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Soilid post!!

Ditto!!

Double ditto!!

Solid post. Conceptional sparring, imho, just won't work because it lacks substance.

I wholeheartedly concur!!

Solid post!!

Thx! And welcome to KF! Yes...great post. I too want to welcome you to KF!!

There you go again...You've now have had two police officers advise you...so...adhere to their advice, or at least really consider them. Don't just leave that school, but file the charges because EVERYONE is accountable, and if the only thing you do is leave that dreaded school, they won't learn a valuable lesson.

There you go!! Bushido_man96 IS in Law Enforcement, I'd listen to what he has to say here. Nobody should have to be subjected to that type of abuse. Learning the MA is suppose to be an enjoyable thing, and from what I've read, you're not enjoying anything from that school. LEAVE IT ASAP!!

I concur wholeheartedly!! It saddens me to read this, and I'm so sorry that you're experiencing this. Hang in there!! I'm so very proud of you!!

Good to hear!!

Interesting. Do you have any link with videos of this? I am curious to see it in action... No! I've not looked for any. I'm speaking from what we were taught by our Soke and Dai-Soke, and in that, this is what I've been teaching forever and a day.

Close range fighting takes one of two things: 1) No common sense, 2) Courage. More often than not, your attacker and you will find yourselves facing each other, locked together by your arms in a fashion that's akin to a WWE tie-up; a standing clinch. Both of you battling for the advantage; one over the other. This didn't have to be so, and if not careful, the tides will turn the advantage towards your attacker. Not an ending one had hoped for; at least in your opinion. Inasmuch as one would hope for, no one wants to be found in an disadvantage, of any proportional degree, against any attacker. However, it's even worse when the reson(s) that you're in that particular predicament this time is because of something that you did and/or didn't do. This didn't have to be either! No matter what we do as MAists, we're suppose to lessen, if not eliminate, our own mistakes. Having our attacker dominate us, no matter how small or large, isn't what we've trained for. Listen, it happens! But, when it happens, the final outcome can be quite dangerous, as one can imagine. What's longer, two arms or one arm? Let's briefly examine this for a moment, please. My two outstretched arms towards to grasp my attackers front might seem functional, but it's quite limited. For an average human adult is roughly about 32 inches to 35 inches. Having said that, length of an arm are in constant proportion to the size of the body itself. It depends on the height of the person to determine arm length. The said length is arrested by my front facing posture, as well as my arms are only able to stretch out so far while using both of my arms no matter the posture. However... If I, as my attacker advances me or has already grabbed me, stick out my one arm to deflect/intercept/direct him/her, my one arm is longer than my two outstretched arms. How is that possible? By using my half-front facing posture while I'm extending either arm towards my attacker, my one arm is now longer. Thus, I gain up to an additional 6 inches, or more. Boxers and the like, when speaking about their reach, is speaking to that parameter. In a close range environment, I extend the distance between my attacker and myself while using my one arm while in a half-front, or even a side-facing posture. AKin to a football stiff arm block, and in that, a lineman keeps their opponent at a further distance from them, therefore, the linesman can't be reached by the rushing opponent. Attacker gets two hands on me in a front-facing posture, he/she thinks that the advangtage is his/her to command. NO! Front facing me opens a large target for me to strike; not smart for him/her. By extending either arm, while transitioning into half-front facing, and driving him/her back peddling while I'm driving my legs; smart for me. Transitioning can't happen if posture is ignored!! Two arms are great but not so great when I'm trying to keep my attacker at bay. Our brand of Tuite incorporates quite a lot of one arm extended tecniques that can be utilized at the point of the attack and/or at the point of direction and/or at the point of defense. This is why I sincerely believe that one arm is longer than two arms, especially in a close range environment.

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!!

I missed you, and I'm glad to see you!!

I can't even imagine my training without the makiwara and the like.

Solid post!!

Hats off to you sir ! oss ... I concur!!

No matter which one is a practitioner of, either of them are ONLY effective if the practitioner CAN be effective with what they've been taught by their sensei. The word "style" means just that: it's a particular kind or sort or type, in that, its not defining of said practitioner, imho.

Very interesting topic! Improving my betterment; it's something that I take very seriously. Therefore, I'm always on the look out for something that's missing from my karate-do, and whenever do I find it, no matter from what style of the MA, I'll add to my own karate-do betterment providing that it's effective. For example, over the years I've added the kicking of TKD because Shindokan doesn't allow kicks above the stomach/waist. But the TKD kicks that I learnt from GM Young Ik Suh were exactly what I was looking for. It's not knowing how to kick high, but it's knowing when a high kick will be effective for that moment. This speaks to the conceptual and methodological and stylistic things that I felt that Shindokan is missing because TKD aren't allowed. Nonetheless, I teach them either way because my job is to teach what I know to be effective, no matter the style and the like. My job isn't to tell my students or the student body of the Shindokan what is effective or not, even though I've my opinions/beliefs, that decision's upon the student to decide. Yes, I will voice my opinions if a technique is effective or not, but, I'm speaking mainly my opinions. I've dabbled with a many different styles of the MA, and in that, I've added what I felt was effective for me, and for my students. I'm always exchanging with one MA style or another, and sometimes I find some golden nugget, and other times I find nothing; it can be a hit and miss. There are some things that my Hombu is missing across the board, but which governing body isn't missing a thing or two or three or..well, you get the idea. Being the current Kaicho of the Shindokan, I've the exclusive authority across the board to add and/or remove anything that I feel will help the student body in improving the betterment of their karate-do. Soke had a great model for all of us to learn effective Shindokan. Dai-Soke was the perfect ambassador to add and tweak Shindokan, but not remove the core. I've always added and tweaked and removed whatever I felt appropriate concerning the betterment of Shindokan, and I still do. But listen, please, Shindokan doesn't define me because Shindokan doesn't teach everything, that's why it's a style or a way, but not the only way. No MA can claim that, no matter how much they might or might not believe that. The betterment of myself as well as the entire student body of Shindokan is my primary focus, and it must be done without any ambiguity and/or reservation!!

What's longer,... Two arms or one arm?? My question is to preface my comments to be forthcoming very soon on the subject of "Reaching".

Hawkmoon... I say what I'm about to say with much respect... You're the Grandmaster of DIY, imho!! SOLID!! Please keep them coming! Thank you!!

Solid post!! Welcome to KarateForums!!

Cool! The family that does the MA together...stays and trains together in the MA for the long journey. Haha all four of us are training me wife and two kids we love it... I love reading things like this...Thank you for sharing it.

Solid post, as always!! There's another ONE that isn't even an instructor or a style or a governing body. Nope...get ready...here it comes...you all already know what I'm about to say...the other ONE is... THE FLOOR!!