kchenault

To the Seoul Survivors, I apologize early. I just sent my answers, and I must admit, I was not very good I am afraid. A lot of the names I recognized, but don't think I associated them correctly. Sorry. Go Team Seoul! Pilsung!

Did everyone else just miss the obvious jokes that could be made? OR, are we all just being polite? Size? Staff? Hmmm?!?!?

2nd Amendment. 'Nuff said.

Welcome.

Dive in, the water's warm.

Welcome!

You will die within days without this. But a teaspoon can kill.

There are other posts on this topic. Funny, alot of people who don't break or have never broken, have this same viewpoint. Check out the other posts.

Take that! Okay Stold, now it's your turn. Just playing devil's advocate. MWAHAHAHAHAH!!!

Next you'll be calling him a "HOE"

I knew I was a cat person. I'd take one of those kitty's home in a heartbeat.

Let me explain further. Most Karate kicks I have witnessed tend to lean forward leaving the torso exposed, ie...rounhouse is executed withe the legs forming a wide "V" shape with the torso visiblely seen in the center of the "V". TKD kicks should be performed where the body is in a stright line. At least that is how I was taught in Moo Duk Kwan TKD. Just basing this on my own personal experience.

I got about 4 of those. Mainly dealing wth shoes and clothes.

So Kensai, if the post is not a half page long it doesn't count with you? What constitutes a good post to you?

Speaking for your own team of course. My team has posted some pretty good info and carried some good conversation.

Seriously though, that is quite a piece of information there KC! As Mr. Spock would say, "Fascinating."

SO THERE!!!

I get out of bed slowly some mornings already. But, (AND THERE IS ALWAYS A BUT), I have not even gotten close to asking the question why yet. I know that before I started caring about my physical well being, I was 23 pounds heavier than I am right now. My pants were tight. I can actually wear one size smaller now. I do it because of the endorphins that are released. They give a sense of well being and contentment. For me, there is nothing like the feeling of getting up from a GOOD stretch. It feels right and the stress just melts away. I give my life's plasma to do this (literally). It is important to me. That is why I continue.

Nice site. How could I have missed that. Was the post from a while back?

Squeaky is as squeaky does. Very squeaky. Hard to slide for stretching as well.

I like that one.

I have never sparred with a MT stylist, but I find some of their techniques useful. Now I say "their techniques" because although other styles may incorporate these techniques, the first time I saw them was in a MT setting. Like using the knee to stop hit an incoming middle kick. It totally confuses and frustrates most TKD practitioners. -rb said: -hmmm. -If you're going to leave out all those fancy aerials then most stand up martial arts have the same kicks. I have to disagree, TKD has a way of utilizing proper body mechanics to "line up" a kick, which in effect gives it more power. I enjoy the flashy stuff, that's one reason I take TKD. But, those high kicks really do help develop more control and stopping or penetrating power on your most effective kicks, which tend to be no higher than the waist.

Have to second shotochem on this on. Your feet do catch sometimes, but overall the best surface I have trained on. Your feet don't get blisters like they would on carpet. They don't move around except at the seams, and that is negligible.

Tae Kwon Do has, IMHO, hands down, the most powerful kicks around. If you can control the urge to go flashy, and keep it real, block all you want but my side kick is going to slam your arms just as hard as your ribs. Or a toes back roundhouse for penetrating power.

Ice is a natural insulator. That is why some tribes of the far north build with it in winter. We used to make forts out of snow and ice as kids just to keep warm while we were outside.