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Solid post!! To the bold type above... I suppose I was when I was an immature martial artist, but that was eons and eons ago. Now, no, I'm not afraid at all; I'm comforted in my MA totality!!

If either of the instructors are ok with it, then, go for it!!

I believe that rank is forever; once earned, it can't be, and shouldn't be taken away as though a punishment is being leveled to said practitioner. Knowledge is there, although the physical prowess isn't as it use to be. This is a bad analogy, but... A General, for example, retires from active military service. Is he/she still a General? I believe...yes. The Military rank was earned and awarded. That General is still referred to as a General by those who interact with him/her. When you read about said General, that General is referred to as a General, although the word "Retired" is tagged on the end their name. What this General has achieved is still recognized, therefore, said achievements can't be disputed nor taken away. Imho.

Solid post!!

Solid post!!

Solid post!!

Let me start by welcoming you to KF; glad that you're here!! Is what you're feeling normal? My short answer: YES!! Some act similar while others don't and others even more so!! Overall...YES!! There's nothing wrong with your actions and thoughts and all concerning the MA. After a trillion years, I still do the same exact thing as you've described. My every waking moment involves me doing and/or thinking about the MA in some capacity or another. WHY? You're slowly falling in love with what the MA is meaning to you. And, with everything that you love about the MA, you'll have moments where you hate the MA; a love and hate relationship with the MA is normal. Your MA journey is just that...YOURS!! You decide! You control! You...you...you...because the MA journey must be personal, and oftentimes, private to the practitioner. I've loved and hated, mostly loved, the MA for nearly 50 years; I can't see me doing anything else. I wake up thinking about the MA...I spend the whole day/night thinking about the MA....I fall asleep thinking about the MA. Not only thinking about the MA, but training the MA. Are we, you and I different? No! We're both MAists that have fallen in love, head over heels, with the MA. Hopefully, we'll never lose the love for the MA!! If we do, then so be it, and if we don't, then so be it also.

Wow...great questions, alas, great topic, thank you for starting it. I believe that these answers will vary from one practitioner to another. Some answers might surprise you, while others might not. I believe that the answer isn't determined because I'm either a MAist or not. Being a MAist surely, imho, doesn't make the MAist more capable of deciding what's a proper response. For me, turning the cheek for both parties doesn't exist. Why? "I" doesn't exist! One must defend oneself no matter what the ethos might or might exist within either of combatants. What exists, imho, is that an attack has occurred and if an attack has occurred, then ones a defender while the other is the attacker. Thin lines exist everywhere in everything; to do or not to do, and what follows that is how to and how not to do while being in concert with what to do and what not to do. Thin lines get blurred quite quick by how one perceives occurrences that are unfolding right before their eyes. If I turn my cheek, my attacker might or might not perceive that I'm weak/frail/uncertain/etc. Whereas in truth, I'm the farthest thing from that because I'm complete in my totality. For Christians, of which I am one, I don't believe that Jesus would want me to just stand there and take a beating, nor would He want me to beat the tar out of my attacker. I believe that Jesus would want me to do whatever is necessary and nothing more! I'll do what I feel that I must do, and in that, I'll let the courts decide the legal ramifications of whether I should've turned my cheek or not.

Ouch!! Possibly this list is what you might be asking for... Nomenclature of Gyaku Zuki, for example... Head Neck Shoulder Arm Elbow Wrist Fist Posture Back Hips Rear end Legs Feet Muscles Exhale Floor

Solid post!! And if one can't comply, it's best to get off the floor until one can.

Very well said and a good approach to getting the basics of pressure points IMO. I wholeheartedly concur!!

This dojo is not like a dojo that one would imagine when one thinks on the word "dojo". This dojo is in Naha, Okinawa...and...it's "owned by a British guy" where patron's speak both Japanese and English. http://www.tsunagujapan.com/welcome-to-the-dojo-a-unique-bar-in-Okinawa/ Try clicking on the very top/first banner!!

First of all...Welcome to KF; glad that you're here!! Secondly...excellent post!!

Loved the video...excellent in every way!! Thank you for sharing it. Beginners panic whenever any part of their body is trapped. But in the video, they can see that there's nothing to panic about...just work!!

Thank You..I plan on doing a following up video in the future.. I look forward to the follow-up video!!

Can you post a video of a good example of Shindokan I like to see the differences of the two styles.. Sorry, I've never ever owned a video camera, as of yet.

I meant to say... If, the side-effects are that new student enrollments are up by discovering Shindokan through said website, then, I'm completely for it, and I'll support it. Sorry, for that.

You know, I wasn't born into the internet era like many of you here have. That's not an excuse to not have a website, it's just a statement of fact for me. For change to happen, I believe that I have to want to change in that regards, and I don't want to. Change is inevitable and should be welcomed, but as far as the Kyuodan Dojo is concerned, I'm not looking for change in the website regards, and that's because, I've never had a website, and I'm doing fine in the size of my student body as well as having new student enrollments darkening my door. The Hombu is looking to join the modern and current times that we all live in, but driving the Hombu's new student enrollments via having a website isn't our goal; old school for us there! Our goal is neither to silence the naysayers that rattle our doors constantly about how we MUST have a website to be taken seriously; old school for us there, as well! No! The Hombu's goal for wanting to get out of the stone age by having a website is to better communicate with our overall student body; thereby, having a better way to serve our overall student body!! If, the side-affects are that new student enrollments by discovering Shindokan, then, I'm completely for it, and I'll support it. Either way, if we do, then we do, and if we don't, then we don't!! As Greg likes to say..."It's all good!!"

I've not the greatest constitution when it comes to looking at things like this; I'd make a lousy doctor. I pray that the doctor(s) have indicated to you that you're right on track in your healing process?? And after seeing what you're going through, I still believe that this ISN'T the end of your MA career. If anything else, it's just a mild setback, but a setback that's not permanent, imho. The floor is waiting for you, but, the floors not going to push you to return to the floor; time heals. Read MA related materials and the like to keep your mind focused away from the negative things that can cause doubt and depression when ones facing time off the floor like you are. Create a MA diary of this injury and note the things that you're doing to prepare you for the day when you return to the floor. Take care of yourself, and please, listen to your doctors; they do know what's best for you.

Thank you for your post!! Performance anxieties for upcoming important events get all of us. I still get the jitters, but my jitters now are more directed towards my students than for myself. When I was much younger, I'd often not settle down until the event and judgment was completed; pacing, as I did, only wore down the carpet. Not even listening to music settled the nerves. And testing cycles, the night before, forget it...the butterflies in my stomach would flutter like a tornado, and things wouldn't subside until just after a few seconds once on the floor. Get off the floor, it would start all over again!

Thank you for your post!! The things that keep you up, imho, are normal things for instructors who truly care about their students across the board; your students have become a big part of your family, so to speak. And any instructor that cares about his/her students as you do, can't be doing to bad. The bold type above, imho, says it all!!

Well, I'm not a Shito-ryu karateka, but allow me to make a brief comment, if I may. He did quite well; focused, timed, and direct. This kata is dear to me because this kata teaches quite a lot of close range techniques that are the staples of Shindokan. Thank you for sharing!!

As a proponent of close range techniques as well as in short range techniques, the WC foundation drills are appropriate to its core, imho. So much I see in WC that compliments what Shindokan teaches, especially in the traps and locks!! Well done!! Thank you for sharing!!

Your understanding of Center Line isn't to be ignored, imho. Any style of the MA, imho, needs to grasp an understanding and more concerning the Center Line because the application crosses the 't' and dots the 'i' in forward/angle transitions.