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Welcome to KF, Ilya1980; glad that you're here!!

Solid post; I agree. Perhaps that's because his knowledge and experience in what he was speaking about/toward wasn't enough to provide much more solid content; he can only speak about that which he's the authority of/on...perhaps. Perhaps, with the pandemic spread of Covid-19, and him being in the epicenter in China, and he rushed his videos so he could return home...perhaps.

Congrats Kanku65; well deserved!!

I wholeheartedly agree with Fat Cobra. It's the integrity thing to do, and it shows the CI that your main drive is knowledge and experience, and not rank. Whatever rank he assigns to you after his evaluation, accept it and work on getting rid of any rust. Good luck, train hard, and train well!!

I agree wholeheartedly!! Oftentimes, taping is all one can do in your situation. I'd try to avoid doing anything that would exacerbated the problem. Good luck and hang in there, Radagast!!

Do you know what MA training has in common with?? PLATEAUS!! You'll have these plateaus from time to time; there seems to be no way to avoid them. Why?? Because we're not perfect, and guess what?!? You're learning something brand new to you, and...it takes time to improve in it. Guess what else?? You'll never ever become satisfied with your progress. I've been doing Shindokan for 55 years and while I'm complete in my totality as a MAist, I'm never satisfied. I can be better across the board, and because I can be better, I'm not satisfied, so I train to become better...each and every single day. Who's my worse student?? ME!! All I do is complain about my progress, or the lack thereof...consistently. The spiritual side will come...in time. No exceptions. Just like the technical aspect will always need improvement, so is the spiritual side. The AHA moments work in every single aspect of your MA journey continuously. Please, if you've not started to learn and understand this one thing, then start doing that now... Shu Ha Ri That, right there, is what you and every MAist experiences over and over again...from one stage to another, and then right back again. The 3 steps forward and 5 steps backward will oftentimes haunt your every single day of MA training. You're not perfect. Faster that's learned, the better. 7 times down, 8 times up!! That is Shu Ha Ri...that is the MA...that is training....that is learning...that is teaching...that is everything. Hang in there...train hard and train well!!

It's not all that easy to set up in any public school, private schools are even more difficult, the means and ways to run any program type. I've done these type of programs at public school back around 1991-1994; I had 5 schools approved; 3 elementary and 2 junior high school. I ran a program for 2 years at my local collage before I decided to teach a program in any public school. As a matter fact, I obtained those 5 schools before day one; Monday-Friday...5 days...5 schools...1 day per week. The difference is that I had a pool of instructors underneath me. I'd open the school programs one at a time, within a 2 week time period. There'd be my self and 3 instructors on the floor at one time. I'd spend 2 weeks at each schools, 1 day per week, and then I'd install an permanent CI of that school. After spending 2 weeks at each school, I'd return to my dojo, and then I'd pop in from time to time during these 3 weeks, and for each and every Testing Cycle. RANK WAS NEVER GIVEN EVER!! I charged $5 per lesson...sold white Gi's of varying sizes...Shindokan patch...safety gear [Hand, feet, shin, forearm, mouthpiece, and head]...training gear that we used in class [shield, blockers, and focus pads]. Here's what I did... Spoke to the ISD first. Why?? To see if they RENTED OUT the gym AFTER SCHOOL...5pm-9pm...1 day per week, of which I paid for 3 months at a time to secure the time slots and days in advanced. Worse thing is to have a basketball game/practice to STILL be in the gym, of which communication took care of that. Now, I had to find the schools that would be interested in RENTING OUT THE GYM. The ISD administers the District, however, the Principal runs the individual schools. So, I put together a brochure package that fully explained out what we had to offer. In this package it had a complete curriculum It did help that I was operating a very successful dojo for many, many years. I encouraged the Principal to visit my dojo as often as they felt necessary. That way they could see what it is that I was offering. Now I had to have insurance at each of the schools. No Insurance with a hefty coverage, no program at the schools. I had to provide proof of that before the final approval was given. The old saying says...It takes money to make money!! This might seem a costly endeavor at first, and it is, but I can teach and so can my instructors. I made a huge profit from these programs. Once I was approved by each school, and contracts signs, I was allowed to shower each school with my flyers 3 months before the classes ever began. My weekly attendance was 200-300 students each week. I never had a job outside of my dojo; my dojo was my full time job. I had time to devout to my dojo and outside programs, like what we're staking about. So... ***Speak to the ISD ****Speak to the Principal *****Obtain adequate Insurance **RENT the gym *Promote You better have one great presentation to gain their trust and interest...like a Shark Tank type of presentation, center only on the kids, and what are the benefits for kids leaning the MA and all. After all, the schools teach kids!! Perhaps that's enough to give you an idea. Good luck, and don't let the pools of 'NO' discourage you, you are going to hear them, I promise; if at first your don't succeed, try, try again!! There are after school programs all over everywhere!! I don't run after school programs like a babysitting club, so if I've said I don't do after school programs in the past, that just means that my classes at the schools are ran just like my dojo, and I'm not a babysitter, now or ever. I know of after school programs that are run like a babysitting club, and everyone gets promoted no matter what...not me!! These KF links might remind, and answer some of your questions/concerns... https://www.karateforums.com/post561900.html#561900 https://www.karateforums.com/post562068.html#562068

According to my latest MRI, my lower back problems will haunt me for the rest of my life, as will my neck; chronic as they might be, this dog's not going down without a fight. And you're absolutely correct, Brian, about keeping it moderate, even though that's not my style...I'm just now learning to be moderate.

Weights falling off, but at a dismal slow rate due to me throwing my back out...again...3 steps, 5 step back progress. I'm limited, for the moment, to only walk in the gyms swimming pool for 30-45 minutes. I do several different drills in the pool, not just walking, which of course, that's all I could do at first. Not cleared by my doctor to return to the cardio and free weights areas due to my doctor doesn't want me to aggravate my lower back more than necessary. Going 3 days per week, one time each day, at doctor orders; rest between workouts is essential. If I had my way, I'd get out of the pool and do 5 days a week, but that's stupid and irresponsible of me. On another note, I've a Urologist appointment this Thursday, and well hopefully get a firm date for my prostate biopsy...the sooner. the better. My Afib is still here, and my Cardiologist is in no rush to perform another Cardiac Inversion until I drop much more weight, which was my own dumb fault for falling off that wagon like an idiot. Back to living that healthy lifestyle once again and watching my diet like a hawk, and exercising whenever my lower back doesn't have a mind of its own. As far as the weight regain is concerned, yes I regained some weight back, but not all of it like it was when this particular journey began. Any weight gain isn't acceptable, and I'll not fall of that wagon again; I only need a brick to hit me in my head only once to get my attention. I falling apart!!

I agree with Brian here. Try this too...Place the fur-covered item in your dryer on a low heat cycle like Permanent Press with a couple of wet microfiber cloths, the hair will stick to the microfiber cloths, and tumble until slightly damp. Remove the clothes from the dryer and use a clothes brush or sticky lint roller, if necessary, to remove the remaining fur.

Welcome to KF, Radagast; glad that you're here!! Enjoy your MA journey; remember, it's yours alone; take accountability and responsibility of it each and everyday!!

Solid post!! I do appreciate, and thank you for bringing forward some history, thus far, Raul Perez.

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!!