skullsplitter

Thank you all. This forum has been a great resource for our family's martial arts journey,

We reopened for in person classes on 5/26. The first few weeks we had about 25% of our enrolled students coming back. Now we have all but 10 of the originally enrolled students PLUS 25-30 new students so we have more than we started with now. The owner think's it might be the Cobra Kai show stirring interest. A new shutdown is looming though with at least 1 neighboring state closing gyms this week.

Thanks all! I appreciate the support and knowledge from the KF folks!

It went well! I almost outsmarted myself though. I got to chose my order for kata so I went ji-in, hangestu, meikyo, wankan, nijushiho, and gankaku. I'm a big 48 year old guy with limited endurance. My thought was to put the very short wankan in the middle for a little bit of a breather then end with gankaku (that's the one I felt least confident in so didn't want to start off with a bad impression.) By the time I got to the end I realized my mistake. My legs were about done so gankaku maybe should have been 1st! haha

There have been a handful of in person tournaments in a few of the open circuits the last couple of months. We've not attended, but I've heard people feel safe with how they are setup. They are using sessions to lo limit the number of people in the arena (9am-11am for intermediates for example). Disinfecting the mats and spectator areas after each session. Masks and gloves for judges. Mask for all spectators. Masks for competitors while waiting for their turn. There have been a ton of virtual kata and weapon events too. A couple of PPV sparring leagues have popped up too, ProPoint and Virtual Fight Tour.

Haven't been on here for a while, but wanted to pop in and post that I earned my 3rd degree. Kata list was ji-in, hangestu, meikyo, wankan, nijushiho, and gankaku

Our school has a teen and adult combined class and we have very few adults at the moment. I'm often the only the adult in class with several teens and I really enjoy it. I find myself feeding off of their energy and pushing myself to try to keep up with them.

Here's an interesting list.... https://martialartsactionmovies.com/the-ultimate-list-celebrity-black-belts-martial-artists/

Ray Park (Star Wars, GI Joe, X-Men) - Northern Shaolin Kung Fu

There's a Lightsaber Academy 2.5 hours from my town. They even had a tournament this year.

Hangetsu Jitte Jiin Sochin Meikyo

Any suggestions for a protective case for an eku for flying?

Both of sons have issues to deal with. My oldest was a slight case of cerebral palsy. It's given him tight hamstrings and heal chords so no matter how much he trains and stretches some stances are never quite "perfect". My youngest has ADHD and auditory processing disorder. He struggles with focus and quickly interpreting instructions. Some days its painful to watch him as I can see on his face his frustration with trying to keep up and keep on task in class. My advice to both has been to worry about the things they have actual control over and give their personal best effort. Our dojo has seen junior arthritis, hypoplastic left heart disorder, folks with cancer, amongst other things. Out instructor does a great job of treating each as individuals with their own limits and goals.

I ran across this on Sports Illustrated and Blackbelt Magazine. Karate Combat Full Contact League. Looks interesting. Maybe something to compete with MMA eventually. https://blackbeltmag.com/arts/karate/karate-combat-organization-launches-full-contact-fighting-league/

I have a wonderful update on this young lady....this weekend just 5 months after this awful wreck she showed up at a regional event and competed in forms division. She was shaky, stumbled, off balance at times, but it was the most wonderful form I've ever seen. Her parents have shared her goals list she made while bed ridden and her last item was "I will compete again". Now it's time for a new list of goals.

Up until a couple of years ago our school had 21 Shotokan kata, 9 of those were for 1st dan. We have a several curious adults and teens who just like to learn new kata and explore the history. We've added Jitte a couple of years ago and Jiin this year. Hangetsu, Wankan, and Meikyo are coming too. This all came from us telling sensei we know there are more Shotokan kata and we'd like to learn them please. It's been fun watching sensei "relearn" some of these as she's told us she had learned these many years ago but hasn't trained them much. Also we are encouraged to explore outside our style too. She knows some Korean and Okinawan forms as well and will help students learn those if they ask.

It's many years old, but I still like watching matches from World Combat League on youtube.

The jacket from the remake with Jackie Chan... Take it off. Drop it down. Pick it up. Put it on. Take it off. Hang it up. Take it down. Put it on.

Thanks all. The driver that was under the influence was arrested at the scene with several charges pressed against him. This was his THIRD offense! She is still in the trauma center, but has made some slight progress. Her mom has posted that sometimes when she is awake she is trying to practice her blocks though she is restrained to the bed. And has made comments about needing to get to class.

What's the difference between 'American Kickboxing' and what they do in Glory and Bellator Kickboxing?

A young martial artist we know was hit by a drunk driver this past Friday night. She has literally been fighting for life with multiple breaks to the back, face, pelvis, and leg. She lives in another state than we do, but she is still a friend, teammate, and training partner to my son. My post is here to put into words how wonderful her martial arts family is and I am proud to be a part of it. We are all states and countries away, but have come together to support her and her family through various means. It's been amazing to watch. We get caught up too often about which style or organization is best, who should or shouldn't be a black belt, sport vs tradition, etc, etc. But it's times like this that reminds one of the connection the arts brings to each of us.

Thanks to you all! I just now saw this thread.

We don't bow at the door at our school. My son does do so at other schools if that's what they do. We try to respect and follow the school's etiquette as much as possible.

Jion, jitte, and jiin. Wow. I've just started jiin. Now when I go back and try to do jion or jitte I end up mixing them all together. Too many similar techniques put in different sequences amongst the 3. My head is going to explode

There's a school in town that's been open for several months. The head instructor is 17. The 2 assistant instructors are 15 and 14. That's too young in my opinion, but the school has about 50 students so I guess for some it's fine.