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I wanted to know what everyone think about Bruce. He was great martial artist, but was he a great fighter. Lots of people think he would wipe the floor with other martial artists. But is there even some proof of his fighting abilities? What are your thoughts about that?

Kung fu/ ju jutsu 1 Karate 2 Kickboxing 1 Muay Thai 1 Mma 1 Capoeira 1 Aikido 1 Some of them at the same time.

Since OP trains taekwondo I would go with that for a first martial art. It might be nice idea to have kid train with parent both in class and at home. As to exact age, I think it depends on how 'smart' he is. At the very least the child needs to understand basic commands like stand in line or sit down. About girls in martial arts and power it will come in time. I saw 13yo fighting more ferocious than adults. Of course boys will always have power advantage.

I think you should concentrate on the basics. Even simple moving forward and back in any stance would be great. At home you could also do a lot of cardio training. It would allow you to stay more focused in practice with your teacher. As for bag training do some single punches or kicks but from diffrent angles and distance.

I started MA i middle school with kung fu. It was mostly to get in shape an learn to fight. But I stopped training in highschool and started to train karate in college. I had lots of free time. Now Im training mostly to someday teach others.

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If I'm not mistaken, the description fits for yoko-geri-keage and yoko-geri-kekomi.

In this case with those two styles which are quite similar it's as averyone said and what matters are the instructor and how the class is taught.

I'm 1kyu in shotokan, and there will be grading for blackbelts around september.

It's always good to learn something new. And even if he won't stand a chance against trained wrestlers I think he would still have some fun. On the other hand if you say he already teaches, why not make him teach karate classes in your school for the duration of his stay(of course after asking the teachers and principal etc.).

Could you post links to those videos?

Sorry for necro posting but this game is great. I wish they made another one with more rpg/sims/sandbox like gameplay to it.

I practice shotokan and I'm tall but thin like stick But it's true thera are a lot of beefy guys in karate, maybe it's because how it's trained or something like that?

I don't know how it is practiced in other countries but in Poland you need to be certified instructor (it could be basic self defence, or system specific) and most bodies giving this certificates need you to be at least 3kyu in your art(don't know how they do it in case of grade less arts like muay thai) You would need to own or rent a place to teach. And this might be quite expensive. You might also need to establish yourself as company business. Also having a martial arts organisation backing you and your grade might also help. Then you would need to think about students. How do you acquire them, and how much would you charge. And would you charge for a single lesson or a month up, or maybe one year contract. And what about a side job to help rise money. My instructor was a firefighter. And there were few times when I had to take over and teach. Establishing martial arts school is no easy thing. You should consider teaching in someones school as an instructor first, and learn how everything works, and you never know, the chief instructor might make you his successor if you are good enough.

If I had to chose I would go with jion

Great Kata, wish I was so good Hope we will see the bunkai soon And congratulations

I think It all depends on the person. Some may have diffrent goals then others. I myself like karate because its repetitive, and even though I'm a 2kuy I know there is a loooong way in front of me, and maybe I'll never be a master. There are also lot of better people than me in both kata and kumite. So you shouldn't mind people choosing to quit (as long as it will not lead to club disbandment) and focus on your training

So far very nice sites, lots of nice info and pics

Hi, I thought it would be nice idea to share a link of the martial arts club/dojo/gym you train at. So here is one I used to train at: http://www.szkolawalki.eu/ And this is from karate klub I'm training in currently: http://shindo.pl/ So, what do you think about this idea, and about each other clubs?

You should find some videos on youtube about the two arts and see what you like more. Also Ask aroun about both schools, and mayby try a free lesson to learn something about both school.

One thing I would say is to take a free class if the school offers it, and ask around.

I very much liked Jackie Chan movies, especially Drunken Master. Also anime and manga is quite inspirational, like History strongest disciple kenichi, All rounder meguru, or Karate Shoukushi Minoru.

Mostly when schools tell you that they teach one thing but when it gets to training its something diffrent. Also when 'senseis' have no background in martial arts. And 9yo blackbelts.

My goals are: 1. Take part in some competitions 2. Advance another belt 3. Get my wife-soon-to-be to start training with me 4. Try out some mma or bjj classes But most of all, keep on training

In the school I learn my sensei only uses japanese names, he does not translate it, and I think that way its easier to learn