Posts By smwhipple
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| What's your art? | Wing Tsung, Soryu, Vovinam, Taekwondo, Eskrima, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Aug 22 2009 01:01 (UTC) |
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I started with Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido (Aikido with Ki) Tohei style but not Ki Society in a little rogue dojo (Ken Ota)... |
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| What's your art? | Wing Tsung, Soryu, Vovinam, Taekwondo, Eskrima, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Aug 19 2009 22:18 (UTC) |
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Perhaps you could share mat space and start a club? |
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| What's your art? | Wing Tsung, Soryu, Vovinam, Taekwondo, Eskrima, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Aug 18 2009 20:27 (UTC) |
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Hiya...sounds like it's time to start visiting dojo's until you find one you like. Or rent mat space and start your... |
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| Tales of the dojo | Avoiding Injury in Martial Arts? | Aug 18 2009 20:26 (UTC) |
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With the aikido, I can handle the standard wrist locks, but I do tap as soon as I can feel it's right. I can't handle them with knives... |
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| Tales of the dojo | Avoiding Injury in Martial Arts? | Aug 17 2009 23:40 (UTC) |
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There's a difference between aches and pains and injuries. I've had to switch martial arts from aikido (nidan) to BJJ (blue... |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | Overcoming Stiffness? | Jul 27 2009 22:27 (UTC) |
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I think that just being around people in your art more should help with the anxiety and decrease the stiffness. Being... |
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| Martial Arts News | Women's MMA fight missed weigh ins | Jul 27 2009 22:23 (UTC) |
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The only BJJ tournament that I did I was in the "Heavy Weight" category by 5 lbs. Anything over 155 was Heavy Weight... |
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| Tales of the dojo | A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Dojo... | Apr 14 2009 00:44 (UTC) |
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Check this out! |
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| What's your art? | muay thai | Apr 14 2009 00:35 (UTC) |
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lol Iron Balls...I'm glad that I'm not the only one who occasionally makes contact inadvertently. I'm not MT, but... |
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| Martial Arts News | Women's MMA fight missed weigh ins | Apr 14 2009 00:31 (UTC) |
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Any thoughts on this? Should women not be disqualified from a weigh in just because of hormones? Does... |
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| Introduce Yourself | Welcome to the Group | Feb 27 2009 20:10 (UTC) |
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Welcome ayishaissa! It sounds like we started BJJ around the same time except I do gi and dabble with no-gi. Right... |
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| Introduce Yourself | Welcome to the Group | Feb 25 2009 21:36 (UTC) |
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Welcome kokorozashi and angrysteel! I find that just doing it has a lot to be said for it... |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | Safety Gear | Feb 09 2009 21:01 (UTC) |
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I've found some pretty good deals at http:\\www.goldentiger.com for martial arts supplies. The online website is a bit cumbersome... |
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| Martial Arts News | Helio Gracie died today. | Jan 29 2009 20:37 (UTC) |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | Safety Gear | Jan 14 2009 21:27 (UTC) |
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We don't have any striking, but there's always the accidental issues. My problem for the mouth guard is that my mouth... |
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| Introduce Yourself | Welcome to the Group | Jan 12 2009 19:38 (UTC) |
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My problem is that I cannot manage to stay off the mat if I go visit because I want to play so badly! I would say... |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | How do you keep up with the laundry? | Jan 12 2009 19:33 (UTC) |
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I was getting that incredibly strong ammonia smell too, to the point that my instructor was asking me if I was washing my gi... |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | Safety Gear | Jan 09 2009 05:16 (UTC) |
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I'm currently not using anything, but I'm considering a mouth guard. I've tried the cheapies that you buy in the sporting goods store... |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | Safety Gear | Jan 09 2009 05:15 (UTC) |
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What do you use and what are you considering? |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | How do you keep up with the laundry? | Jan 09 2009 05:14 (UTC) |
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A rashguard is basically a surfing shirt that can be worn under a gi. It really helps with sweating and keeping the... |
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| Introduce Yourself | Welcome to the Group | Jan 09 2009 05:06 (UTC) |
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I think the lull in posting for groups is due to the lack of notifications...I must have changed my settings. ... |
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| What's your art? | Traditional Karate | Jan 07 2009 23:59 (UTC) |
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I don't know if this pertains to karate, but for me getting enough calories to have a good workout is important. |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | How do you keep up with the laundry? | Oct 30 2008 00:49 (UTC) |
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It seems to me that hardly a day goes by when I'm not washing at least one or two gi's. I have gi's, 2 for BJJ and... |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | schedual and committments | Oct 30 2008 00:46 (UTC) |
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I've reworked my schedule too...the week I posted, I used EVERY excuse in the book and only went twice and then half assed... |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | schedual and committments | Oct 21 2008 20:11 (UTC) |
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My plan varies from week to week. I leave double classes in my schedule knowing that I can cancel one if I feel like it... |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | schedual and committments | Oct 21 2008 01:37 (UTC) |
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I'm planning double classes on T/Th this week and single classes MWF since I'm going to try a weight lifting workout... |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | Eating for martial arts | Oct 21 2008 01:36 (UTC) |
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I have distinct memories of chili cheese fries just not being a good idea, on the same day as any class...didn't vomit... |
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| Introduce Yourself | Welcome to the Group | Oct 13 2008 05:40 (UTC) |
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Which flavor of aikido (mine is Shin Shin Toitsu/aikido w/ ki) and what was your reason (if you don't mind answering... |
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| Techniques and Workout Ideas | Workout Bag | Oct 09 2008 21:23 (UTC) |
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We just switched back to gi for most of our classes since summer is over. I'm taking 2 gis plus fresh sports bras... |
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| Introduce Yourself | Post people, post! | Oct 07 2008 22:34 (UTC) |
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Yes, post people post! Hmm, what can you do that doesn't aggravate your shoulder? I'm thinking riding a recumbent bike... |
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So you can log your weight -- which allows you to do the following:
- Plot your weight curve
- Analyze the trend of your weight (see under Recent in the figure above)
- Determine the projected target date (see under Overall in the figure above)