Thread: just started

well done.

I bet your body still aches!

You must have painfull hard boiled eggs on your shins still!

Have you been in the ring yet????

I could hardly walk for a few days after my first few lessons which lasted over 3 hours!

you will probably find the lads are really humble and down to earth,
unlike many Ma schools.

Tip; forget any karate nonsence you may have learnt,
it aint no good where you are going!!!

Duke mushroom,
how do you find it compared to tkd.

i compared the two and found there was no comparison!

Originally Posted by Tom Yum

Congratulations on your start!

Those welterweights can hit pretty dang hard, huh? I bet he's tough too. I've seen guys of his caliber do round robin drills against amateur cruiser weight and heavy weights and put them to shame.

For those of you new to the round robin drill, everyone in your class pairs up. At the start of the bell you start sparring with your partner with medium to full contact. When the 1 minute bell goes off, you rest and switch partners so you're sparring the next guy in line.....the challenge is when you find out the next guy in line is a head taller, 50 lbs heavier and dabbles in power lifting

These things go on until the last two guys are standing. If you get TKOd or hurt, you're pulled out of the circuit and work on something else (heavy bag, speed bag, jump rope, calisthenics). Sometimes people can't continue into the later rounds or work so hard that they either puke or passout. In the end, you have 2 guys still goin at it for the 12thr round!!!!!!

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nowhere near as demanding as a Karate-kata!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Duke, It is so refreshing to hear someone admit that Mt is superior to the art they have trained in for years.

you have made a wise move.

I have such a hard time trying to explain this to karate people!

I disagree with a post from Alex earlier where he said that twice a week is no good.

well twice a week is better than 7 days a week at most other MA.

I found that Mt is so efective in the training that improvement is extremely rapid.

Its not one of those Ma that boasts about having 2000 techniques and therefore you never really have enought time to learn any completely.

but you'd better get fit, or you will pay a heavy price in the ring!

Duke you are a bit keen.
carefull you dont burn yourself out!

Id concentrate on cardio more than the weight lifting too much.

Have you been in the ring yet?

You will see it's fitness that can win you a fight more than brute strength!