uglyelk, this is an aspect of training I feel many students simply pretend they are doing.

The reason I say this is that many practitioners rely solely on the arm rubbing and pounding preformed at the Dojo. This is not enough if you want a truly conditioned body, more so if like most students you ...

ged, anytime a female comes to our Dojo and does half push-ups I walk over and point out to the class that she is doing half push-ups. Then I tell her she is the only person in the room doing so. She then usually says that women can't do full push-ups.

That's when I point out that every other ...

I started training to stay in shape between jobs as a high voltage lineman. I admit there was a time when control was an influence. Wanting to be able to survive an attack, controlling myself as well as the opponent.

Somewhere along the line it has become a path that I must follow to see where it ...

Mary, I believe the guilty party should pay. I don't believe the kids actually thought things were going to be as bad as they turned out. I guessing here , but I'd say they wished they were dead when they stood there looking at those huge train cars setting in the middle of a feed store.

I was ...

Hi Mary, If the derailment had happened in Cape Breton there would have been just a big puff of snow. No injuries.

I look at this as someone who razed a little hell when I was young. I wonder what people would say if someone had noticed the switch first and the only result was a delay.

Sometime ...

Hey mary, I'm getting my Sea-Doo fitted with a track.
Gilbert.

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Mary, it seems as though you guys got off easy. We had the biggest storm of the winter last night. After the nine ...

Hey Mary, take care of yourself. Trust your instincts, don't let him see you off guard. I have to say I really like the idea of taking his picture. CLICK..."I'm turning this over to security, if your not stalking me nothing will happen, and I'm sorry. I'm sure you can understand my concern." Do it ...

The lesson I get from your story, Lori, is one I have known for some time. We are programmed from an early age and not many will grow to go against that programming, should it be wrong.

I teach my daughters how to debate, when there is something I take issue with I tell them "give it your best shot ...

I can see that as being true here as well. The problem I see is people who join kickboxing do so because it gives more back to the student in immediate gratification. Harder workouts, realistic contact in sparring, and a "feel" that they are getting stronger and learning to defend themselves.

They ...

On females in the Dojo, we've yet to have one get to BB. Green seems to be the falling off point, that's also where we lose a lot of guys. I think people feel a difference in themselves at that stage and figure they're "all that and a round house".

I've toyed with the idea of an all female class ...

I've been guilty of RR in the past, and I look back at those incidents with embarrassment.

Over the past 5 years or so I've been able to change my out look on life. I really can't see what good comes out of all that anger. I mean the slight suffered by you at the hands of the other driver may have ...

I have mentioned Mary a couple of times on this forum, so I thought I would post an update.

The reason she comes to mind today is that when I sit at the computer I have to position myself just right so the back of the chair doesn't touch my back.

You see we're training Mary for a kickboxing card ...

It would be great if all instructors were honorable. However the truth is they are like everything else we bump into, a snap shot of society. You will find good, bad, and ugly in our ranks.

I have always treated my social contacts this way: if I feel that their actions in no way bring any ...

I believe Clarisa Pinkola Estes address' this subject rather well in her book "Women Who Run With The Wolves", a favorite of your's I understand. She applies the Ugly Duckling story to people who are not necessarily raised in an environment that is conducive to their needs or special talents or the ...