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The beauty of Oyo Bunkai is that the created application is of your own, in that, if the application works for you, then what I think about it might be mute. I didn't like either Bunkai from an effective viewpoint. The Bunkai of Anaku/Ananku: For me, anything after the first two opening techniques have appeared to be way to disjointed, especially in the flow. For me, it's an assumption that the third techniques, the hair grab and hammer strikes, would be that easy to reach their assumed conclusion because while you've blocked his punch, he's still quite capable of unleashing a variety of attacks/counter-attacks against you, which would possibly nullify your third techniques entirely. If, and only if, your third techniques are successful, and by successful I mean that you're opponent is injured/disabled enough to allow you to deliver your fourth technique, the knee strike to the stomach, effectively. For this fourth technique to work, your third techniques must prevent him from guarding his stomach, as he's already doing in the video. If you've success with techniques 1-4, then and only then might the fifth technique, pulling your opponent down to the floor, be effective. However, your footwork/posture/stance speaks against control of your opponent. Then on your sixth techniques, controlling your opponents left arm, after he's gotten back up, and then delivering a series of punches to his back. I don't see your opponent getting back up if techniques 1-5 are successful, and if your opponent is only down by his hands and knees, then possibly a more damaging kick to his face/head would be more effectively. I sure wouldn't bring my opponent back up onto his feet for two fleeted punches towards his back area. Chinto Bunkai: Technique one and two, into horse stance and escape. The posture isn't conducive enough to ensure the easing of the grip around you, and you're now quite prone to have your balance easily disrupted, meaning that your opponent might be able to throw you to the ground. Your method of releasing your opponents grip will not work that quite easily, imho, because while your right hand seems to aide your left hand quite well, against me, that wouldn't be enough to release my grip around your waist. Both movements with your left and right hand have to be very accurate across the board, and even with that, you're going to have to quickly come up with an effective counter to when I don't let go, and unleash my immediate counter after your attempts at your technique one and two. In that, technique two won't even unfold because, with me, your technique 1 already has you at a great disadvantage with me behind you. Technique three, reverse elbow strike to the face/head, imho, is a wild assumption that, while your opponent might be bent over/forward due to technique one, who's to say that your opponent won't have his face/head buried in your back to shield him from the possibility of technique three?!? If technique three is unsuccessful, techniques four, a throw aided by wrapping your right arm around your opponents neck, has no chance of conclusion, imho. However, if techniques 1-3 are successful, then technique four is quite solid and effective. Technique five, stomp to the face, is effective providing techniques 1-4 are successful. In closing, a resisting opponent will prove quite a challenge for you in both of your Bunkai, imho. For me, to many uncertainities exist. Do your presented Bunkai have possibilities? Yes, they do. Yet, some fine tuning will be required before I see them being quite effective against a resisting opponent. That's what I think.

You lucked into a rarity.

I think that that will work too.

But you asked if you can fly a plane being awesome on a flight simulator. You didn't specify that parameter as being the only training. I assumed that you already had the needed training to fly said plane per the wording of your question.

I was just thinking to myself... I outrank Greg, however, we're both Hachidans, with that, I therefore outrank the other remaining Hachidans as well, so, having said that... Is it my right/obligation, in the context of any formal training session, to issue push-ups for "punishment" to the other Hachidans?? Just asking for discussion... Oh, how do I outrank the other Hachidans? Tenure.

You will, maybe not today, but you will. After all, I don't consider push-ups as a punishment; their an attitude adjusters plus they keep students in great shape.

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

I've Dan bars, and I'm tired of defending what our Soke made law, as well as being ridiculed, directly/indirectly, for having them.

Old gi=OK Wear old obi=Not OK [w/o approval]

Yeah...I'm a guy...I still don't see anything wrong with the collar...what do I know?!!

Can't sleep...please see your doctor...that's my advice to you. Good luck!!

Rank will take care of itself when it's required of it to do so...not sooner and not later, but at the exact moment. No matter the rank, time isn't your enemy. No, It's your allied; the seeking of perfection takes no set time, it's forever. While we've tenure in our Dan ranks, those tenure's are minimums only!! Level of skill is only a part of ones rank; there's a plethora of elements that go into any rank.

It's only been a year for you...you've just started to scratch the surface. How often are you sparring in your dojo? If you're not sparring that much in your dojo, then you're swimming up a waterfall. Spar often, until the wheels fall off and then some!! Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar, Spar... However, spar under the watchful eye of your Sensei!!

Btw.... Welcome to KarateForums.com!!

How do you think pilots train? In a flight simulator!! So, to answer your question...yes!!

It doesn't BOTHER me...it was a HYPOTHETICAL for discussion purposes.

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While I've crossed trained in a wide variety of MA, I'm still a Shindokanist because it's my core style.

I fully concur with both MasterPain and JusticeZero.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/sensei8_2008/089.jpg Btw, I'm the handsome one on the left. Yeah...Brian's handsome too. I've 6 patches on my Gi top, no patches on my Gi pants. Patch on my right shoulder is a America/Japan crossed at their poles Patch on my right chest is an oval Okinawan Karate; for our Kobudo Patch on my right bottom is our Karate-do patch Patch on my left chest is our style patch; Shindokan Patch on my left shoulder top is a Okinawa Country patch Patch on my left shoulder lower is a Okinawan shield For the longest, only the style patch was approved. One by one, our Soke would approve the remaining patches as you see in the photo above. I kind of got a kick out of when our patches made it into our By-Laws, down to the exact placement/location and the like, but I suppose that it meant something to our Soke to have [it] included so formally. PS...I forgot how to place the pic w/o the link for easier reference, sorry.

Congrats and well done!!

No, you've not lost any of your internet credibility. While the UFC doesn't specifically prohibit the side kick, the UFC does prohibit kicks to certain targets and situations, I can only assume that the side kick isn't used as much in any MMA venue because the leg becomes a target for an easy grab if delivered in a lackadaisical manner. Again, the side kick in the right hands can be a quite damaging kick. Besides, not every MMA practitioner can deliver a side kick as great as Joe Lewis did in his heydays.