Red J

Welcome. Any relation to this bullydog? http://www.bullydog.com/index.pl Anyway, they have a cool logo dog. See you around the forums.

Crickey! What do you mean you spend 6 hours a day on it? Sounds painful.....

Kajukenbo Here's a recent thread. http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=13148&highlight=kajukenbo

You're going to be fine. You are using muscles that you are not used to working. Just make sure that you continue to warm up properly and stretch before and after your training. Good luck.

AES: You can also take an energy gel, such as GU (vanilla flavor is the best, IMO). It is a carbohydrate boost that keeps your levels up for about 45 minutes. You pop one about 20 minutes before the activity and then about every 45 thereafter. I used them when I was training for a half marathon and then I started using them on gradings. Our tests are intense and you are soaking wet in short order. I only take them if I know that I will be exercising intensely for 90 minutes or more. Since they are in gel form, you don't have to digest them like you do a bar so you feel the effect right away. https://www.gusports.com

If you know that you are going into an activity that you will be losing fluids through intense exercise, then you need to make sure that you have "pre-hydrated" by taking in plenty of fluid (16-20 oz.) 2 hours before the activity. In South Florida, it is not uncommon to measure sweat loss in pounds. With the heat and year round humidity you have to guard against heat stroke/dehydration. Last Sunday, I ran 6 miles at 6:30 am. The temp was low to mid 80s and the humidity was high at over 80%. I was sloshing in my shoes by the end of the run. Since the course has gatorade/water at every 3 miles, I made sure to grab some at three and then at six. Since I have seen athletes get dehydrated and know the how grueling the recovery is, I don't chance it. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. BTW, My favorite Gatorade is the Blue Frost.

I'll take accuracy because you can have average speed and power and defend yourself with an accurate attack to the throat, eyes, soft tissue areas, etc. Power and speed without accuracy means you are working harder than you need to. I believe that if your technique is precise, you can develop speed and utlimately power. I see many stronger people get outperformed (grappling, sweeping, throwing, sparring, etc.) by people of lesser stature because of accuracy and precision. Of course, speed and power are "platform dependent" (Redmond gets the credit for the phrase). A 90 pound person who is accurate would get plowed by a 6'4", 310 lb NFL football player who has speed and power. But all things being equal, I would take accuracy. Good topic.

Here are some signs: As you are warming up doing basics you trip while throwing a sidekick and take out the student next to you. The instructor says "Nice move, I think you are ready to test for your next belt." "We teach only the deadliest and most guarded secrets. You can't find this material anywhere else." "We have 37 colored ranks before black belt because we believe in short term goals. We also believe in long term goals so we have prepared a 5 year, 60 payment contract to sign. In the case of your death, please list your next of kin who will automatically incur your debt." "I'm sorry, we have to cancel tonight's black belt class because we need to inflate the bounce house for the 7 year-old ninja sleep over party." "Please make sure that you have your uniform pressed as we will be going door-to-door giving our testimonials regarding the Grand Supreme Master in an effort to prove our loyalty and increase membership. Here are some extra gold tassels that need to hung from your uniform." "Oh, you want to use the restroom. There is an extra charge for that." "Little 5-year-old Johnny is our ambassador for our "Little Mutant Dragons". He has worked hard and was recently featured at his Kindergarten show and tell for his recent promotion to 5th degree black belt. Of course, these results are not typical as his parents have signed him up to have daily private lessons with the Ultra Supreme Poobah. Just check off the 'Super-Size' box on the contract." "Many of our students leave here to become actual ninjas for the CIA, in fact, if you are selected, you can be part of this secret training society. You look like a good candidate. By the way, how is your credit?" OK, so I have an active imagination.

http://www.gatorade.com/ Try this link. It has some good information on it and really explains what happens when you sweat. I generally drink gatorade whenever I exercise hard, like when I run or take a class. All other times I try to drink water.

The thread was telling. For someone to tell you how selective they are, what a privilege it is to train there, and then make you feel like you have to be selected for this place is insulting. If it were so great they wouldn't have to tell you and they wouldn't need a sales center.

I had a picture of you that was similar to the "Man in the Iron Mask". I could see you bobbing for apples in a large bucket of sand and hitting your face against the makiwara to toughen it up.

Howdy hey and welcome.

I can hear them now, "My grandma can kick your grandma's butt."

From a Kempo/Kenpo standpoint there is a definite lineage trace to Hawaii. Mitose, Chow, Emperado, Parker, Pesare, Cerio, Villari, Castro, etc. are responsible for the proliferation of various kempo/kenpo styles on the West Coast and East Coast (I'm sure I left off a few names, but this is off the top of my head). The styles that come from this are varied but a couple that come to mind are: American Kenpo, Chinese Kenpo, Kara-Ho Kempo, Shaolin Kempo, American Shaolin Kenpo, Kajukenbo, and other variations. Of course it would help to know just what you mean by American Karate and what systems influenced this style. Anyway, I hope this helps. Good luck.

Now you're talking!

I originally started at 18 and studied various styles for a few years. I recently, within the last 2 1/2 years, came back because my son started. Well, he stopped, I started, and now my daughter has come on board. So we have influenced each other.

Welcome. It sounds like your training hard with the styles you listed. Enjoy the forums.

A new kind of training will begin. Congratulations and good luck.

Welcome!

When does a trend stop being a trend? HP seems to be going strong even though it has outlived the life expectancy of a trend.

Congratulations. It doesn't take much to get hooked. Enjoy the training. I have a heavy bag, jump rope, and a good pair of running shoes. While I don't train Muay Thai, I do my fair share to stay on top of my skills. Good luck and train hard.

3-4 hours a week training in the dojo 1-3 hours a week conditioning with running and swimming

Are you sure you want to buy a building? You may want to consider a lease. With ownership comes other responsibilities that you may not consider or want to waste your time with. You want to be sure that you will be spending your time doing the things that you enjoy the most. Many small business owners get bogged down in the details of running a business and find that they are not getting to do the things that made them want to open shop in the first place. In this case they would have been better off working for someone else. Food for thought.

Here's a couple of threads already started. http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=12734&highlight=schulman http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=7240&highlight=schulman Good luck.