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Solid post!!

Bruce Lee trained in Chi Sao extensively and it seemed to help him across the board, so, I'd say, yeah, Chi Sao can, imho, aide one in a real fight. Dabbling in it, well, that'll do no good; one will have to train with it quite a lot. Imho.

Great post Justice!! Possibly you could add Yoga and/or the like to combat the posture problem...possibly. No posture; nothings valuable!! I don't know if your posture problem is a girl only problem, however, I do know that only girl students of the MA complain about their hip-pointer when trying to do a side kick. Still sounds to me like you've got the pulse of your situation way under control and that in time, you'll find that final solution. Good luck Justice!!

I enjoy a good judo match!! There's nothing like seeing the chess game of judo unfold before ones eyes. I don't think IOC will throw judo out because it's a staple of the summer Olympics. Will TV ratings suffer if the Olympics aren't there?

Since the advent of the MA, no matter the genre, many of the founders, of either a style and/or its governing body, have passed away. Some, not all styles of the MA, have fared better than others, and in that, some styles have splintered, in some fashion or another, and some styles have faced their own mortality across the board. Question(s)... 1) If your style has recently lost its founder, what's the immediate plans for its continuation? 2) In your honest opinion, will your style be fine when your founder passes away? 3) Will your style, in your honest opinion, splinter slightly or splinter a lot? 4) Will you want to continue in your style if the splintering isn't kept to its minimal OR will you seek training in another style that's more grounded across the board? Depending on who one's asking, splintering and the like isn't a bad thing because more sound governing bodies emerge that provide greater betterment for its student body. Death is unavoidable, and in that, founders sometimes forget to put into the mechanics of the details that create the future of said style of the MA. Many, many noted founders of either the said style or the said governing body are no longer with us and those noted MAists are reaching the end of their journey. Has, for example, Kanazawa Sensei provided and established a more sound future for its student body? It's none of my business, but as a MAist, how we look at those around us, provides us a small picture of what not to do or what to do for when we're faced with it. Your thoughts!!

While I disagree with the possibility of wrestling being no longer an Olympic event for all to enjoy, even though, I do see the IOC trying to change the content of its brand which is what every business needs to do, and that is...change to stay with or ahead of its competition. I mean, the Olympics is big business in the tune of Millions, if not Billions!!

Home-made weapons can be a blast until part of it comes apart and smacks you unexpectedly...ouchy.

Solid post!!

Welcome to KarateForums!! Please visit the "Introductions" Forum in order to introduce yourself. Nice lineage!! I look forward to hearing your input on a many topics!!

Thank you!!

Solid post!!

You're more than welcome; glad to have been of some help. And yes...forget about the little things, and just TRAIN!!

Congrats, have fun, and train hard; you'll do fine!!

You're part of a very, very solid Goju governing body...congrats!!

Welcome to KarateFourms!! Well... Seeing that you're talking about equipment, I'd say that you could post the pics here. I'd like to see them because they sound interesting!! I once attached one end of a nunchaku onto one of the ends of a bo...yeah, it was weird looking yet I could smack my older brother with it at well....hehehehehe...I loved that part, the smacking my brother part.

I'm not a Goju practitioner/karateka, but imho, the IOGKF, headed by Morio Higaonna Sensei, is one of the most "legitimate" governing bodies in Goju. As far as which Goju governing body should one avoid, well, that's up to so many parameters as well as to what ones looking for within that persons interpretations across the board. Imho!! Which governing body is your teacher belong to?

I concur...Cung Le is an amazing fighter across the board!!

This is exactly why Muay Thia and MMA use the shin. It breaks your opponents body down quicker with little risk of injuring ones self as with the instep type kick. Look at the Cung Le vs Frank Shamrock fight for instance. Cung kicked Frank in the arms to slow down his hands and eventually broke his wrist. That's a great point because I'd rather break him/her down than the opposite; breaking me down...not a good thing!!

Opps...my bad...sorry!! I do love the Butterfly sweep because it provides me a omni-directional transitional possiblities; difficult sweep to learn at first, but, well, isn't mostly everything in the MA...at first!?!

I hope everyone's having a fun and safe Memorial Day. To all of those who've made the ultimate sacrifices in ensuring our way of life; THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!!

Solid post Alex, and I concur, as well as mimic your methodology concerning said topic at hand, wholeheartedly across the board. Teaching Kata to children isn't much more different than teaching kata to adults. Both, kids and adults, learn the kata's the same way, train in kata the same way, and develop the kata the same way.However, the Bunkai for children is absent of what Alex was referring to with the destruction's, joint manipulations, striking to certain areas, etc, all taken out, and with the emphasis more on 1-3 step self-defenses.

Wow...so far, everyone's got some great ideas; a plethora of info!!

Practice your kicks in the swimming pool; water is a natural resistant that will aide in giving you the power you desire because you'll be trying to move a lot of water, i.e. weight. Still keep your focus and form solid!!

Welcome to KarateForums!! Tokaido gi's are exceptional across the board. Having said that, I'm unable to help you with finding a supplier closer and more economical for shipping to where you live because I'm unfamiliar with your area. Possibly you can do some more internet searches to find what you need, like Ebay or something like that. Hopefully someone here will be able to provide you with the info you're searching for.

Well...it looks like a official Shureido site, but, I'd contact Shureido to verify its authenticity, imho.