Tobias_Reece

Hey TKD_McGee You hit the nail right on the head!!!! WHAM!!!!! Perfect thoughts - saves me an arguement Tobias

Deby, I think you have the wrong end of the stick..... U are thinking about 3D First Person Shooters, which the PC is very good at making They were talking about Fighting games - u know, like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat Easy mistake to mak

The name of the move is Manji-uke in Gankaku-dachi. Some people call Gankaku-dachi Tsura-ashi-dachi, but some people say they are two seperate stances That particular combination is also known as Gankaku-gamae. Hope this helps.....and its not juts me being a bighead!!! LOL Tobias

From pictures that I have seen ,Funikoshi used weapons when he practiced. However, no weapons were ever brought into the Shotokan syllabus (by the major associations) I practice weapons under the name of Matayoshi Okinawan Kobudo Favourite - dunno, but I've just started using the tsun kuwa , which are quite fun

Doug In fact, you hold the sai with your tongue!!!! LOL. but seriously.... The third sai is held behind the belt. When one of the sai is thrown, you quickly remove the sai from behind the belt and use it. In the kata "San-cho-zai" you start with three zai, but only end the kata with one - two have been thrown into the floor. Hope this helps Tobias

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the first kata of TKD similar to the first kata in shotokan karate? From what I've been told, it sounds very similar to Taikyoku Shodan, or Kihon kata Saying that I might be able to help, but its better that u talk to a TKD man.

Hi all There have been three people who have inspired me most in my karate life, and chances are that none of you have heard of them. First - My current instructor Steve Leak. He gave me oppotunities that other people wouldn't have done, and for that I am entirely grateful Second - A man who breathed new life into my martial arts training - a man called Albie O'Connor. He introduced me to Okinwan Kobudo, and he trusts in me to teach this martial art effective when he cannot. Third - A man who I would rather call my friend rather than anything else - my father Jim. He has stood by me through times of hardship, and has helped me when I needed it most. These three people have inspired me more than anyone else, and for that I hold them above anyone else. Oh, but I also get new inspiration everytime I see a white belt issue their first kiai, or when they look at me and call me sensei. Now I'm off to wipe away that tear in my eye..... I know I'm corny Tobias

Right - I'm gunna upset a lot of ppl here now. The reason that there are no fighting games for the PC is that fighting games have very short playability spans. Its all the same basically - you just punch and kick and that's it. The designers/developers knew that ppl who own PCs would rather have indepth, more boring games. SEGA did release Virtua Fighter 1+2 on the PC, but they never sold well. WCW Nitro was released on the PC, but it was a bad game anyway, so it wouldn't sell well. The same reason why Metal Gear Solid 1 wasn't released on the PC - too short. It works both ways - Deus Ex sold a hell of a lot more on the PC than on the PS2 Make up your own minds thou - thats just what I think (and have been told) C ya

YODA Dont let the japanese/okinawan names fool you - they are just basic names, meaning nothing spectacular!! LOL Ni-cho-zai - "form with two sai" San-cho-zai - "form with three sai" Tsu-ken-no-kon - Tsuken is a place I'm sure you can work the rest out. I just wish I could do something dynamic like " Destroying the Enemy Major" not "Two kama kata"!!!! Oh well....guess thats the way it has to be!! LOL

In Matayoshi Okinawan Kobudo, I practise the following kata: Shu-shi-no-kon Cho-un-no-kon Tsu-ken-no-kon Ni-cho zai San-cho-zai Tsun Kuwa kata ichi Tsun Kuwa kata ni (aint seen it) Ko-bu nunchaku ichi ko-bu nunchaku ni (aint seen it) Nunchaku kata Ko-bu ni-cho gama Iyeku kata Thats all up to black belt, I think C ya

I think I know this weapon as the Hanbo - a short staff. I use if for bunkai for the sai kata ni-cho-zai

13 is unlucky in the Christian Religion because that was the number of people at the last meal of Christ, I think Oh and my name....easy....I used to be known as Melas_AOD (melas=greek for black - my fav. colour. AOD=Angel Of Death) But I kinda grew out of that, but mainly because I became a lot confident with myself

HMMMMM....Interesting Ok, crash course Shotokan - Developed in Japan, by Gichin Funakoshi. Based on the Okinawan forms of karate, but with big changes eg. deep stances. Kenpo karate - Developed in America. Based on many forms of martial arts, but centralising around street combat. Okinawan karate - Martial arts developed from Chinese martial arts, and combat forms from the different provinces in Okinawa (Shuri, Naha, Tomari). Thats very brief, and there are probably some mistakes eg. Kempo/kenpo eg. Shaolin Tzu-Kempo If you want any more information, I'm sure the bods on this forum can help. Plus yuo could ask me for more detail Hope this helps

I have to agree with SaiFightsMS (us kobudo-ists have to stick together!!!) Someone is no longer a newbie when they can help other people

I have to agree with SaiFightsMS (us kobudo-ists have to stick together!!!) Someone is no longer a newbie when they can help other people

Hi all This may seem like a stupid thing to say but... I always tell my students that they should be worried. If you are not worried, then something is wrong. Before I was about to appear on stage in Ibiza I was told by an entertainer (he had been entertaining for years) that the day that he stops being nervous is the day that he quits the business. One of my students was very 'confident' (notice the 's), and he thought he could beat anyone, and that everyone else was crap. Needless to say he messed up his kata and came last. Oh yeah, and he messed up his sparring. Guess there's a lesson to be learnt there. C ya

HMMMMM, European martial arts, eh? Savate - the french kicking art Fencing - developed somewhere in europe SAMBO - Russian martial art Krav Maga - Developed in Isreali, I think There are some more, but I cant think of them off the top of my head. Hope this helps Tobias

This question came up the other day in my KObudo class. In Okinawan Kobudo you are supposed to do the basics in a sanchin dachi, however, as we are a shotokan school, we kinda didn't do this, instead chosing to do the basics in heiko-dachi (parallel stance) Deciding that we better start implementing this stance, we tried it for the first time on Sunday. One of my students found this very difficult, as the pressure on the knees and ankles was unbearable. She has Arthritus (sp?), so therefore I say Hungetsu dachi and Sanchin dachi are hard on the knees and ankles of ppl who have bone problems. Hope this babbling helps

ahhhh......I know the Solax Plexus as Sugetsu as well. What about jin-chu - the philtrum (sp?) Do u call the philtrum jin-chu as well Thanks for the info

But surely if you practice TKD, you should call them Pyng Ahn, not Pinan. Changing topic slightly, I was looking through one of Funakoshi's earlier books, and they had Binan katas. Interesting.....

TekkenChaos Correct me if I'm wrong, but those katas you mentioned are Okinawan Katas Bill, is using the Pinan katas in TKD common? I dont know, me just being a karate + kobudo man

Hi all Ok, I'm gunna be really REALLY boring now and ask a terminology question. In Japanese MA, the body is split into 3 sections (basically) - Jodan (head height) Chudan (torso) and Gedan (lower). So if, someone says Chuden, they are attacking the midsection. However, I was watching Nishiuchi Shihan (who is an okinawan kobudo-ist), and he mentions something called dan-chu. He says dan-chu is exactly inbetween the nipples. Now, is Dan-chu the Okinawan term for Chudan, or are they two totally different things???? Help would be appriciated Thanks Tobias

Shotokan is a japanese style of karate, not Okinawan. From my experience, there are 2 main katas that are known for winning competitions - Unsu and Gojushiho-sho Unsu involves very quick movements, and a very difficult jump, which impresses the judges. Gojushiho-sho is a long kata, and involves stronger, dynamic moves. It contains a mixture of fast and slow moves. but also from my experience, competitions are odd things - it depends on the judges whether they are in the mood for long or short!!! Hope this helps Tobias

i have no idea what speedchucks are!!!! Is this an american term? please help me

OneSimusTKD Check out http://www.Ashleybeck.com Ashley Beck is a TKD man who also trains in Capoerra. His speciality is musical forms, but he also uses kama for musical weapons forms. Hope this helps Tobias