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I do not give rank away!! I do not rip the heart out of my attackers body I do not do "no touch KO's" I do not retract my testicles into my body Oh yeah... I do not share the floor with any parent/friend/spouse/grandparent/guardian/relative/etc of my students!!

Great question! Thanks, Danielle! Instructors within Shindokan are chosen by the individual dojo's, alas, by the designated CI of those individual dojo's, and this takes place at Sankyu, and no sooner. Therefore, it's all OJT!! The Hombu does have remedial classes for designated instructors! It's held twice a year, usually in the 1st and 3rd quarter. These classes are 1 month in duration, and they're administered by the CI of the SKKA, which is currently our Kancho, Greg Forsythe, who's a Hachidan as well as Hanshi. All designated instructors within the SKKA network are welcomed to attend, however, they must remain in house at the Hombu for that full month that the classes are in session. If not, they receive a "Drop" on their Hard Card, but this is more clerical than administrative; said instructor is always welcomed back without questions. I choose my instructors, and I demand that my instructors attend the remedial classes at the Hombu every two years. I hold "Pep" classes with my instructors daily, and I hold "101" classes once every quarter.

Solid post!!

I'd guess it would be... 33% basics 33% forms 34% sparring Like I said...I guess I suppose that this might be how TSD is. Can't learn forms or sparring without first learning the basics, thereafter, forms and sparring will fall into their own accordingly. In short...I'm speculating, of course.

Yeah...why not?! Rebranding the brand brings new life into a brand!!

Yes...it is a MA...Kyudo!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky%C5%ABd%C5%8D

I didn't know that the WKF was A STYLE!! I always thought that it was a international tournament governing body!!

The Bo!! No matter how well versed I am in Kobudo, the Bo has a special place in my heart across the board.

Solid post...especially the bold type above!!

Solid post!!

Sounds to me life a worthy endeavor across the board...I like it. The MA, and the physicality of it, can have a positive impact on a patient in both the short and the long of it. As long as a doctor is behind it 100%...why not?!

The answer to the bold type above will vary from practitioner to practitioner, imho. A student that attends class 3 times a week, week after week...month after month...year after year...isn't a hobbyist. A student that attends class 1-2 times per month...after month...might not be a hobbyist either, based on parameters. However, year after year in same routine...isn't a hobbyist either. Should a MAist be gauged by how much and how often one trains/practices? The important issue, imho, is that they ARE practitioners of the MA; while it's full time or part time, but they're out there on the floor doing what they're suppose to be doing...training/practicing/attending classes. I've students, that due to their work schedule, can only attend class 1-2 times per month, but they've been on the floor for many years; their heart is in it, and not just for a season, but for a reason. Do the MA once in their lifetime, for a very brief moment, and never again...there's the hobbyist, imho.

Thanks for the reply, Tobias!! Like in this WKF... http://wkf.net/structure-main.php

In these videos, thank you for sharing, what rank were you then? What rank are you now? Any new videos?

Welcome to KF, MAfreak; glad that you're here!!

Great choice, Hussaria!! From what I know about Goju-ryu is an effective art through and through. Higaonna Sensei, Judan Hanshi is it's leading proponent world wide!! Enjoy the journey!!

Welcome to KF, lukas; glad that you're here!! WC is amongst the most preferable of Kung-fu styles, and of course, it's popularity increased with Bruce Lee, and the like.

Welcome to KF, Pagaran; glad that you're here!! Imho, there's no 'best' MA, just favorites. Why? We're fallible to a fault, therefore, not perfect, thusly, prone to many mistakes.

Solid post!!

They only have one form for colored belts-each belt adds on a few moves at a time... Omg...just ONE FORM?!?!? Well, that should be easy to remember.

Solid post!!

Muscle memory needs to be guarded at all times. Otherwise, the bad muscle memory is difficult to retrain, and even then, some of the bad trickles in from time to time. chrisw08, does your instructor know that you're teaching/showing nunchaku? If any of my students were teaching/showing nunchaku and that student wasn't qualified to do so, especially if that student is still learning the nunchaku, I'd be having a very direct conversation with that student. We don't start teaching Kobudo until Green belt, and that's with the Bo...nunchaku is much, much later.

Excellent tutorial, Alex...great details in the sweep!! The center line, as we're taught, is everything. Driving, manipulating, balance, power, penetration, give and takes, transitions, and so on and so forth derive from the center line. Great points you made about that centerline. And as you know, Shindokan is both, stand-up and ground. I can appreciate your points made in this tutorial. Gi...no gi...to me, either way, this particular movement can still be effective because of the centerline applications. Like you showed, easier to attack the torso than the hip, in which, the lower gravity at the hips is more grounded, while the higher gravity at the torso is more susceptible, and as you've shown, in this sweep type. Of course, the counter to this bump sweep that I don't understand is when my opponent tries to lay down with his weight upon me. BAD IDEA because I'm really not being pressed down, and in fact, I can still move my hips to the outside and execute the sweep, however, I have to move immediate to him lying down on me in his attempt to counter me. This is what I've noticed, experienced, and have been taught.

Yep...the adage says... "There's no such thing as a dumb question."

Speak to your CI [Chief Instructor] to ask for MORE kumite time, starting with the most basics of kumite within your style. Imho, a style that steers away from kumite is so out to touch to any reality. Spar...spar...spar...spar...spar...spar...ALL OF THE TIME!!