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plucky “ I have a question for everyone - who is your favorite "celebrity" martial artist and why? I have a couple, but I'd like to hear from others first... ”
-  plucky on 10/1/2008
plucky “ Welcome! Judo is a fun sport; I took some classes for a couple of years a looonnnnggg time ago. Sadly, I don't remember the details (instructor, school, etc), but I do remember a few of the throws. ”
-  plucky on 7/21/2008 in response to Judokaivan
Judokaivan “ I'm a judoka brown belt and if someone is interested to talk about judo write to my mail ”
-  Judokaivan on 7/21/2008
plucky “ Hmmm, maybe I can make a FitClip or post some pics to show you. It's actually a really good exercise for balance & core as well as hips, thighs and glutes. Plus, I do it in between the punch combos with weights to give the arms a break while working the legs. ”
-  plucky on 4/14/2008 in response to crista
crista “ how do i use bands for kicks?? i am intrigued .. ”
-  crista on 4/14/2008 in response to plucky
plucky “ A little too much for my budget of $0... :( Fortunately, they do have a bunch of small weights of 3,4,5,8 lbs and we do a whole series of punching combos with those. Fires up the arms and shoulders!! Using tension bands for a kick combo series, too... Yes, you definitely have to do those in smaller doses! ”
-  plucky on 4/14/2008 in response to crista
crista “ i just got the weighted gloves at my gym..2-4lbs per hand. They are awesome to add to the class. I only use them for about 15mins or so, as it is still to difficult for the class to make it through any longer. ”
-  crista on 4/14/2008 in response to plucky
plucky “ Hey, that works for me! In fact, I've "retired" from teaching at the karate school and I'm now keeping my "instructor's edge" by teaching a cardio kickboxing class at my gym. I'm big on form, too and for me that comes from the whole traditional side where form comes first. I love the whole self-defense and weapons aspects, I miss that badly. ”
-  plucky on 4/14/2008 in response to crista
crista “ I do teach kickboxing...no I do not call my self well versed in martial arts, but i do love teaching kickboxing. I am big on proper form where as i have been to other classes where they teach kickboxing as just a cardio class. ”
-  crista on 4/14/2008
plucky “ Some quick research I did came up with "Vovinam", or literally translated "Vietnamese martial art". It has a pretty interesting history ( http://www.vovinam.com/his/en1912.htm ) and it's likely that the southern Vietnamese soldiers would learn these techniques since the art's founder moved to South Vietnam to escape communism. One thing I like about this art is that it is a relatively modern eclectic art based on the traditional arts of various Vietnamese cultures (heavily Chinese). Sounds like it would be a fun project for you and your wife to pursue together - you could satisfy your wish to learn more about martial arts and you could study a little bit of your wife's culture at the same time. Win-win! ”
-  plucky on 4/14/2008 in response to onestrongman
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