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I used to use something similar to this a while ago.

Ahhh, I remember the first day I met my wife. > You see, the day I met my wife was the first day of college the fall quarter of 2002. She came into the class a few minutes late and there were only two open seats--the one next to me and one the next row up and a couple rows over. I knew from the moment I saw her that I wanted her to sit next to me and thankfully she did. However, things were not exactly going smoothly for good old me back then. Two days prior to the start of the school quarter I had my wisdom teeth cut out. And lucky me, I got an abcess. So here I was the first day of the quarter, sitting next to this extemely beautiful woman, and I'm both in pain and half-doped up on Vicodin. Naturally I strike up a conversation with her and we have small talk intermittently throughout the class for a while. Things were going well for me. And naturally due to not only my both social and sarcastic nature (a slight paradox yes I know but I've never claimed to be normal) and balancing my mental state between sudden sharp pain in my mouth and feelings of being in la-la land, it was not long before my dumb self let my mouth say something without my brain verifying it was okay first. In all honesty, I don't even remember what I said. But I do remember the look on her face and it definately something along the lines of "What the ______ did he just say??" Heck, I didn't even apologize. In fact we didn't really say another word to each other the rest of the class. Eventually class ended and we went our seperate ways. Well two days later I head back to class and take my same seat again. Only this time my abcess was getting better and I was able to get by with some advil numbing some slightly moderate pain I was suffering. Class eventually began and my beautiful woman was no where to be found. Sure enough, here she comes in again late. Looking around I saw the same two open seats. Surely she wouldn't sit by me, not after putting my foot in my mouth last time. But to my suprise she did (for which I still call her a fool for doing so). Well I can you I wasn't going to do the same mistake again. She wasn't in that seat for two minutes and I was already apologizing for my previous comments and explained what exactly I was going through that previous day. And the rest is history my friend. . . . Okay, so you're probably wondering why the heck I would bother to let you know all that stuff. Well aside from liking to hear myself speak from time to time (or type in this case), it illustrates some very important points. 1). Just be yourself. If you try and fake being someone you're not, either you'll be busted on the spot or down the road. 2). Strike up a conversation. Actually have something to talk about when you approach her rather than flying by the seat of your pants. And just a hint, women like a man who knows how to listen when they talk That will help you keep a conversation going once you start it. and this third one wasn't really in the story, but 3). Who cares if she says no. There are plenty of other things to worry about in this world than being shot down by a girl. After all, it's just a phone number. It's not like she's hording the cure for cancer. And if she doesn't want to give you her number than she doesn't deserve your time--don't fret over it & move on.

The name rings a bell, but I don't think I've ever seen the movie

Could be something other than muscle fatigue, but if I had to guess I would say most likely it is. Basically what happens when you do any kind of workout in which you exert yourself, whether it be strength training, cardio, etc., your body is breaking down sugars and fats inside your body for energy. And the muscles that are more active will break down more sugars and fats in their localized areas as muscle tries to grow. But this same fatigue can be applied to other work outs as well. For example, if someone tried to mug you after doing rigorous squats, you might find that your running speed and kicks are slower as well.

This is just my opinion so take it or leave it, but this could go for any martial arts, not just MMA. It sounds to me, like your friend is letting his new title perhaps go to his head a little. I'm basising this off of some general assumptions so I could be completely off. But one of the main assumptions is that he taught or at least assited in teaching MMA before becoming a certified instructor. I'm sure he did not go to this seminar/training session without any kind of MMA training under his belt and the desire to teach (which would lead me to believe he has at least dabbled in instructing in the past). And if he did, I'm certain these injuries were not happening as frequently as before (from what you say in your post). Perhaps now that he is a certified instructor he feels more responsibility and/or duty to push others harder in order to make them better. However, like I said, ego can be applied to all martial artists across the board, from traditional to mixed. I know I could name a few traditional martial artists I have trained both with and under who have gone from humble open minded practioners, who upon some form of promotion of rank or title, change to an egotistical close-minded instructor who know all there is to know about martial arts. Pride is very powerful emotion humans must deal with. Since I have never met you or your friend please know that I am in no way trying to insinuate that he is an egotisitical instructor, but merely trying to highlight that it does happen. However, the answer to your question is probably best put as do you find it acceptable? If the training is too rough and there is a legitimate concern for your health and well being, or simply if you don't like the manner and/or attitude of a training hall, then perhaps you should address the issue with your friend directly sometime out of the training hall. Let him know about your concerns, suggestions, and create open dialog for communication. And if that does not resolve the issue or the way you feel, maybe the best advice would to distance yourself from those more intense trainings.

Yes, but remember belt color doesn't matter once you establish wrist control "No crack for you Mr. Mugger!"

Boy, I can't believe no one has mentioned Kickboxing Academy.Don't even get me started on that one. Now where is the smily for wanting to hit your head against a wall when you need it.

I just saw a commercial for it last night. I'm assuming it's a straight to video release meaning it's not going to be that great of a story. But I still might have to check it out for the action.

I'm curious why one of the parents is calling and making these changes. All changes to the class and curriculum should come from your sensei, not one of the parents. Although I do agree that a full hour is a bit much to keep 3-6 years olds focused the whole time. Perhaps cutting the class down to 30-45 minutes might be helpful and include a game or two as a break between material, or even at the end of class as a reward if they do well. Perhaps an alternative could to be to keep class at the normal time and make whatever beginning time (say 12:00) to 12:20 "play time" where "play time" includes games focused on doing techniques correctly or something to that extent. This will allow those kids that can make it on time to not have to alter their schedule for others and those that can't make it until later aren't really missing out on any training.

I remember those days. There was about a year span when I was going 6 days a week. The only reason I didn't go on Sunday is because the place wasn't open. Then after receiving a severe knee injury I knew I had to slow it down a bit.

I think perhaps there is some misunderstanding of the point I am trying to make or I have not been clear enough in my efforts. When I talk of locking your arm out, I am meaning the mere moments preceeding impact. I'm not saying that you should lock your arm out halfway through the punch and keep it that way until it's halfway back (exaggerations on my part). But merely to stablize and solidify your straight punch for the immediate impact. The key part of this is that I am only referring to straight punches, I do not advocate trying to lock your arm on any kind of hooks, uppercuts, haymakers, or any other kind of attacks that are not traveling in a straight line. However, you do need to tighten your muscles for a punch, regardless to whether you lock out your elbow or not. Without tightening your muscles you won't have a tight fist and I think we can all agree you don't want to hit with a soft or open fist As far as not locking your elbow out being bad for your joints, I do not know if I completely agree with you here. Is it possible to damage your elbows if the move is not executed properly--yes damage could occur. However you can hurt yourself doing any more incorrectly. Also I've stated in previous posts, that locking your arm out creates a straight line in your bone formation from the knuckle to the shoulder. This straight line has two benefits over an arm with a slight bend at the elbow. 1). Allows for more kinetic energy generate from your body to be transferred to the fist as the path from your shoulder is a straight line. Having even a slight 5 to 10 degree bend between the upper arm and forearm will effectively send some of kinetic energy in a slightly different direction than your fist. 2). Upon impact, the force your hand and arm will receive will have more surface area, mass, and density to dispurse across. Once again, by having a slight bend in the elbow will cause slightly more energy to be retained in the forearm. To get an visual of how this energy will impact your arm when striking and as energy is absorbed back into your arm, perform the following simple experiment: Take your left hand (palm side down) and stick out all your fingers in a straight line, fingers pressed pressed together. Now curls all your fingers back except your index finger so you're effectively pointing down the same line as your first knuckle as if you were punching. This finger will represent your knuckle and forearm. Take your right hand and do exactly the same. This will represent your upper arm. Now place your right index finger directly behind your first knuckle on your left hand (the bones slant in towards your wrist so you'll have to come back from the knuckle about an inch or so, depending on the size of your hand, to get a straight line). Angle the fingers so they're facing exactly the same way in one straight line and thrust them forward at a hard surface with enough power to generate a bit of force (but not enough to hurt yourself or damage your target obviously). You'll notice you fingers are abruptly stopped, but yet retain their straight line. Now repeat the same thrusting maneuver with your right finger pointing in towards the left and slightly angled (imagine creating a V between your hand bone that slants in and your right index finger). Upon contact you'll notice you're left finger is stopped against the target and your right finger actually kicks in towards the target a bit. Once again, repeat the same maneuver with your right finger pointing the opposite way than the last time--basically running parrallel with the way your hand bone slants in. Upon striking the target you will notice that once again your left finger is stopped against the target and your right hand continues along the path, along the same line of the angle it was at. However, I completely agree with the remainder of the post. In fact, I often use a bullwhip as an example when I explain why generating speed is so important.

Could simply be muscle fatigue

I posted this in another topic, but lets see if this helps at all:

One guy at work made a punch motion toward my face one time (but stopped). He said I was supposed to have faster reflexes, I told him I didn't perceive a threat. I've used the same line when my boss jumps around a corner gives me a light karate chop and yells "ninja strike"

Here is a video of some sai work from the 1960s including a throw. Please note that his video is from the 1960s and the editing is not very well and a bit choppy. Sai work begins around the 2:50 mark and if you watch Kyan Sensei's sai work at 3:41 you should be able to see a sai tucked in back of his gi when he does the kata with a sai throw. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_dx8mKtE6o&mode=related&search=

I've never done it myself, but in traditional okinawa sai training, the practioner would carry three sais--one in each hand and then one tucked in the back between their gi and belt. One sai would be thrown at the foot of their opponent and they would replace it with the one they had tucked behind. I'll see if I can dig up any videos

I think you've misplaced a decimal? 4 kg is 9 pounds, and if you could gain 9 pounds of muscle in one session, we'd all look like Arnold. Actually I'd be willing to bet my memory of the article is off and it's probably something like 4 grams.

I thought it was the other way around? I know that I've read before that if you lose body fat but put on muscle you can still end up weighing the same as when you had body fat but no muscle, because of the density of muscle compared to fat. Yes and no. Muscle cells are more dense than fat cells by (1.06 g/ml to .9 g/ml respectively), giving the muscle cells an approximate 18% higher density. However, density and weight are two different things. You can take a 1 gram pebble and drop it into a river and watch it sink and then drop a 10 gram block of wood and watch it float down stream. Fat cells retain water, thus allowing them to grow and gain weight. This water absorbed through osmosis isn't take into account when figuring density since water in the fat cell will have no impact on whether it floats or sinks. Removing water from these fat cells can reduce your weight (by minizing water weight in them), but the fat cells will still maintain their current size. This is why you often see "flabs of skin" around old fat deposit sites on someone who's recently dropped a lot of weight fairly quickly. But as you state, you can still end up with the same weight. I've read somewhere that the average amount of muscle mass a normal man can add in a rigorous training session is approximately 4kg. So if the fat you burn is less than or equal to what you gain in muscle mass in a training session, then yes you could technically come out with additional weight.

It all depends. Fat weighs more than muscle so if you're losing body fat and gaining muscle then you should actually be gaining speed. But if you're putting on muscle and not cutting out enough fat then your speed will probably slow down very slightly. Even if you do cut down on the speed you are adding mass behind it so you're overall power shouldn't be affected too much.

If I had to make a guess I would say it was his hamstring as it mentioned he went through some rehab (I doubt he would have gone to rehab for knocking himself silly).

I also enjoy the assumption that as a martial artist I'm always on guard, ready for impending danger at every turn with every breath I take.

1) Yeah, the media Okay okay, all joking aside I'm sure there are some people foaming at the mouth to see him play in person. I'm just not one of them. Personally, I don't think it will have any kind of impact one way or another on whether I watch a professional soccer game or not as I'd rather play a sport than watch it. But I am kind of glad that there is a certain potential rise in popularity that he brings. 2) He does bring a certain "superstar" status to the game that for the most part is lacking in the public eye. I'm sure there will be some sort of immediate impact on soccer here and hopefully it does make a positive difference in to how soccer is viewed here in America. Will it make a significant difference in the long run, I honesty don't know. It all depends on how the short run is affected by his presence.

I got 43% addicted. Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be.