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C's</I></FONT><I>" of Sparring</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>C</I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Impact" ><I>ontrol - </I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0066CC" FACE="Impact" ><I>Control yourself, Control your techniques, Control the ring.</I></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>C</I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Impact" ><I>ombinations - </I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Impact" ><I>Combinations of techniques win - always use more </I></FONT></div> <div> <I>                                         than one.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>C</I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Impact" ><I>ut Angles - </I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Impact" ><I>Cut angles on your attacks, and on defense to get off of </I></FONT></div> <div> <I>                               "the tracks".</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Impact" ><I>C</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Impact" ><I>ommit - </I></FONT><I>Commit yourself to your actions.  "He who hesitates is lost".  </I></div> <div> <I>                         Be PATIENT, but when you decide to go…. </I><I><U>GO!</U></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>C</I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Impact" ><I>onviction </I></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0066" FACE="Impact" ><I>- </I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0066" FACE="Impact" ><I>Visualize and believe in whatever you do.  Whether it is </I></FONT></div> <div> <I>                                 your beliefs, or your actions.  If you move and act with </I></div> <div> <I>                                 Conviction, not only will you believe, but you will make a </I></div> <div> <I>                                 believer out of your opponent as well.</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I> <img src="HTMLobj-3439/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="396" height="22">  </I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Bushido…the street or the ring, the way is still the same.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I> <img src="HTMLobj-3440/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="396" height="22">  </I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U> <A NAME="mr__troxell_s_rules_of_kumite"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B><B><U>Mr. Troxell's Rules of Kumite</U></B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings" >[</FONT>    The only differences between a Bushi-Kai <I><B>ring</B></I> technique and a <I><B>street</B></I><B> </B>technique is <B>intent</B> and <B>power</B>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings" >[</FONT>    Follow Troxell's  "<B>5 - C's</B>" of Sparring.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings" >[</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Calligrapher" >    </FONT><B>Stay Strong</B>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings" >[</FONT>    Trained reactions and instincts are important, but <B>Thinking</B> is the most important.</div> <bR> <div> [<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >    Thinking, Training, Technique and Timing.</FONT></div> <bR> <div>      </div> <div> [<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >     A block is a strike, and a strike can be a block.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> [<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >    Forget what `looks' good.  If the ugliest move in the world does the </FONT></div> <div>         then <B>do it</B>.  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> [<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >     The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings" >[</FONT>     Cutting angles is not running, and <I><B>is</B></I> <I><B>still</B></I> using a straight line.</div> <bR> <div> [<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >     Forget "fancy" kicks and showing off. (Unless you are in a movie, </FONT></div> <div>          not in a fight)  You are there to get a job done, in the ring or on the street.</div> <div>          <B>Do it... then go home happy and safe.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings" >[</FONT>     The best way not to get hit...is <I>not to be there</I>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings" >[</FONT>     In the ring, more than 2 steps backward <B><U>is</U></B> running.</div> <bR> <div> [<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >     On the street, there are times when discretion is the better part of valor.  </FONT></div> <div>          The code of Budo says; "<B>A warrior can yield</B>".</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> [<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >      First rule of self-defense, when overmatched - Get Away, Get Help.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings" >[</FONT>     Bushi-Kai students <B><U>do not</U></B> start fights, but we will finish them.     </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings" >[</FONT>     The number of techniques used in a fight <I>anywhere</I>, is... <B>However many it takes.</B>  Do not be a gun with one bullet in it.  <B><U>Always</U></B><B> </B>use combinations.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings" >[</FONT>     Be prepared.  Be alert.  Do not fear being afraid.  A Bushi-Kai martial artist <I><B>always strives to be the best...by preparing for the worst.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Wingdings" >[</FONT>     <B> </B><B><U>Never</U></B> quit.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Remember -- In the Street or in the Ring… the </B><I><B>Way</B></I><B> is still the same.</B></div> <bR> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-3480/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="600" height="1">  </div> <div> Advice on Training</div> <bR> <div> In Training, do not expect good results in a short time.  </div> <div> Many people train furiously in Karate initially but lose their enthusiasm even before the end of the first year.  Clearly very little good can be gained from such sporadic training.</div> <bR> <div> Tiring of Training</div> <bR> <div> Many people become weary after training a half a year or a year.  This state of weariness, which is common and is not restricted to the study of Karate, is a critical one, and a student may succeed or fail depending on his attitude during this period.  Once aware of this state of languor, one must redouble his efforts and pass through this period with inspired spiritual effort.  If he allows himself to become discouraged and quits at this point, his entire previous effort will be lost.  The student who enters into this state of weariness shows that he actually does not understand and appreciate Karate.  Therefore, if he does quit training and gives up Karate with only superficial understanding of it, it can properly be said of him that a little knowledge was a dangerous thing.  Once you begin Karate for the benefit you might derive from it, it is my hope that you will continue to train thoroughly until you do come to a full understanding of it.  </div> <div> The most common causes of falling into this state of weariness are falling behind in training (compared with those who started at the same time or later) as a result of sickness or injury, an inability to use the arms and legs as well as one wishes (as a result of insufficient time in training), or the lack of an appropriate partner to encourage one or to provide competition in training.  Usually it is for these reasons that one finds a student becoming weary, losing interest and enthusiasm, balking self-consciously at practicing Kata in front of others, lamely offering excuses such as, "I am not really suited for Karate," and finally, quitting altogether.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>