I am not certain how familiar you are with web tech, but here's a poser that I'm hung up on. With cascading style sheet positioning, how can I layer images such that they will not have space allocated to them in the logical document flow? The answer to this is obvious, I just set their position to a...

Ok guys you aren't reading the post as I had intended it http://www.xpres.net/~gmattson/ubbs/smile.gif I am a student of Wing Chun and as I understand our systems are very simliar. I share your views on kicking. I understand that what I posted centers on the Spinning Heel kick typical of Korean arts...

This passage comes from Hwarang-Do practitioner Bob Duggan. It is mainly about the Spinning Heel quick but the principles apply and I share a similar view on the subject. <font size=2>From a mechanical point of view, the advantage to executing the kick in a tight coil is that the body weight is spin...

Ted: "When my sensei and I free spar with grappling we find most of our elegant finger locks and wrist locks become ineffective." Its funny how often I hear this, but how true it is! Any decent joint-locker will tell you that, and as you are well aware, finger and wrist locks are not inte...

Medieval Magic I say! I had the patch done yesterday and ahhhh...relief. Unfortunately, pushing 28cc's of blood against my spine was one of the most excrutiating pains I have ever experienced. Too bad the Versed didn't take effect. Funny though, I spoke with the Nurse Anethsisist and he told me they...

I just thought I'd make one more comment for those psychological buffs out there. Having a dural tear patched is one the oddest mind trips I could imagine. As we live our lives we become used to the step-down process of healing a debilitating ailment. Think of the time it takes to fully recover from...

Thanks for the anatomy review JD http://www.xpres.net/~gmattson/ubbs/smile.gif I spoke with the anasthesiologist yesterday and she suggested I wait a bit more and load on the fluids and caffeine. I suppose I will go back in as it persists. JD, is there a possibility that the patch could introduce a ...

Just got back from having 3 peices of my femur removed from my knee (4 year old kempo injury). Anyhow, I think I'm leaking spinal fluid after my spinal anesthesia. Now I have a WICKED headache that won't subside, though fluids help. Any suggestions to keep me from going back in and getting a blood p...

Shelly: Depends on what you are targeting...besides. In the heat of the situation, aim becomes a difficult thing to achieve. With a toe kick to the groin, you risk a good chance of hitting pelvic bone, lower abs, etc. With a heel kick you have enough surface area to almost ensure that you will put ...

Front kick to the groin = heel.

Front/Snap to the floating ribs = toe.

-Collin

As it's my posterior on the line when it counts, I place faith in MYSELF first. If I know that a technique I am practicing holds little real world value, I will stop. If I am using it in a formal setting I will practice in the kwoon/dojo, but not at home. You might say it makes me a bad student, fin...

Scott: Re-read my post, you just repeated what I said. "I have the Tae Bo tapes. They teach Nothing of balance, keeping your wrists straight, getting out of the way of an attack, blocking, Mindset, timing, distance," I certainly don't dispute that, but also never claimed that they did. I ...

Well I believe that true martial arts teach the science of fighting. The actual body movements are relatively simple and easy to learn. Face it, besides a few subtleties, a punch is a punch. Now there are those few individuals who already have a strong understanding of the science of fighting. A per...

But...but...but, Tae Bo teaches you how to kick really high!

Honestly, love Dave Barry, excellant writer. I hate to say it but what Dave said is true for a lot of martial art schools too.

-Collin

Roy and Gary:

MUCH appreciation to the both of you! I have some straightening to do in my life right now, but hope to contact you in time. Thanks again

-Collin