Adam_XKT

Wansu Anaku Naihanchi Sho & Ni Empi Sho Sanchin Bassai Dai Tsue Sho Go Pei Sho Dan Enn Sho Nan Dan Sho Kanku Sho Others I've learned but haven't done much or have simply forgotten for various reasons... Shudo-so (would like to continue learning but it's been awhile since I've performed) Bassai Sho (intended to keep performing but have forgotten a lot of it) Unsu (only the foggiest memories) Kyan No Sai (learning...want to get better, but other forms are priorities) Shushi No Kon Sho (got about halfway through a few weeks ago and haven't finished)

Having gone a few rounds of sparring with my instructor lately, he's talked about the need to go back to our kata and look at what they teach us. In theory, that sounds great. This attack comes in, and we do x defense. Kata mentally prepares us to win and the thought of defeat isn't there. But it is in sparring, and that's what I feel is my biggest obstacle right now. Maybe kata is meant to be what we should mentally prepare for in a real situation - the thought of always winning, which I'm sure that's a part of it. Instinct kicks in, and suddenly (for me anyways) all that mental preparation is gone. A 6-foot, 200-pound man throwing kicks and punches and sweeps is a very intimidating force, and it's hard to maintain that mental attitude when sparring. This was something I thought of yesterday and am working on flushing out this theory.

http://www.awma.com/index.cfm/action/productdetail/product_id/12020.htm Does anybody who knows anything about these think this would be a good investment? I'd like to work a bit on my grappling, and I'm a bit disappointed that this doesn't have legs, but it's cheaper than ones I've come across.

Name's Adam. Been doing karate for over five years through Metamora Martial Arts, which was recently featured in MA Success for its unique after-school program. Hadn't it been for that fact, I may not have ever joined a martial arts program. I'm a first-degree black belt in Shuri-ryu, looking to test for second-degree sometime in May. Out of everything, I probably like working on kata and alternate interpretations of it the most. Besides that, I'm a college student, studying interactive media (concentration in doing web design or web development) and journalism. My other interests lie in pro wrestling, heavy metal, and being on my computer nonstop.