I am looking for a martial arts school with the true martial values i.e., Wushidao/Bushido…?
I have recently left a martial arts school in the West Midlands. I am looking to join a school that upholds the true martial values, not a commercial organisation that markets fitness and self defence. Ideally a mixture of the physical and mental/philosophical. Are there any suggestions?
You sound like ripe pickings for a cult.The philosophical thing was never part of martial skills and practice .BUSHIDO was only codified in the early 1900’s and accepted as a “way”to promote the militarism of the JAPANESE war lords .
To know if you were being presented with a real philosophy and not just a hodge podge of collected and made up sayings by the unscrupulous you would have to spend years studying .
Doesn’t matter where or what you study philosophy will always be a personal thing your “way”.
How soon should I plan on qualifying for the Boston Marathon?
3 years ago while I was still smoking, I barely ran an 11:00 minute mile. Today I averaged an 8:29 mile at a 10k race, my best. I quit smoking for good after the LA cancer challenge race last year. But now I want to qualify for the Boston Marathon, which means I have to average faster than a 7 minute mile for 26.2 miles. My current workout mile is 7:30 minutes. So question is, how long do you think I would have to train to qualify for the Boston? I’m thinking Boston 2009, which will give me 2 local and one state marathons to use as a qualifier. I’m using Yasso Tempo runs and Runnersworld’s Training calculators for my current workouts, but that was when I planned on running a 4 hour marathon, so I’m familiar with the data. BTW, I’m 6′3″, 205 lbs (lost 12lbs, 8 to go). This question goes from my wife to, who relatively in the exact same situation I’m in, from quitting smoking, same workout program, major fitness improvement, weight loss, and same goal….. relatively.
First of all….WOW…what a life changing decision you made. Congratulations. You can always run Boston as a bandit, meaning not a qualifier…but I understand the need to set this goal and accomplish it. Two years is a great time frame. Plenty of time to build the mileage base you will need for the endurance and to do the speed needed to increase your pace. Marathons are an endurance event. 50 miles a week, including one really long run each week in the 12 to 15 mile range should be sufficient. Once a week, on a shorter run throw in some intervals or speed work…10 to 12 burst of speed, for 20 to 30 seconds, during a mid range run. You can increase the number of sprints and the length as you feel more comfortable. Remember these simple rules, your body learns endurance from running a long time, your body learns speed from running fast. Mix it up and the best of luck. No matter what happens, you are already a winner.
Do you have to take the physical fitness test before or during the Philadelphia police academy?
I took the philadelphia police test, and wanted to know do you take the physical fitness test before the academy or during the philadelphia police academy? Also what would they do if you are underweight?
Major departments all require some type of fitness test before they make a hiring decision. Then during the academy they continue the PT.
Underweight shouldn’t matter so long as you meet the minimum fitness standards.
Philadelphia Police Recruit Physical Fitness Pre-Examination Overview
” pick one of the more unknown events such as curling, biathlon, skeleton, or snowboarding. Focus on one athlete and write a paper discussing how long they have been with the sport, what type of training they do (fitness, time spent each day, etc.), challenges in the sport, and how they during the games.” (i don’t even know what the last sentence is supposed to mean, I copied this directly from the text.) So…. can anyone tell me where i can find ALL of the above information…. first off i need an athlete to do it on. i know nothing of sports whatsoever so any help would be appreciated.
