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I'm happy to share! It would have been great if you could come, but you have nothing to apologize for--things happen. Hopefully you can make it next time! Thank you, Noah...THANK YOU!! Hopefully, my sister's health will improve before the next time of the gathering.

Kihon Kata Kumite The 3 K's of karate-do; an invaluable path in ones MA betterment. Too heavy on one, forces the other(s) to become weak. Therefore, evenly trained, the karateka is more stable. Imagine you've a chair! Imagine that your chair has 3 evenly spaced out legs; the supportive structure can be quite solid. Now, imagine that you take out one of those 3 legs! Now what are you left with? An incomplete and unstable thing, not only in a chair, but in the karateka as well!! Within Kata, most, if not all, of a styles syllabus/curriculum can be found. How the 3 K's are taught, and in what order, imho, is indifferent just as long as all 3 are evenly learnt as they were taught. Kata heavy at first, then Kihon, and then Kumite, is a Sensei's choice. Nonetheless, I teach Kihon first, then Kata, then Kumite, intertwining and overlapping until the lattice is complete; solid, and quite stable. In another 5 months, you'll see things with different eyes and notions, and this is good. But the good news is this!! A MA journey takes more than 5 months...10 months...10 years...51 years to complete. Alas, ones MA journey is never complete because there's so much to ones MA journey. This is for certain!! Train hard...train well!!

I do like what you said here... Train hard, and train well!! Whether a book is accurate or not, I suppose that that's up to the reader. But, if nothing else, hopefully the book was at least...well...entertaining!

Asai body structure and skill set was different from Kanazawa,Enoeda,Nishiyama,etc... The snapping techniques that he learned from kung fu was great for Asai to incorporate into his karate. PS(dont know if many people know this): -Asai meet his wife before he meet her brother that was a Kungfu instructor. -Mrs. Asai was a dancer that wanted to incorporate a "KATA" into her dance exhibitions and went to the JKA dojo to learn a "KATA". Asai Sensei was assigned to teach Mrs. Asai a "kata"........yada yada... Asai Sensei then trained with Mrs. Asai's brother who was a Kungfu expert, ASAI CONVERTED Mrs. ASAI's brother into teaching KARATE in his home country. Mrs.. ASAI nephew also converted and taught Karate .... yada yada... Disclaimer: I AM NOT ASSOCIATED with any Asai organization. Always believe your instructor first and as more truth than a random person. I AM JUST SOME RANDOM PERSON posting on the internet. take what i say as just one of many possible truths. I think i should right a book..... to correct a lot of "stories" going around. would be interesting... To the bold type above... I'd read your book, once it's available!!

Excellent tutorial; thank you for sharing it, stonecrusher69!! I do like that your elbow emphasis is the structure of your Chi Sao/Tan Sau because a flapping elbow destroys a many number of things, and in short, weakens the whole darn thing.

I sure do appreciate you taking the time to post the information, as well as the FB links filled with some great photos. Thank you, Noah!! On a side bar...I'm deeply sorry that I wasn't able to fulfill my desires to join this wonderful event both as a student, and as one of the instructors over one of the seminars. Please pass my deepest apologize to those who sponsored this event, as well as to the other instructors, and last, but not least, to the students who attended this special event, for not being able to honor my commitment. It was certainly my loss for not having attended. SORRY, for my absence!!

I liked that he'd demonstrate on the Wall Dummy, and then showed possible applications of what was demonstrated; my Oyo eye peaked up wide for that! It took a 2D look into a 3D look; awesome! Yes, that was a very nice touch, being able to see the transition from the dummy to applications.And for what it's worth, I would've like to see more resistive training. However, there's a time in ones training where non-resistive training is paramount, like, when learning the applications. Once learned, and at the discretion of the instructor, then resistive training become tantamount to ones training. Therefore, I perceive the video as more of a learning video, and not as an already learnt video.

To the bold type above... I fit that category, and by that I mean, I'm of the "OLDER HIGHER RANKS", yet, I sincerely believe that I've not done more damage or any damage to the MA. I've not made any excuses and/or any short cuts during my 51 years in Shindokan; I believe that my integrity remains untainted, and that my students, as well as those that I've had the pleasure of sharing any given floor, can attest to that. Being clumped in with those that have made you feel the way you do feel about older higher ranks, makes me feel ashamed. Ashamed because I can only speak for myself, and in that, I can't speak towards those who've done the injustice that can be found in any given MA.

And it's all about making those changes that betters oneself!!

Thank you, Patrick for your birthday wish, and yes, a fun day is planned to celebrate. I'm 58 The Cowboys need that bye, and I'll take that as my birthday present gladly. I can't believe I'm about to say this....I miss ROMO! GO COWBOYS!! The thanks, for my contributions here at KF, go to the KF members; without them, I'd have nothing to say about anything. And of course, I thank you, Patrick for having created one of the most beneficial forums around, in KF, and your leadership is without an equal...OUTSTANDING; without you, Patrick, none of us would have anything to say about anything of value.

Welcome to KF, Shotoianjkaonly; glad that you're here!! I'm not from Shotokan, and with that being said, I take any and all statements/reports and the like quite lightly because, after having read about this over the years, I'm still not sure with of these is accurate. What I do know is that the MA world either suffered a lot in the splits or the MA world benefitted by the splits, depending on whom one is asking. Politics destroy the betterment of the style. I know, I deal with politics all of the time in the governing body that I'm the President of, and for now being, there's a calming peace...for now.

Well, imho, if anyone here at KF deserves to be recognized with an award, than you do, Patrick. The amazing work that you've done to your brands is an attest to the fortitude that you've put forward in making KF the quality brand that it is!!

Solid post!!

I agree with both Maybetrue and you, Brian. Whenever I have this happen, I make sure that that students not left alone, and that someone interacts, as needed, with that student while I continue teaching the rest of the class. I don't stop everything to tend to one student because it's not fair to the class. I've meeting with staff all of the time, and one of the things that I address is what we're talking about. Once all of the staff know what to do when this happens, I don't have to direct them as to what to do because they already know what to do; it happens automatically so as to not disrupt the class.

Solid post!! Not every instructor can teach 4-5 year olds; it takes a special instructor to do so successfully. And you're right, it is "playing" because that's how they learn, and how they retain, even if it's a miniscule of information...patience is greatly needed to teach that age group. Everyone knows that when it comes to that age group, I'm nothing more than a big kid. That age group responds to that silly instructor who they can play with. If I may ask... What happened that made you make that statement to your wife?? Have you taught that age group? 4 and 5 year olds? Yes, I have! Ever since 1970 when I was a JBB, and even more so when I opened my own dojo in 1977!

I suppose being recognized by ones governing body can be both rewarding and humbling, all at the same time. It's possible that the governing body is pushing the CI label, while Houston just wants to teach!!

Thanks for sharing the link Brian. I always find it interesting how different associations and even countries evolve their own style and flair to sparring even though they share the same base and rulesets. Thanks, Danielle. I do wish we could change things up from time to time, and do some strikes to the head with perhaps some different padding or something. It really changes the strategy, and opens up things for students. I'd agree the strategy does change. Even though we do head shots, we're limited too, no hooks or uppercuts, straight shots only in tournament. Of course we do train them from time to time but when our sport sparring excludes it, we don't tend to focus on it much. For comparison, here's some of me (I'm with red gear): https://youtu.be/qwweN3PR-NE Yeah, you got skills, Danielle! I like how you constantly pressed her; she's a runner...that's for sure!! Because you weren't wearing headgear, I'm thinking that headgear wasn't mandatory!! I noticed your lack of head gear, as well, and it made me jealous. I also noticed that gal ran a lot. Nicely done. I see a different shift in punching strategy with your match; since the head shots are allowed, it appeared that no one bothered with any body shot punches. I didn't see quite as many head kicks, either, but that makes sense, when the closer tool, the hand, is more viable an option. So, we see what the different organizations want to emphasize in their training. In the ATA, and with the WTF, head kicking becomes order of the day. In the ITF, with head punches allowed, less head kicking. But those are just observations from your match here. I'm sure they are not all like that. If I can say this...isn't that the beauty of TKD...the ability to kick to the head; one of the staples of TKD!! Of course, being predominately a proponent of hand strikes and the like, I'm glad to see more punches than kicks. After all, TKD isn't ALL kicks and no Te Waza!! Besides, if one can kick faster than one can punch, then by all means, kick away.

I liked that he'd demonstrate on the Wall Dummy, and then showed possible applications of what was demonstrated; my Oyo eye peaked up wide for that! It took a 2D look into a 3D look; awesome!

By all means, Patrick, thank you for taking the time to post these interesting stats; humbles one, as I'm humbled in this. I'm sure that Brian can agree with me when I say that I don't contribute to KF with the KF Awards in mind, but for the fact that I enjoy our many conversations with some outstanding KF members. Whether one has garnered 31 nominations or only 1 nomination, all KF members are one thing...compassionate about KF and its outstanding members. The MA aside, its the conversations that I enjoy the most, and if I can help someone, well, that's the reward!

Seems to me that the MA are as interchangeable as socks are for human consumption; just the methodology and ideology differs.

Wherever the art of breaking, Tamishiwara, came from, I'm thankful for it; an intricate part of the style of Karate that I've trained in for over 5 decades. Again, wilberbear, I'm very thankful for the links as well as the information that you've supplied here at KF. Great find!!

Thank you, Noah, for the video; really enjoyed it!! I have to admit it though, I've not ever seen the Wall Dummy, and I want one NOW because it would so much compliment the WC Dummy. The WC Dummy is a very important training tool for Shindokan's brand of close range techniques which depend on many varied transitions. Also, I've not ever seen and/or heard of Guru Maul Mornie. Noah, you say you're not fond of the design, and I can appreciate that. Have you ever trained with a WC Dummy on a regular basis? If not, I can appreciate it even more because of the unfamiliarity that would surround that type of apparatus. Again, thanks Noah!!

Shindokan is my core style, and I'd describe myself as a mutt; having more than one brand within me due to the amount of cross training that I've done these past many, many years while on my MA journey.

Solid post; thank you for sharing it, as well as the links!!

Both videos, excellent tutorials, Alex. Thank you for sharing them. I'll not comment and/or answer your questions proposed because I want other KF members to respond instead, although I want to right now.