drill training to get rid of the holliday pounds. A lot of five-steps, all at full speed and strength. But after that, when we were already pretty tired, we practiced Heian Shodan for 25 minutes. All at full speed and strength. It was exhausting! It was a really good workout plus it keeps us practicing the early kata ( well being a 7th kyu this is one of the three kata's I know, but there were also brown belts along with us doing this). It felt really good. The form got a bit more sloppy in the end, due to fatique. So along with this story about practicing early kata I would like to ask this. Is it usefull to train kata when you are so exhausted you can't do it the way you are able to do it when you are not yet exhausted? Tom

I have multiple forums I enjoy really much. Karate - Since I practice it I can relate to the things being said. General MA - A lot of everything, so very interesting in my opinion. Health and Fitness - Well, it is really important to be aware of your health. Good place to find new exercises and training routines. My health info is gatherd elsewhere though. And some other forums, like general info, combative MA, cross train, are all good to read, but not my favorite. Tom

Thanks for the link, but the service is unavailable to viewers outside the usa. That means I can't watch it. Tom

I was a fan of the first season. Haven't been able to watch the second season yet, to my regret. The first season was really great. Tom

Thats to bad Karatekid! Still injured Hope you recover soon. Tom

Good one! Tom

Yeah, that's a great problem of the free markets. Some things are really difficult to give a price. Toxic waist, how do you put a price on something like that? That's where the free market fails. I think you should utilize the free markets as much as possible, but definately not alway's. As long as all the information of a product or service is stored in the price, the invisible hand will do it's work. Tom

It was a lot of work, but probably more enjoyable than my BBA due to more specialized and advanced classwork, as well as the group projects and presentations. I wouldn't say I've used it much, however. I should've gone criminal justice, accounting/finance, MIS, or even my PhD in Exercise Science. I feel that Marketing was really just a waste of time since I'm not employed in that field. With respect, Sohan But you didn't know that before you started the MBA. Probably the literature you learned wasn't that usefull but the way you learned it was really usefull, of am I wrong? Tom

Got my MBA back in 2001, but it was in marketing. I've regretted since not pursuing accounting or finance, since it appears that's where the jobs are today. Jobs in econ are not easy to find unless you work for the government. Books? Depends on your current educational level. I think you said you're 18, so I assume you haven't had too much business coursework in school yet. If you are ambitious, you could start with Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, or John Maynard Keynes' General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money, though if you have no economics background at all, Economics for Dummies is a surprisingly good introduction. It was written by Sean Flynn, who is a professor at Vassar. The cool thing about Professor Flynn is that he is an expert in Aikido, as well as economics! With respect, Sohan Thanks man. It's funny. I have already read Adam Smith's wealth of nations. It was really good! Well, that makes sense since it is the quarter stone of modern economics. I found by reading this book that is is right on a lot of points, but that in a whole, I could have spend my time better on a more educational book. You do not get a comparison by reading this book, just his opinion. This is why I think I will not start reading keynes book yet, although it will be worth the time. The opportunity costs are just to high I guess. Economics for dummy's is also on my bookshelf. It was a very nice introductionary book to economics Reading Strategic thinking by Nalebuff and Dixit right now. You should pick it up sometime. The message is really clear, but without a lot of math ( which I have to learn better, along with my english ). Got that book from the library at the university and will ask it for my birthday nexth month, along with The Art of War - Sun Tsu. After that I think I will grab a good introductionary economics book like economics by Lipsey and Chrystal. An MBA, thats pretty cool man! Is that hard? Tom

I go with BM here. Just give it a try. Looks like you have found yourself a hardcore gym out there! You just can't beat that. Tom

Sohan, I see you are interested in economics. Did you study it? Maby you can recommend me some books or something? Thanks in advance! Tom

I do not know if I get what you really mean. You say here that lineair styles only teach basic movements. My shotokan style is mainly lineair movements. The movements are quick and powerfull. But from your point of view, styles that mainly train lineair movements will have a disadvantage because it is to basic. I do not agree with you. But maby I just got you wrong. Tom

Good luck. Nerves are good, keeps you sharp! Tom

This guy is so far over the line he can't even see the line no more. The line is a dot to him! (joey from Friends). This isn't normal no more. He could get arrested for it I think..? Tom

Congrats! Now you shouldn't post no more so you keep your thousand posts! Tom