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    Do you still go to your class?

    I'm avoiding this forum for the duration. I'm afraid I cannot read the ill-informed drivel being passed as medical fact without losing my temper....
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Mar 18, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk
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    Do you still go to your class?

    My dojo was closed by order of the governor of Michigan. I am working from home as I am in a high risk category (age and diabetes). My wife is sick.
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Mar 18, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk
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    Kyu rank promotions

    One of our students mothers took this video of me promoting one of our young students tonight. [MEDIA] Hopefully it will show up in the link...
    Thread by: Bill Mattocks, Mar 2, 2020, 2 replies, in forum: Members in Motion
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    Open or closed hands whilst fighting or sparring?

    I have had my hand broken while trying to block a kick with an open hand. However I tend to keep my hands open anyway for the reasons given...
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Feb 29, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk
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    Long/exaggerated/deep stances... unhealthy?

    Stances are to provide stability and a platform from which to deliver power. Moving between stances (transitions) has another set of requirements....
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Feb 28, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk
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    A practical discussion on endurance and its limits

    Jump rope. Done.
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Feb 27, 2020 in forum: Beginners Corner
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    'Returning to the root' of your martial art

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Did someone say tubes? I rebuild tube amps as a hobby, and I listen to vinyl records.
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Feb 23, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk
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    'Returning to the root' of your martial art

    Not that I recall, sorry.
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Feb 23, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk
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    Smash glass bottles with your fist!

    I wouldn't recommend it, but that's just my opinion. For one thing, from what I could see in the first video (didn't watch the second one), that...
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Feb 22, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk
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    'Returning to the root' of your martial art

    I was in Okinawa 37 years ago - 1983. Same.
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Feb 22, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk
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    'Returning to the root' of your martial art

    I think that despite all the modern advantages we have today, they had some parameters to deal with that we do not. No phone. No TV. No social...
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Feb 21, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk
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    'Returning to the root' of your martial art

    I train under an instructor who trained under two instructors, both of whom were students of the founder. I am third-generation, so to speak. We...
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Feb 21, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk
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    Movement as a requirement

    Ditto.
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Feb 16, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk
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    The proper method to develop MA skill

    My opinion is that martial arts is about so much more than that.
    Post by: Bill Mattocks, Feb 16, 2020 in forum: General Martial Arts Talk