Blade - Brawling

Greg showed and two new fellas, Mitchell and his son Chris. Started with Bowie. Looked at Military Saber briefly & discussed navaja material. Took a short intro to Military Saber (as much as possible inside a garage) and then moved into bowie. Did some basic cut patterns, then a thrust & parry drill.

Next Irish stick: Discussed living lineages and reconstructions and the difference between stick systems designed as a stick system and stick systems evolved from practice for swords. Intro-ed the strikes and blocks then did strike/block drills. Ended with 1/2 speed "sparring" just because it's fun.

Point of Taoist/Buddhist philosophy

Could any one let me know their thoughts on how to reconcile the idea that we should live our lives in full awareness of the possibility that each moment could be our last, with the business making plans for the future?

As an example, so far in my life I've made no financial provision for my future, and am wondering if maybe I should set up some kind of pension.

Many people do this, but why, if our expectations about the future are so likely to be misguided?

How about revising the idea of living our lives in full awareness that each moment could be our last, which is a very life-centric notion that itself distorts the purity of any concept of living our lives in "full awareness," with an awareness that part of our experience inevitably includes the experience of human society.  

We live in constructed realities, some of which are quite powerful and persistent.  Preparing for the future doesn't guarantee a future, nor does it guarantee that any underlying assumptions about the persistence of particular powerful realities will actually persist.  Preparing for the future is thus a present experience, an expression of an inner attribute that recognizes external socially constructed but persistent illusions of reality. 

 

Deciding to take present action to "prepare" for an unknowable future can be a respectful kindness to our experience of constructed realities and, I believe, can be entirely consistent with maintaining an active awareness of the unknowable future - as long as we don't start pretending that it's more than it is by confusing our plans with reality.

round 43 modification suggestion?

Planning on launching round 43 next week and watching the DVD now. In the turbo section, lots of tuck jumps... majority of my classes don't like to do these, so the obvious thing is to substitute jacks. Curious if any of you have other modifications for tuck jumps or modifications, in general for round 43 that seem to be working well. Always love hearing your ideas,

I usually demo a Pulsing squat for 3 counts, then the option of standing back up or jumping instead of the Burbee. I usually show all options during the Turbo. The Tuck jumps I can sub with a Jack or alternate knee pulls.

Here's the R43 modified turbo that I do:

Remember all the tuck jumps can just be jacks.

Run up w/ Double Jabs 

Quick Feet/Football run, 1 Jack @ "Power!"

Plyometrics: Squat & Jump; Low: All squats

Double Bob, Double Uppercuts

Leap heels back, Leap Knees Up

Double jab, Speedbag, Jab, Jack

Run to corner 8 cts, 2 Jacks, 2 Jumps

Zig Zag, 2 Jacks (or 1 jack, 1 jump like in R42)

Hi Hi Lo Lo slow 2x, Hi Hi Lo Lo Quick/Tempo 2x, 4 Jumps or Jacks

yeah I don't do the tuck jumps either... either jumping jacks or squat jumps.

 

I taught my first week of round 43 last week and the class can't get the 3 back kicks and knee that is in the punches and kicks section.  I'm having to figure out something about that.  They can't get it going straight from the running man to kicks.  I tried reversing it and doing the kicks, then running man, but several people came up to me after class and said they didn't like that way either.  Any suggestions?  I may just make them front kicks I guess... I love back kicks, though... so good for your booty! :)

Have u tried doing 2 back kicks and two knees? Then it will still on the right knee lift and put u back at the top with uppercuts . 

I taught my first week of round 43 last week and the class can't get the 3 back kicks and knee that is in the punches and kicks section.  I'm having to figure out something about that.  They can't get it going straight from the running man to kicks.  I tried reversing it and doing the kicks, then running man, but several people came up to me after class and said they didn't like that way either.  Any suggestions?  I may just make them front kicks I guess... I love back kicks, though... so good for your booty! :) 

I will try that.  I think a lot of people are tired of back kicks because Round 42 had a lot.....  I still love them and need them! 

:)  Thanks for the suggestion.