white owl

I have been given the same advice from my instructors also and it is very good advice. And I think doing your best is all your instructors ask for.

I do not know, I would think Not because the wall has know give and that increase your chance of hurting yourself even with gloves on.

Not even if it could be good for you.

Congrats!

We all do crazy things that we ask our self later why did we do that, this makes us human. Just take care of yourself.

I did not go out early so everything was kind of pick through. I got the gps I wanted and some movies. It was still crazy around noon time, so I could not imagine what it was earlier in the morning. Actually I can crazy.

Typical cat.

Ya, I heard it was not very good. But I have heard that your body absorbs it faster in the liquid form. How true I do not know. Could you mix it with something to help with the taste maybe ?

Och! I agree with all that is said here ice it diffently and tiger balm is great stuff. I f you do not see improvement in a couple of days I would see a doctor.

Welcome Joel.

Welcome to the forums Patrick.

I agree here with Bushido_man. I personly would not question my instructor (he would knock me upside head and he would say what are you doing questioning my judgement over you ). Oh do not get me wrong I have wanted to many times. Be glad you passed your belt test that is an accomplishment.

Thank you, for your imput you guys, you easy my mind a little.

How old is your cat? I would give them time your pup is young and wants to play constantly and if your cat is older he or she wants to be lazy more than play.

Thats cool! Congrats to your school and instructor.

I got a question for you guys. I was at a recent tournament and ran in to someone from my old school which is now know more. This person is training at a different school and is a white belt and told us that he is getting ready to test for his yellow there, but he was there in his black from the old school. I'm little puzzled if he is repesenting his current school should he not wear the belt that is assigned to him by his current instructor?

Exactly. When I was a lower ranking practitioner and began to learn, say wrist grips, for example, we would go through them slowly as we learned them and then at a regular pace when we felt more comfortable. As I moved up the ranks and learned more advanced ones, the same thing. I recall a student who used to attend my school that I was very often partnered with. He was tall, and of a stocky built and his grip on my wrist during practice sessions always left my wrist sore and tingling. Every time I would tap out, he would always give it that extra "twitch" before releasing his grip INSTEAD of releasing immediately when I would TAP either myself OR him. Our instructor would often have to remind him "TAP MEANS STOP". Gradually this "day after practice soreness" became worse and I had to see a doctor because of it. So, you see, this is just an example of "mere pain" graduating into an "injury". I have practiced with a lot of different students and while there was minor pain or discomfort, it was not necessary for me or my partner to "lean on it" to understand the technique or apply it on my partner. Of course there are people who have what I call "iron wrists" - my husband being one of them. He doesn't feel pain that easily performing this particular technique and has a strong resistance to an opponent applying pressure. I do believe that bone type plays a part in this. I totally agree with you. And diffently no what you mean.

I actually have I had and adult dog (a lab) that I intruduce to a kitten and they got along great. I figure one good wack with a paw she will give up and leave the kitty alone.

I hope every one had a Happy Thanksgiving and did not eat to much.

Good luck Fran!

I'm not going to lie; I don't like pain, never did, never will. I don't mind feeling sore after a good workout but that's different than limping out of class with bruises and sprains. But, I don't believe in taking a hero's approach to it either. That being said, since I've been training all these years, I feel I do handle it differently and probably better, than I did before I was ever a martial artist. I can probably handle more than I could when I wasn't training. I know a lot of people say, "well, you should feel pain so you can deal with it if you're ever attacked." To a certain extent, that is true, HOWEVER after all the injuries I've racked up from training, I want to be able to walk out the door and go home at night & be able to return to train. What good or how effective am I if I am hurt so bad I can not even defend myself?? Does developing nerve damage or carpal tunnel from repeated wrist locks where your partner hesitates to release make one better from dealing with the pain? No, it means that injury will probably affect your job or life. Same thing if you smashed up your knee or ankle or having your arm or leg hyperextended from your partner in class, or having a torn rotator cuff. These are not "prizes" or "medals" in pain management. I see them as affecting my job and my life. Like everyone else, I have a job, responsibilities, bills, mortgage, etc. to pay. If me or even my spouse for that matter, get seriously hurt in class, there's no one to support us or pay our bills. So I take pain very seriously. If I'm doing wrist locks with a partner, I tap when I feel pain and if my partner doesn't release immediately, you can bet she or he's going to hear it from me or else I am going to react accordingly. I've got chronic pain now that I have to deal with now that sometimes alters what I can or can not do - - all injuries I've gotten in class. So that's why if I'm partnered with someone who has a macho outlook on pain, I make sure I set the record straight from the get-go. This is the reason that instructors need to keep a close eye on kids especially, but also adults doing wrist locks or head locks or anything that involves tapping out or the similar. Someone can get seriously hurt - and permanently. I agree with you Tiger. I sometimes I get partner with people(or new people) that do not release when I tap and do not check there power in striking. It hurts

Your welcome all! And thank you for a great forums and keep the b-days coming.

That's interesting, White Owl. I spoke with a friend about taking karate, but she's afraid of hurting her (already has problems with it) back. I thought she should give it a go during the free trial period, but . . . That's great that he understands that it's important to you, not an "obsession"--a word bandied about too freely, like the way people toss around "OCD" without understanding it. I'm Lucky because my husband and I take MA together and also my son, if I'm obessed with it I would not know what to call my husband because he is worse than me. As for your friend I do not know what kind of injury she has suffered, but I have a little thinnig of my L-5 it is not real bad but it is little more than a 34 year old should have. But my chiropractor keeps me going with what he does and the stretching and conditioning of MA helps me losen up and strengthen my back, but there is something that hurt and I stop if it hurts, which are some of the throws like the one's that you have to bend to the side Ogoshi comes to mind for a example. But tell her to give it a try.

Sorry miss spell on Burpee's.

At least she came clean with you. And it sounds to me she had cause in holding back a little info do to pass experience.