Ranpu

well, my sensei had to close his dojo because family issues, and there is noone else around where I live to learn from, do you think it would be a good idea for his former students and me just train in a big group, so we can all stay in shape and spar, and that way if he starts up again, we'll be ready? I already excercise everday on my own, push-ups, sit-ups, crunches

that is a predicament, I'm in a bit of the same situation, all I can say is, do the basic excersizes, push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, and stretch, so you'll be in shape, and if you get back into martial arts, the only thing you need to worry about is practiceing the moves, but there isn't much else you could do, hope it helps

I was looking up somthing about Isshin ryu karate on google, and I came here, so I just wanted to say hi

well when a person builds muscle it actually breaks it down first then it grows stronger, and you probably weren't used to the type of warm ups and your body was trying to adapt to the change

I also agree that you did the right thing, I think the reason you kicked him instead of throwing him is, for what you were learning at the time, it's what was fresh in your mind

The only martial arts I'v learned is Isshinryu but I never heard of becoming a black belt that quickly, even if you could, that just means you know the things needed, but you probably can't put them to use