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Breath control in Forms
Quick poll for those of you who practice Forms (Poomse/Kata, etc): Do you breathe out every move, or keep an even pace of breathing independent of movement? What is your reasoning behind your preferred method?
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15 surprising benefits beginning martial arts
Probably not surprising to those who hang out here... but still a cool article. http://www.martialjourneysofmadison.com/15-surprising-benefits-beginning-martial-arts-adult/ Can you add to this list?
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More...
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1594837683926034&id=155467467863070 :D :D
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Class and Practice Check in - Week of 12/4/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Living the lifestyle - late edition for 12/8/2017
We meet here to explore, share, celebrate, and (sometimes) agonize over how we do (or don't) incorporate weight loss guidelines into our daily lives. "It's a lifestyle, not a diet" is easily and often said, but sometimes not so simply put into practice. This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight…
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Cross training - Frequency and timing
Do you cross train in other things (non martial arts) such as weight lifting, running or ..? How do you fit these activities in with your martial arts training? How often, and how do you time them against your training?
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Walking It Off - 12/07/2017
Just like coach used to say: Just walk it off...
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Wishing Dory good luck!
Good luck in your BJJ Competition, @Dory_42! Let us know how it goes!
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Class and Practice Check in - Week of 11/27/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Living the Lifestyle - Friday 12/1/2017
We meet here to explore, share, celebrate, and (sometimes) agonize over how we do (or don't) incorporate weight loss guidelines into our daily lives. "It's a lifestyle, not a diet" is easily and often said, but sometimes not so simply put into practice. This is a thread for everyone. If you're new to GoaD, or to weight…
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Goal weight... Decisions decisions.
Weigh in this morning was a pleasant surprise... and it got me (re) thinking my weight goals. My original goal was 160, and I'm now at 162. At some point, I decided to drop my goal to 150 because I thought it would help with speed. I'm now down to ~15% BF based on measurements and mirror - and at this point I'm probably…
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Weigh in Saturday, 11/25/2017
How did you do?
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Class and Practice Check in - Week of 11/20/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Create the ultimate Training hall
The head of your organization has heard that you have some amazing ideas for the ultimate training hall (Dojo/Dojang/Hall/School/Gym/Insert term here), and has placed you in charge of designing the perfect school: Your budget is 200k USD and 45 days to outfit the school. You need to cover: 1 - Layout # rooms, size, purpose…
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Black Belt - Destination, milestone or pivot point?
If you are on the journey to Black Belt (or your art's equivalent), do you see it as an end goal? (i.e when I get black belt, that's the best I can hope for, so I'll probably go join a Zumba class) Or maybe it is a pivot point? (When I get Black Belt, I'm going to change to a different Martial art!) Or... just a milestone?…
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Class and Practice Check in - Week of 11/13/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Congratulations LuizH!
Amazing accomplishments for all three of you! I love watching accomplishment - it is the pinacle of the hard work that goes in to a moment like this that makes it so incredibly special. I am sure that you, your sensei, and the rest of your family are as proud as can be!
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Class and Practice Check in - Week of 11/6/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Negative comments
I got my first negative comment about weight loss today ... from my stepdaughter, who looked at me with a slightly disgusted look and said "You're getting skinny! Why don't you get some muscles or something." I have a naturally slight build... my bone structure is thin, and I have to get to a fairly low weight before my BF…
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General Choi seminar video - Choong Moo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx6nBvjGZJ8
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Mat chats
Does your school participate in "mat chat"? That is, do you have a time at the end of class when the class or instructor talks about things? Most often during end-of-class stretching. If so, what topics have you enjoyed? Any fun/cool stories to relate?
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Class and Practice Check in - Week of 10/30/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Sunday weigh in
How did you do?
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Book recomendations?
I haven't read anything new in Martial arts recently... Does anybody have anything they recommend?
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Safety gear - good or bad?
A recent thread diverged into face masks for sparring, and I thought it would be a good topic in it's own right. When I started, dipped foam was still new, and there were a lot of instructors who did not allow it in their schools, and there were still some tournaments that were 100% gear free. Since that time, there has…
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Tournament results
1st in board breaking 2nd in sparring This was a fun tournament - we had competitors from a lot of different schools, different styles (American Kenpo, Karate, 2 different styles of Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do) and some competitors from Wales - so an international open tournament. I had 2 fights... 1st fight was against a VERY…
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Class and Practice Check in - Week of 10/23/2017
As martial artists who are also members of a WL and fitness website, it can be helpful for us to remain accountable to each other, and share training ideas. Any time you participate in class, or practice out side of class, post here and let everyone know. You can write something as simple as "Went to sparring class... got…
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Practice/Class frequency
What is your preferred schedule? Do you train every day rain or shine, or maybe go to class 2x/week?
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Group News and Events
Hey everyone, I just added our first "group event" - and though I am probably the only one going to this one, I figured we could give it a shot to start announcing upcoming tests/tournaments/seminars/etc that our members are attending. This is completely voluntary, so let me know what you think of the idea, and if you'd…
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Pro vs. Con game: Practicing at home
Let's have a friendly game... Pro vs. Con. I will post a topic and start the game with a Pro or Con. The next person to post must give an opposite attribute... so if the most recent post is a Pro, the next post must be a Con. Topic: Practicing at home
