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For the most part, I do enjoy reading Jesse's articles! ~karatebyjesseImho... Karate's not broken! It's the practitioner that's broken! The quote above is quite assumptive of Jesse because what's truly lacking is his belief in his fellow karateka's. He supports his statement by using the word..."many". That word offends is quite cold to me! I'm a karateka, and Jesse doesn't know me, nor does he know many karateka's because the MA world is comprised of A LOT of "Karate practitioners", therefore, imho, his judgment is unwarranted, thusly, unfair. Unfair to the "many Karate practitioners", of which I am a part of, of which you are part of. No, Jesse didn't say, "all". However, "many" could be Jesse's way of saying "all" in a nice and clever way!!

Cool; looking forward to viewing them!!

I wonder if it ever was popular?!?

Sounds great...everything! Thanks, Brian! I'll continue to look forward to updates from time to time!! GO KENDALL AND KENNETH!!

Welcome to KF, HDolphin; glad that you're here!! Also, welcome BACK to the MA!!

Imagine this, if you can... Kansas City Royals WON the World Series Kansas City Chiefs winning the Super Bowl Well, so far, one out of two is GREAT!! Major sporting teams have done quite well for themselves in Kansas....as of late!! I'm a Cowboy and Yankee fan, and I don't mind saying this at all, and it's out of respect... GO ROYALS!! GO CHIEFS!!

Thanks. I use century martial arts for things actually, I'll keep that in mind for sure. As for price, I don't know what others are paying in that lot so it's hard to say if I'm getting a good deal. The good deal for me was the rent that slowly scales up to asking price on a 3 year lease. I looked around and the price was comparable for size, but in my opinion it was a btetter location then a lot of them for the same price. I agree about the corner spot, happy about that. The big yellow karate sign, man I couldn't complain if I wanted too. I was stressed about how to teach at the rec center and teach at this new location at the same time. Well, I made a deal with a black belt Jiu Jitsu instructor to teach at the new school while I am at the rec center teaching, then I'll get back and finish with some karate. I was stressed because I did not want to have to only be open a few small hours while I was down there teaching, now my business can be open and be productive. Things working out, well, I'm not going to lie I'm making them work out haha. A lot of work Everything sounds GREAT...way to go!!

This is what we've done ever since 2009... http://www.karateforums.com/returning-to-the-ways-of-old-vt37058.html

That's an excellent question, JR 137!! If I had had the opportunity to teach my mom and/or dad, I'd call them mom or dad because that's what they are to me...mom or dad. And I'd not fault them if they called me Bob or son, because that's what I am to them...Bob or son. Shoot, I hate being called anything but "Bob" while at the dojo or at the Hombu. Formal names are required during certain times at the Hombu. But, still, I'd not chastise anyone, including my mom or dad for violating protocol, especially if it was an innocent mistake. Do it on purpose, well, you'll be reminded in a respectful manner.

Yes, very nice! Comes with a sign too...good thing a dojo was there before! Being on the corner, imho, is the best because you're either the first business or the last business seen, and you're not lost in between a sea of other businesses, like the Mexico restaurant, who might be overlooked because of that. Being on the corner, did you have to pay more monthly/annually?? Nice bright yellow sign...big letters! If I may suggest, and it's worked for me, contact Century MA Supply out of Oklahoma City, OK to purchase front door/window decorations at a reasonable price. Anything to draw the eyes to you. Remember, consumers are quite visual!!

Our syllabus books are quite raw; nothing worth to write home to mom about. List of Kihon [per rank] List of Kata [per rank] List of Kumite [per rank] Kobudo [where applicable per rank. Kobudo ranking is SEPARATE from Karate-do] Tameshiwara requirements [where applicable per rank] Brief history about Shindokan Saitou-ryu [only in the 10th kyu booklet] Dojo Kun [dojo rules...in every book, no matter rank] Like I said, nothing worth to write home to mom about! Even with the Shindokan Shield on the front cover, they're plain, and I mean plain. Nonetheless, everything a student needs to refresh their minds as to the expectations per rank/per student can be found. The Hombu has a department that manages these books!

I agree, Brian, 1000%!!

I will have to see if I can find it, Bob. I believe its 99 moves long, and is a hodgepodge of all the ATA forms.I believe you're correct. I look forward to your findings, Brian!

Not quite. Even though...I do like your idea the best. Here's a except from the first link from my OP...

Solid post!!

Excellent tutorial, Alex; I enjoyed the way you taught it!!

Great tutorial, Alex; I'm still enjoying your work!!

Congrats to them both!! Has Kendall been coached on proper hip movements?? Still, win/loss, they both are doing great. They still love it, don't they? VIDEOS?!?!!!??? I'm experiencing video withdrawals lol

I'd say no, muscle memory does not equal instinct. Muscle memory merely means your body has learned a movement pattern; i.e., your body knows how to do it. That doesn't mean that your body knows when to do it. That's when training applications comes into play. I do overhead presses and squats at the gym. The movement patterns are ingrained, but my body isn't going to use those patterns unless I tell it to do so. But when I do decide to squat down and pick something up, that movement pattern is going to show itself when I move. With self-defense techniques, its not just enough to train a form or kata and assume you will use the techniques in it when you need to. Your body will know how to do the techniques, but you have to train yourself to recognize when the techniques need to be used. Hence the need for application and scenario-based training. Solid post!!

Interesting. Perhaps, he's the exception! Thanks for sharing that, Danielle!!

I think that is usually due to differences in culture between okinawa/japan and korea. Also due to the preferences of instructors themselves. Sensei Morio Higoanna only wears his normal black belt and no other However, they do wear their Shogo title identifiers on their black belt. Higoanna Sensei has 3 bars on his black belt to distinguish him as a Hanshi. edit: spelling error

Solid post!! A testimony of the varying variables of the MA.

Neither...because a student is just a student, and must be treated as such!! If they're inappropriate, then they'll no longer be students. I can separate relationships because the floor demands that, nonetheless, if family can't seem to separate relationships while on the floor, than that, imho, is because they're very immature as MAists. My tolerance and patience has its limits!!

Solid post!! That's why we've the type of viewing area that we have...visitors are...out of sight...out of mind!!

A very doable space; very nice!! Can't wait to see the finished picutres!!