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Congrats on earning your Ikkyu, and good luck with your Shodan Testing Cycle, Nevinyrral!!

Birthday are fun, glad you had a good one!! Thank you for your compliment on my rendition...but between you and I...in person it's not all that beautiful.

Welcome to KF, Glennith19; glad that you're here!!

Once again, I'm not speaking towards any type of competitions whatsoever. May I refer back to my post here...

Welcome to KF, HKAScottR; glad that you're here!! Have you tried Shureido USA out of Orange, CA, located on Taft Ave?? They usually ship same day/within 24 hours, and they carry the entire Shureido product line. Here's a link for them... https://www.shureidousa.com/ Don't worry about the "SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION" when you sign into their site. You can still order products by just clicking on the various tabs or by calling them. As far as Shureido Japan, well, they're still in business. One of my students went to Naha on unrelated Martial Arts business, and he went to their store just last week. Here's a link that might answer some questions concerning shipment orders and the like... http://www.shureido-karate.com/?fbclid=IwAR0qDdHmXKMNf5uZUtg-biCYYdVieGg0EPQwpzCtwWtxHEgTE5FR3EYybX4

http://www.genbukai-hq.org/news/2019/01/the-last-dojo-a-short-film/ The above link describes something that seems to have escaped me, until now. It's a documentary starring the Legendary Fumio Demura, which highlights his last dojo. His last dojo was once located on Bristol Avenue in Santa Ana, CA; a victim of progress, a companion of modernation, and a acceptance of change was placed on the chopping block for a forward-looking city. Not only was Demura Sensei dojo chosen, but so were several other businesses facing an end. Nowadays, that which once sat there, is now no more than a fenced in empty lot that's gave way to weeds and the like. The good news is that their Hombu is still in existence, just in a different location is in same said city.

Many laws and such prohibit anyone from livinginside their business. There are exceptions, but they're few, far, and in-between exceptions. I've known of many who have lived right above their business, but that building was built that way, and for the most part, these buildings were built when the town was first founded and/or as it grew. I've also seen where the business was built in the front and the house they lived in was built in the back/behind. How an area is zoned is key to its possibility!! If the city finds out that you're living in the dojo, and it's against the law, you might find yourself is some hot water. So much so that you could lose your dojo and your place to live at the same time. Best to do some serious research before you decide to live in your dojo. If there's a way, the city will find out that you are living in your business. I've lived in my dojo before, and it was quite unsettling, and mainly because, one slip up, the city would've came down on me like a ton of bricks.

::Warming up my throat:: MEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEEEEE Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you...EVERYONE, SING IT WITH ME...Happy Birthday to Devin, Happy Birthday to you...and many more!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEVIN!!

Solid post!! Welcome to KF, Apricot_Blossom; glad that you're here!!

Welcome to KF, Kellerman; glad that you're here!! Seeing that I'm not from the area in question, I'm not able to help you in your search. However, we've many members from that area, and they might be able to help in your search. Solid Kata by your Instructor; thank you for sharing it.

Solid post!!

Yeah, ask, but imho, who really cares why Seisan was added?!?! Your CI added it, so train in it, and benefit from it because it's a very solid Kata. I've not added many, but I've added Kata to my curriculum that weren't part of Shindokan because I found said Kata to be quite beneficial across the board...and I never explained my reason(s) to do so because, well, who really cares!?! It's my dojo, and I'll modify my curriculum however I want to, especially if it'll benefit my Student Body. That's just me.

Solid post!!

Congrats, ashworth; well deserved!!

I could say that I'm not "old school" Karate because I started in 1964, however, the methodology and ideology that I/we trained in was "old school" training from Soke and Dai-Soke because they were both differently from those times. Perhaps, "old school" can't be addressed as "old school" in today's modern world, no matter what age the methodology and ideology is handed down. Semantics might apply to this topic across the board.

Yeah, like that. Handed down from generation to generation, and from those great Masters of yesterday, who forged The Way for all of us who hold their ideologies close to our hearts while we take one step at a time in our own MA journey. Without them, there'd be no old school Karate to follow, and to pass onto the scoreless amount of students who still find value in upholding the methodologies and ideologies of old school Karate.

My quickest answer to this question is... Whenever one is training in Karate for sports, that is NOT old school Karate, IMHO. By the way, great topic, advfhorn, thank you.

I mean, training in Uechi Karate isn't a cake walk at all. I've the most ultimate respect for any Uechi practitioner, no matter their rank because, and this isn't the only reason, the toe training they do sends chills up and down my spine...and no...I'd never want to get hit with their darn big toe ever. My big toe hurts just watching Uechi Karateka do big toe training...I walk with a limp once I've watched them.

Just like the Chiefs, Kendall wasn't going to be outdone once the dust finally settled. It's always rewarding whenever you can best an opponent who bested you previously; helps with ones self-esteem in that which one's trained in. GO KENNETH AND KENDALL!!

Finally the 50 year long drought for the Chiefs has ended with them wining the 54th Super Bowl. Had me on the edge of my seat and chewing off all of my fingernails the entire game. What the Chiefs did all year, they did it again, as only they can do...COME BACK. 49ers put the backs of the Chiefs against the wall more times than it was necessary. Then the 4th quarter came, and the Chiefs got their second wind, while the 49ers lost theirs. Chiefs defense was merciless in the 4th quarter, and each time the 49ers started to make an attempt to silence the Chiefs, the Chiefs stuff a big rag of humbleness and shoved it right down the 49ers offensive throat, and not just once. As a Cowboys fan, I greatly appreciated the fact that the Chiefs were not going to be outdone by any NFL team. Albeit, I've supported the Chiefs year after year whenever my Cowboys found themselves, once again, relegated to being that armchair quarterbacks at home. When the fat lady sang the Chiefs chant over and over as the Chiefs became the Super Bowl 54 Champions, I sat there with the biggest Cheshire Cat grin on my face...and mildly shed a tear for all that the Chiefs accomplished and represented. Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs nation!! GO CHIEFS!!

Congrats to the both of you for passing your Testing Cycle!! Sounds like the two of you are slowly, but surely, growing steadily as one possibly can. Things that are to come, you'll be glad, and appreciative for what the two of you have experienced thus far in your MA journey. Steady your course, and you'll be very thankful that you both went through all thus far as you slowly earn rank, especially in Brown Belt; where life there is both rewarding, as well as how Brown Belt training tends to take no prisoners whatsoever. Train hard, and train well....the both of you!!

I tend to follow the rule that a child's age is the length, in mintes, of their attention span. So, anything that involves my children classes/curriculum is based on that rule/formula. Adults attention spans better, but even then, adults become stale if their sedentary more often than not. Some things I do regarding Kata where kids are involved, and even now, I'm constantly tweaking it because not one student, no matter their age, are the same across the board. I'll just list the name of what I do, and if anyone wants me to describe it, I will: 1> Red light, Green light Drill 2> Yame Drill 3> Box Drill 4> A, B, C Drill 5> Back to the future Drill 6> Blind Mice Drill 7> Whoa Horsey Drill 8> Name It Drill (This has 4 parts) 9> Your Turn Drill (This has 2 parts) 10> Simon Says Drill 11)> King of the hill Drill These are by far both the most successful and fun for the kids. These drills help to improve every aspect of Kata. From memorizing to posture to precision; name it, it's drilled...including Bunkai. Kids are grandmasters at play, so why not let them do that which they excel at....playing; playing and learning, especially for kids, goes hand in hand.

Solid post, Brian!! Yeah, my UFC analogy was both bad and poorly written; I missed the mark completely in making my point. If you look up 2 posts from this post, that post of mine what I meant, even though that was still poorly written, but it more conveyed my point of this topic.

Absolutely!! Mainly because pressure points don't always work for one reason or another. Whenever a point doesn't react as it should, you better gave an immediate plan 'B' or 'C' or something. I've trained in Kyusho Jitsu forever, and I believe in it for cause, however, as in anything that's MA, sometimes plan 'A' doesn't always work for one reason or another. Absolutely! Well said. The same can be said with joint locks. I am a huge fan of joint locks, but in the end they, along with Kyusho Jitsu, and strike, and kicking, and throwing, are all tools. Solid point!! A MAists bag of tricks hold one effective tool or another; the more in ones bag of tricks, the more ones chance to walk away unscathed.

Absolutely!! Mainly because pressure points don't always work for one reason or another. Whenever a point doesn't react as it should, you better gave an immediate plan 'B' or 'C' or something. I've trained in Kyusho Jitsu forever, and I believe in it for cause, however, as in anything that's MA, sometimes plan 'A' doesn't always work for one reason or another.