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I can't figure out if they're just joking around, but part of me says they're dead serious.

http://spikedhumor.com/articles/56298/You_Wouldn_t_Want_to_Mess_With_These_Guys.html wow! I need to learn that two by four trick!

I never have till you posted...funny, why won't XP allow it?

Definitely will. I'm actually excited again...thsi hasn't happened in a few years

I went to the Yoshukai school tonight and watched a class...coincidently, they had a testing prep class as well. I have to say that I am much more impressed with the Yoshukai students overall. There were some white and yellow belts that were in the adult class that were pretty good for that level, meaning the basics have been hammered into them(which I think is a must). The black belts are outstanding, and the middle belts were doing some weapons kata that looked really good as well. I am very impressed with this school overall and will be starting this Thursday. I chose this school not only because of the quality of the students, but the crispness of the instructors and the curriculum content. I am very pleased to note that Thursdays are sparring days, and they have medium contact sparring which they call Ipon Kumite. Sparring nights also have a grappling class after the sparring class...YAY! So, they have grappling, Kobudo, and Katan work in the curriculum, as well as the usual traditional Japanese Karate content. Nice, very nice.

bacteria is going to keep them stinky unless you kill it and keep them clean. spray them with Lysol to kill the bacteria, then get some anti-bacterial wipes to wipe them down with after each session after rinsing them with water to clear the sweat. You can get pretty decently scented wipes from a myriad of sources...I prefer warm vanilla sugar from Bath and Body works. I have decent results with any wipe that has Benzylkonium Chloride as its main component.

kinda pricey...

...and I won't really go into it, because of the possibility of the post being deleted... Jerry Lee Lewis sang, "whole lotta lovin' goin' on!" sorry folks, had to be said

Actually, I've had lucid dreams since I was about 12 yrs old. It started from having horrible dreams and I would try to tell myself I needed to wake up when I was too terrified. From there I learned to tell myself that I'm dreaming, and don't need to worry about what happens...just watch the movie. Still even after that, things would still get way to frightening to deal with. So, I would tell myself that I could do what I wanted to when I wanted to...even so far as slapping a would-be captor/demon/whatever in the face...well it didn't take too long to figure out that I could do what I wanted to from there...man, it made puberty very interesting to say the least. I still have that ability, but not all the time...use it or lose it I guess...although it seems like the only time I can't control things is when I start having night terrors which still happens once in a great while.

I would think any of them would complement any style well enough. Choose whatever is local and has the best instructor. Good luck.

Nah, Kukkiwon I'm familiar with, and it wasn't that. I'll have to find out, cause now I'm curious.

I sat and watched a class last night. It was a prep class for testing which was today, but I didn't go to the testing...anyway, there were three red belts(one adult and two early teens), a black belt(maybe like 14yrs old), and some blue and purple belts. Master Kim wasn't there, but there was a BB instructor leading the class. Now I do hate to sound negative toward anybody else, especially an instructor who was EXTREMELY nice to me while I was there, but... She seemed confused about the basic forms that the lower belts were performing. Which strike goes where, etc. Also, she had no snap at all...like she was just going through the movements, and would rather be somewhere else. Now, I'm sure we all have bad days, so maybe there's more to it than I saw. The younger BB also didn't really show any BB skill...they were practicing one steps and self defense techniques and everytime after blocking, he had to think about what he should do...that just won't fly in a real situation. He also seemed more intent on practicing kicks that were obviously beyond his level(lke wushu stuff)than working on perfecting any of his current material. Another thing that bothered me was the adult red belt was in really poor shape physically and couldn't perform alot of the kicks that he was asked to do at a reasonable competency. The roundhouse was extremely low, like groin level, everytime he threw it. He did attempt the tornado kicks that they were doing, but even I have some trouble with those, so I can't say too much However, it seemed like he wasn't really wanting it...again, that bothers me since he's in the highest of ranks, approaching black belt. The most impressive person there was a yellow belt adult who I would say either practiced nonstop, or has prior experience, because he was pretty decent, and had great spirit. Man, being an extremely picky and anally retentive instructor of a combat style has really messed me up for watching anybody else. When I practice, the technicalities and heavy reliance on basics are a priority, and I saw very little in the way of good footwork, even from the BB's there. I'm going to sit in for a Yoshukai class on Tuesday and try to make my decision from there. Oh, he's not WTF or ITF, but he is affiliated with both in an administrative aspect of some sort from what I gathered by talking to the instructor last night. I should have written it down, but didn't think of it, he's in the Kyukki(sp?) Do federation...I most likely slaughtered that name, but can't remember exactly what it was due to being unfamiliar with it.

back to the original topic...You know, it's almost a scruples kind of thing...you keep driving, but then you can't help but think about it...and what if it gets in the news from going bad...then how would a person feel? Then again, you could stop and say something, but maybe it's a domestic thing and they don't want to be bothered...Again, I guess just stop some distance away, and call the police and let them know what you see...much safer for all concerned that way.

look at it this way, you can't correct years of inactivity by being active for six months. Unless I'm reading this wrong, you have been doing this since march. I had the same problem when I started. I wasn't sure if I could do this or that or whatever...you can't realistically expect to become perfectly balanced and stellar at your MA in 6mos. This takes years man...set some short term goals and keep the faith. Are you better now than when you started? Of course you are. Think of how much better you'll be in another 6mos. Keep at it, things get better. And for the love of Pete, don't compare your progress with higher belts...you should only guage your progress against yourself!