Martial Arts goals for 2004

[TallAdam85]

With less then a week alot is coming to my mind like what I want to do in the year 2004 with marital arts. Me I want to train harder and not rush but still try and get my brown with stripe or 2 stripe before 2005. Also want to compete at more out state touraments last year I only competed at like 15 huge tourament this year I am going to try and got to 20 Huge touraments as well as local and state tourament near me.

what about what is for u in 04?

[karatekid1975]

Work toward my black belt (Testing in July). I have a lot to improve by then. My instructor thinks I'm doing really well, but I think I still need work. Specially on grappling. I'm a technique geek, so I always work on technique.

[Thesemindz]

For 2004 I want to do the following -

Become a better instructor
Improve my use of angles when sparring
Get my 2nd degree
Lose forty pounds
Get all my students to test for at least one rank
Go to China
Be a better student

That's all I can think of now. I hope I accomplish even more.

-Rob

[gman]

My main goal is to spar more, I don't do much now so that should be easy.

[7starmantis]

My goals are simply to be a better fighter.
I want to increase my skill level in pure straightforward fighting. I wnat to increase my feel, my yielding, and my mindset of not trying to force a technique, but allowing my opponent to dictate what happens.

7sm

[Robbo]

To start training seriously again (year and a half layoff)

Pretty busy working and instructing at the local college but I am going to do it somehow!!

Rob

[DanRyunAndrew]

MY TOP 5

1. Start to train on a more regular (ie, DAILY or bi-dailuy) basis.

2. Move up to Chodan Bo in TSD by the end of '04 (I'm a red/brn)

3. Continue my Modern Arnis (et all) training under dearnis.com and Datu Hartman :asian:.

MAN DO I LOVE THIS MA STUFF!

4. MAKE TIME to give to the TSD program at the Boys 7 Girls club.

5. Workout with weights so I'll have "GUNS" like TESS! :rofl:

Andy

[Blindside]

For the new year, in rough order of importance to me.

Improve my anaerobic fitness.
Improve my interior fighting skill.
Improve power generation on my left reverse punch/left cross.
Improve my left roundhouse kick.

[theletch1]

Mine are pretty standard ones...

Not miss as much training due to injury/illness
Delve deeper into the theory of my art
Attend more seminars with Sensei MacEwen
Test for yon-kyu
Train outside of my art with a few friends from other styles

[karatekid1975]

I forgot to mention that I'd like to work on my cardio more. And get my left side (weak side) to match my right.

[Randy Strausbaugh]

1. Train more
2. Train better
3. Try not to post unless attempting to be helpful or informative
4. Get my left shoulder back to Kenpo standard
5. Increase sensitivity in push hands
6. Do more outdoor training
7. Attend a seminar or two
8. Lose weight
9. Increase flexibility and strength
10. Spend as much time training with the dao as with the jian

[MartialArtsChic]

For the early part of 2004:

Train, train, train for my BB test 3/13/04
Lose as much of the 40 pounds as I can by then.

After that:

Just enjoy doing whatever I chose to do and with whomever I do it with.

See where my journey takes me.

Lorrie

[jfarnsworth]

Practice harder.
Train more.
Teach more.
Learn more.
Try to hit more seminars this year.
Update my notebook completely this year.
Teach on my own this year.
:asian:

[IMAA]

My goals that are martial art's related for the year 2k4...

1. loose 25+lbs.
2. focus on gaining more muscle
3. be the best student/teacher I can.
4. Study and learn all I can in Kyusho Jutsu/Join Kyusho International. http://ki.kyushojitsu.com/
5. Learn more
6. Try to make it to as many seminars, workshops and learning sessions as I can possibly attend this year.

I think thats a pretty healthy to do list.

[D.Cobb]

My goals for 2004,

Train Harder
Increase my cardio
Lose some of my excess fat
Increase my knowledge, of pressure point techniques
Change systems of martial training.

My reason for the last one, is that I have just graded to Nidan. In a blackbelt grading of around 30 - 40 people, no one failed, and half of the people going for Shodan didn't know Naihanchi Shodan, which we learn at Blue belt, but they still passed. For this priviledge I paid $480.00. I feel that I am more than ready for the rank, but I don't feel that I have graded to it.

--Dave

:asian:

[Seigi]

To be a better father, Husband & Friend
To be a better Instructor
To be a better student
To train harder, longer & better
To achieve Lakan
To better myself in Arnis

[theletch1]

My reason for the last one, is that I have just graded to Nidan. In a blackbelt grading of around 30 - 40 people, no one failed, and half of the people going for Shodan didn't know Naihanchi Shodan, which we learn at Blue belt, but they still passed. For this priviledge I paid $480.00. I feel that I am more than ready for the rank, but I don't feel that I have graded to it I know how ya feel on this one. My first school did the same. Massive gradings and everyone passed regardless. The only way to fail was a)not pay the testing fee b)fail the physical. The quality of your technique and the knowledge of theory was not important. Needless to say, I too left that school.

[Mark L]

Improve strength, conditioning, speed, tactics, technique, sparring, grappling, forms, weapons, self defense so I can ...
Pass BB test in April. I'm scared to death:eek:

[Cruentus]

as always, my goal is to kick @$$ and take names! :2pistols: :EG: :lol:

[Cthulhu]

I'd like to get down to my pre-marriage weight of 180lbs, but my wife is a good cook.

Woe is me ;)

Cthulhu

[Seig]

Get my weight back down to before last year's stress did me in, get my house built, get a little closer to my fourth degree.

[D.Cobb]

Originally posted by Cthulhu
I'd like to get down to my pre-marriage weight of 180lbs, but my wife is a good cook.

Woe is me ;)

Cthulhu

I have the same problem. I know it's wrong to eat so much, but it tastes soooooooooooooooo good.

--Dave

:asian:

[Cryozombie]

Originally posted by Cthulhu
I'd like to get down to my pre-marriage weight of 180lbs, but my wife is a good cook.

Woe is me ;)

Cthulhu

When do I get to come to dinner???

I hope to improve my Ukemi more and more, develop more stamina, and better lung capacity.

[Damian Mavis]

2004 Martial arts oriented goals:

-Fight professionally here in Thailand
-Open a TKD school in Thailand
-do some work in action movies
-get injured less (HA!)
-improve my technique as always, there's always room for improvement

Damian Mavis
Honour TKD

[Gotkenpo?]

improve my cardio, technique, power, forms, speed, sparring, test for my next belt level sometime in march. There is always room for improvement.

I train daily for a few hours, so i don't have to worry about not training enough, which is great.

[karatekid1975]

[i]My reason for the last one, is that I have just graded to Nidan. In a blackbelt grading of around 30 - 40 people, no one failed, and half of the people going for Shodan didn't know Naihanchi Shodan, which we learn at Blue belt, but they still passed. For this priviledge I paid $480.00. I feel that I am more than ready for the rank, but I don't feel that I have graded to it.[/B]

I want to avoid this. Eventhough, at my dojang, I seen people fail. I just wanna know I earned my black belt. I have a little over 6 months. BUT I'm going to work my @ss off! I'm scared s**tless, too. I got the "ok" to test in July. When I got the news, I about s**t my pants LOL. Now I'm nervous LOL.

[ace]

To Win My Cadge fight on the 24th of Jan. 2004

To be the best Dad I can be to my daughter who is verry
close to entering this world & my Life.
Her do date is The 26th of Jan. 2004

To continue to crosstrain & learn more about
This World of Martial Arts.

To abtain my 2nd dagree in either
Modern Arnis or Ju Jitsu ( I Love Them Both )

To Win my 3rd National Kumite Ju Jitsu Titel ( USJJF)
To compete at "NAGA" for the 1st Time

To set my goals Big & go after Them Like
A Tiger Chasing it's Prey Through an opean feild.

:yinyang:

[Kempo Guy]

My goals in MA are simply to keep training and stay injury free (i.e. train smart).

Other goals are to learn Massage Therapy and start training in Yoga.

KG

[Ceicei]

Originally posted by ace
To be the best Dad I can be to my daughter who is verry
close to entering this world & my Life.
Her do date is The 26th of Jan. 2004


Congrats! Let us know when she arrives!

- Ceicei

[Ceicei]

My goals are to...

get back into distance running to build up my endurance and doing more strength work.

I also will continue training hard with Kenpo and read through the Infinite Insights series twice this year.

- Ceicei