My son is in Kung Fu and I plan on training with him and afterwards start taking Ti Chi..
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Great exercise, great way to relieve stress, improve your fitness and balance. Improves your self-confidence. Provides a way for you to learn avoiding conflict or at least a way to deal with it should it be unavoidable.\n\nI thinks it's great and I think that training with your son is a fantastic way to share his interests and support him and get to know him better.\n\nCongratulations, good move!
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My training is similar to yours.  I train BJJ, Muay Thai, and Boxing.  I also have a strong background in wrestling, having done it for over 6 years and having coached it for a short time.  Right now I'm not near any schools, as I work on a Navy base in Italy.  There are a couple of guys here with different backgrounds and we spar together, teaching each other what we can.  When I get back to the states I'm going back to my BJJ school, and looking for a muay thai gym if I can find one.\n\nI think you're training now is ideal for MMA.  Boxing and muay thai have awesome footwork and striking techniques. Combine that with the comfort muay thai fighters have in the clinch and the ground fighting prowess of BJJ and you have a very well rounded fighter.  All that's missing is the takedown ablility of wrestling or judo.  I've trained with many higher ranked (in belt)BJJ practitioners, and I've always had them off the takedown.  They eventually improve their position and get me with a submission, but that will change in time.\n\nI don't completely agree with your view on Kung Fu, though.  It's true that there aren't many MMA champions with Kung Fu backgrounds, but I don't think that is because of the stye.  I think it's more because of the training.\n\nKung Fu, traditionally, was a mixed martial art form.  The chinese brought together various famous fighters to study their styles and techniques and to develop strong fighters for battle.  It's techniques are effective and it has potential for MMA  Presently, though, I don't think Kung Fu is practiced in a way that builds great fighters. Especially in the US.  It has become more of a forms based martial art and the practitioners don't spar enough, if at all.  It's possible for a Kung Fu fighter to study for years and have less ring time than a Muay Thai boxer would get in his first few months at a gym.
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Well CookieMonster my advice may not be that ethical but I would suggest that you enroll your son in some sort of self defense course.  As a parent and previous kid yourself you most certainly must realize that if you get too involved that it will only work against your son and he will get the beats more often.  It is very sad that he was beaten so badly that he had to be hospitalized and I would hope that the school he attends has a zero tolerance on violence and that any child who becomes physically or emotionally abuse towards another is suspended.  My advice for self defense course is because it will help to build your sons self esteem as well as better prepare himself in case of future attacks.  He might really enjoy taking boxing lessons and actually get to meet some new friends also.  I cannot speak of this other young man who is suppose to be a friend and whether or not he set your son up, but if he did then it would be wise for your son to stay away from him also.  But if he is sitting with one of the bullies as a measure of his own self preservation then he just isn't mature enough at present to understand the meaning of being a true friend.  Hopefully by involving the police in this latest incident you have somehow put some fear into these others who might want to attack your son and so this will cease and desist.  Kids can be very mean and think they are so tough by beating on younger or weaker kids.  But Karma has a way of balancing things out and hopefully in time they will learn that what they have done has consequences.  Best of luck to you and I hope that your son is going to be alright and gets many well wishes from his real friends while he is in the hospital.
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yes I would highly recommend it. I have 7 different taebo DVDs just so I can mix it up a little.  At first its a little confusing keeping up with them and stuff.  When it got hard I just walked in place until they they started the next exercise.  After a bit I got used to it and was having a great time.  as long as you are willing to stick with it go for it!
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ROFL !!!!!!!!!!!sorry but I have raised 3 of those little tigers....... and yes a beating is a natural reaction on your part, but I do not think it would work..... it would prob make it worse......  you have a boy that is turning into a little man right before your eyes...... the hormones , mood swings the talking back are all NORMAL things..... don't let him get to you sister !!! the more you react to it the more act he will put on for you..... they have a job to do, and that job is to drive us crazy or as close to it as they can get....... write down the house rules on a board along with the punishment that goes with each rule if broke.... explain it to him in adult language, that is what he is needing, to be treated as a young adult, remember he is between worlds right now.. so tell him you will treat him as he acts...... he acts like an adult he gets treated as such....... if he acts like a child he gets treated as such...... do NOT argue or yell or show fear or anger.... they are like wild animals at this age....... ROFL, sorry again, but I just had a flash back, and it is NOT from drugs !!! take a deep breath and plane your strategy, and get Dad involved if possible... a united front is what is needed here............ a big hug and a bigger GOD BLESS
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here's all i've found near arlington: \n\nhttp://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypResults.py?Pyt=Typ&city=Arlington&state=TX&uzip=76010&country=us&msa=2800&cs=4&ed=KV8m9K1o2TwYALwKke7SAI9De_Uvx5aMnXJDt1jmMmhf&tab=B2C&stx=8120454&stp=y&desc=Martial+Arts&qtx=martial+arts&offset=3&FBoffset=17&toggle=&stat=ClkNxtUpper&ls=&lp=\n\ni'd suggest giving a few of these places a call, they might be able to point you to a tai chi chuan instructor... you can also check and see if there are any physical therapist that do eastern medicine, they tend to give taiji and qigong classes at their practices.. \n\nsorry i couldn't be more help, i'll ask my sifu if he knows anyone near arlington that would be good to see.. \n\nsorry\n\n~*good luck*~
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Tell your parents, tell the principal, kick their ass..Do you have any brothers.
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A... although I would take him to a faith healer also... so both I guess. And good luck to you and your son.
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Probably play some baseball with my son, catch the new X men movie, watch the Nascar race, and grill up some steak or ribs.
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you can train and plan all you want but a plan only last till the first moment of execution then it starts slowly falling apart. but any training that you do gives you an advantage. building muscle memory is the most important thing you can do. what is muscle memory, i used to play hacky sack like five hours a day with my friends, then at work if i dropped a knife i would try and hack it. so the simple act of seeing the knife start to fall initiated the action of bringing my foot up to meet it. but it also shows the bad thing about muscle memory itll happen before you can really think about it. get a partner start a martial art/boxing/self defense course, and practise with your partner as much as possible.
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martial arts, or walk long distances, by yourself while thinking about things.  This is what I do.
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Although your son is large for his age, most experts recommend against heavy weight training.  His body, especially his bones are still developing.\n\nI would consult his doctor first, then speak with a certified trainer.
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Yeah sure, mine is to be a kung-fu warrior.
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gonna play darts and kick the boys butts again...
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I would get my mom or dad to go to my defense and ask the teacher to give you a different assignment to do alone since your partner is no longer available...\nYou are right, if everyone else has a partner to practice with, you should not be alone on this...\nFight for your rights...\nAlso, ask for more time to prepare...
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bokken because i take to shin do, a modernized version of ninjutsu and we learn sword stuff, but this is good for me because im a beginner
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Thought for a minute I was on C.S.I. I am an old man going to Bible college to learn all I can about God. I like what I have become because right now I am where God wants me to be and I am right smack dab in the middle of His will. I teach children to read, and I have worked in the mission field 7 months out of this year. I pray daily for children who have reading problems and invite anyone reading this to pray for them also.