Water Cooler Chat
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Excellent work on the weight loss. And the teaching opportunities. Since my blackbelt last November, i have also been0
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helping with the kids classes and even teaching adult classes.
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This is really inspiring:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150322_At_nearly_80__he_earns_his_black_belt_in_Aikido.html
Hopefully we can all be so active at 80!
And in odd moment of "It's a small world" one of my cousins studies Aikido and has trained with Bob at a couple of seminars.0 -
This is really inspiring:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150322_At_nearly_80__he_earns_his_black_belt_in_Aikido.html
Hopefully we can all be so active at 80!
And in odd moment of "It's a small world" one of my cousins studies Aikido and has trained with Bob at a couple of seminars.
That IS fantastic! This is proof that at any age, we can always learn, always improve... here's to all of us being able to tie our belt on - at 80.
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That IS fantastic! This is proof that at any age, we can always learn, always improve... here's to all of us being able to tie our belt on - at 80.
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That is definitely something to strive for! I held a breaking event at our studio this weekend to raise money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (I'm doing Team in Training for the Philly Broad St Run) and had an awesome time. A bunch of students donated $5 per board and got to perform any break they wanted, and I broke as many boards as I could in 60 seconds with people sponsoring me per board. I ended up breaking 43 boards and raising over $400. It was awesome. (so are my bruises!)0 -
That's a pretty good run, 43 in 60 - not bad at all! Nice job!
I've assisted in break-a-thons, but never participated myself (which is strange because I really enjoy breaking)...0 -
I was honored to be a sparring opponent for a 76 year old man when he black belt tested.0
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trackercasey76 wrote: »I was honored to be a sparring opponent for a 76 year old man when he black belt tested.
That's awesome! I was an Uki in two black belt tests, and it was a great experience. I would definitely do it again.......
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Been quiet around here. Hope this means that folks are busy enjoying time with family and friends during the Easter/Passover season. In my town it's Spring Break, but the dojo is still open.
I'm learning a new form. It has a couple of unusual combinations that are taking some getting used to, things that I don't think will be all that practical for applied self defense, but they definitely look cool when done right.
We got good and bad news about my 11-year old son's broken toe during his 1-month follow-up. The good news is that there are signs the fracture is healing. The bad news is that the crack goes into the growth plate, so the Doctor wants a 2nd month of activity restrictions, which means limited Karate and not being able to test.
Ari
P.S Welcome @BJJJPM
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@Arianera - Sorry to hear about your son's toe still keeping him out of action! At that age, it must be some serious torture.
I've been training at home a lot lately - working hard at improving my endurance, strength and flexibility as well as working on perfecting my form
I've set a few goals for the next few months for my training, too...
10 minutes jump rope (completed last night - could have gone longer)
10 Hand-stand pushups (still a long ways off on this one - working my feet higher up every few weeks)
5 Times through my current form without stopping while maintaining good technique
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I was awarded my Black/Brown belt last (First Gup/last step before Black) I have technically been this rank for a while but the belt came in the wrong size TWICE so I had to wait to test. It was BRUTAL and I feel every minute of it today but I made it through and feel great about it. I am scheduled to Black belt test in August, (like I said I have been this rank for a long time). I KNOW I need to work on my Cardio!0
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Congratulations!!
Cardio is one of the things I sorely underestimated on my last test - it's one of the reasons it took me 3 tries to get that belt, I'm sure... I've been working to remedy that situation now for the last few months, with some significant progress....
Train hard, test easy.
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Congratulations @trackercasey76 !!
They just announced the dates for my school's in-house tournament. I'm planning to compete in forms - and hope that I can have the form I am learning now in good enough shape to compete since apparently I am now the lowest belt in the Intermediate category. The fees add up quickly (it's really a fundraiser for the school) but I may also compete in the Moves category.
I'm really hoping that we get good news at my son's 8-week follow-up appointment for his toe in early May so that he has time to get back into full training and better shape before the tournament since he really wants to compete.
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Outstanding! I may be returning to competition this year too - haven't decided yet. There is a tournament this fall that I've been invited to - waiting to get the details. If it looks good, will be kicking training into high gear - especially if they have a senior black belt division.
Crossing my fingers for your son! I hope his toe is all healed up!0 -
oh I love chatting with other martial artists! My students and I are training for a tournament this weekend in Omaha. Looking forward to kicking some butt and bringing home some trophies!0
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@c_leeee Good luck in your tournament!0
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Well done @ trackercasey76!
I'm currently training for my grading which will be it sounds the same as you, the one before my black (starts to shake )! I'm hoping to test for my black probably Oct/Nov, I've been different grades of brown belt now for about 18 months, but I'm so glad I've been patient as I want to be sure I'm ready!!!0 -
I've been MIA for a bit. My youngest son (in the white gi; 6yrs old) just did his first brazilian jiu jitsu tournament. Of course I'm way proud of him and wanted to share his 1st match, which was a win for him. He went on to take bronze in his division.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm92Jg9-IBA 0 -
@rayfu75 Awesome - thanks for sharing the video!0
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Proud as can be. The night before he was in tears and didn't want to compete. Tuesday on the way to practice he said he wants to do all the tournaments lol.0
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The kids at the dojo competed in a local "open" tournament over the weekend. They all had lots of fun. I was a judge for the teenagers and adults, it was great to see so many people out to try a tournament and support a good cause, the local Easter Seals.0
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My son with the broken toe has been cleared for all activities EXCEPT those that have him stubbing his toe with force. So jumping jacks - OK, kicking a pad - OK. Mountain climbers, burpees - not yet - check again in 6 weeks. But his overall fitness, which was low to start, is now non-existent and he has a lot of work to do to regain it. He was resisting going back to Karate until he can participate with no limitations, but I convinced him that we could work on some different things until he is back at full speed because he can't participate in the in-house tournament unless he is an enrolled student.
I hope we can get him through this slump and he will regain his interest, as right now I think he is at great risk of deciding other activities are more interesting/important when he gets to middle school next year.0 -
Glad he's on the mend! Jump rope could be good too for working on fitness - also strength exercises such as squats, leg lifts, situps, pullups and modified pushups - put the injured foot on top of the good foot - crossed at the ankles (aka 1-foot pushups).. if he isn't up to that yet, he could do them from his knees.
Lots of things he can be doing to improve fitness without risking the toe.0 -
Yesterday was fun.
I'm off on another jaunt for work. A distant cousin of mine runs a small Kyukoshin dojo about half an hour away from where I am staying. I had a free evening, so I asked if I could train with them.
I don't know if he stuck to basics that overlap for my benefit, but I'm surprised by how well I kept up and especially that I almost had the fitness for a class that is much more vigorous and twice as long as my current Kempo classes. But I'm already feeling it this morning and it will be interesting to see how sore I am this afternoon when it is time to drive home.0 -
Hey, sorry for an abrupt topic change, but does anyone who trains MMA/BJJ/Kickboxing do anything like this for their ab workout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXqjqmgxB_c
It looks like fun and something I would do regularly, which beats how often I train abs.0 -
I do "garangolos" (horrible attempt at phonetically spelling a Portuguese term for perhaps 'keeping open guard and rotating using rocking motion & elbows so that you keep feet & knees towards a laterally moving, standing opponent'), wrestling sit-outs, and "hip ups into triangle set-ups" as functional fitness core exercises. Like them much better than sit-ups & crunches.
Another great one, but requires a partner, is "arm-bar from closed guard, alternating sides." High reps of that drill becomes a smoker.0
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