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Would you rather to spar or not to spar? Drilling is necessary. Guess what? Sparring is drilling of its type [ippon kumite, Sanbon kumite, Kiso kumite, Jiyu kumite]. I would've rather sparred than to have never sparred because that way I can at least know and understand what it's like to have a fist and/or a foot come towards me. Techniques within sparring are far different from drilling in self-defense, yet, not by much. The methodology of the military and law-enforcement doesn't spar!? That's fine; it's their methodology. Those MA styles that do spar; it's their methodology. I'd rather spar as well, than do self-defense drills with no sparring. Why? Self-defense drills have one terrible thing...the WILLING Uke. As long as the WILLING Uke is part of ANY drill, the drill is ineffective imho!

I'm with ps1 and JiuJitsuNation...I couldn't see the video either!!

Been there, the opps part that is, more times than I care to remember. Sometimes my elevator doesn't go quite to the top, if you know what I mean!? Thanks for sharing that opps moment.

Congrats!!

It doesn't? http://www.fightauthority.com/jeet-kune-do-techniques/advanced-kyokushin-karate-footwork/ At :25 you can hear..."tai sabaki" Tai Sabaki/Ashi Sabaki aren't linear, imho, because the word linear is defined as of, relating to, or resembling a line; straight. Therefore, Tai Sabaki/Ashi Sabaki speaks of angles, 45 degree, for example, to the right/left. Tai Sabaki is "Moving off the line" of attack. Ashihara karate, if I may, IS Sabaki, and in that, Ashihara karate epitomises the essence of Sabaki. The founder of Ashihara karate, Kancho Hideyuki Ashihara, was a Kyokushin black belt under Mas Oyama. To me, I think Kyokushin does have Tai Sabaki/Ashi Sabaki/Te Sabaki. Also, one can go forwards or backwards when performing either, but, in Shindokan, we don't go backwards. Ok, I'm going back to my corner now.

I've heard about this before, but I gave it no further thought. As far as I'm concerned, Gojushiho needs to remain with the original names to coincide with Dai and Sho!!

I agree. This Is Karate by Mas Oyama is hard to find, but doable. It's price is anywhere from $100 and up depending on whom you buy it from. Amazon, Book Finder, and EBay do have used copies. Rare/Used Book Stores in your area MIGHT have a copy as well.

Absolutely!!

Welcome to your first FORMAL class!! I love it!! I loved your post!! I could only laugh out loud over some of the things that you described because that formality is not only needed, but it's necessary. KEEP GOING!! KEEP TRAINING!! KEEP SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR TRAINING!! Osu!!

What I saw on the video was ok. I agree that the training method is quite aggressive but necessary. I saw no Tai Sabaki/Ashi Sabaki at all. What's with all of the going backwards when being attacked?

that's deep man. So I earned my green belt last night. It was a long grueling test. I am very sore today, but I got my belt. The thing about tests at my school is that they are true tests. You will be pushed until you find your weaknesses. I do have more confidence just making it through the test to get green. First off...CONGRATS on your green belt. Feels good, doesn't it? You're gaining confidence in yourself, this is first and foremost. Continue in having that confidence as well as in any newfound confidence while you're on your martial arts journey.

Interesting how you word your question Joe. Because I believe in Shindokan, then my answer Joe is....YES! Angles are abound, and in that, martial artists need to know how to work within those angles. Backwards isn't an angle to me that's worthy of risking. For these angled moves to be of help to anybody, they're going to need to be practiced and worked in "live" drills as well as "shadow boxing" drills.

Welcome to KF!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!

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

I've nothing against a block being a block and a strike being a strike, and so on and so forth. Afterall, that's what they are in there most generalistic terms. On the other hand, to view a block, for example, as nothing more than just a block; that would appear quite limited and restrictive to the many possibilities within the most basic of blocks.

Shindokan teaches that going backwards is risky for varied reasons, therefore, we don't go backwards in any shape, way, and/or form. We will stand our ground. We will slide angular in a forward manner. We will slip angular in a forward manner. We will step forward and/or angular. We will intercept more than evade to better aide our Tuite. Having a highly keen understanding of Ashi Sabaki is crucial at all times. If not, you're movements will be compromised before they even begin. Getting up close and personal takes more than one could imagine because retreating is what seems to be the acceptable solution. When a Shindokanist won't. Offering a direct target to my attacker is what we want, and this is achieved by offering as little as possible any straight-on targets. This is why we angle in our offense as well as in our defense. This doesn't mean that Shindokanists aren't attacking straight-on targets because we are attacking straight-on targets, and this is because at the contact point, our target is straight-on to US.

I do both; swim and jog. But, I'm tending to do more swimming nowadays because of my age [52 years old] and I want to lessen the impact that jogging puts on ones body. I use to jog 5 miles a day, instead, nowadays I'll do 2.5 miles a day, with more swimming than before. Before, I'd swim once a week, but now, I swim 3 times a week, and I've got to say that swimming is a total workout because of all the different ways one can swim.

Posts like those of tonydee, I truly enjoy. Martial arts maturity expounds from his posts, and in that, there's nothing for me to add except... SOLID!!

Karate styles have Bunkai [applications] within Kata's. A block isn't always a block and a strike isn't always a strike; what one see's isn't exactly what one is doing in kata's of Karate. My question... Is Bunkai practiced in TKD Forms as explained in the opening paragraph above? In advance, I thank you!

This Is Karate by Mas Oyama

What's my favorite kumite techniques? Well, I use to have favorites many, many years ago, but, I no longer have favorites. Why? Imho, words like "Best" and "Favorite" tend to limit me as a martial artist. In that, there's more to me as a martial artist than just a few chosen techniques. I've no favorite technique(s)!

The title of this thread is "Confidence In Your Art", however, before one can have confidence in the art that they practice, one MUST, imho, have confidence in themself first. Which one should one have confidence in first? YOURSELF! Without confidence in yourself first, there's no way to properly judge your art nor is there anyway to build any confidence in your art.

Thanks for sharing that with us! Indeed that was a very large group demo.