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Nice job Patrick! I like! Thanks for your hard work and didication to this site. Along with the help of others of course. You all do a great job. I'm fairly new and have really enjoyed the experience. Thanks, Greg

Welcome! I look forward to your posts! Boy, from the West Coast to the North East. Now that's a drastic change, I hope you adapt well. Greg

Welcome!

I agree with most that has been said here, especially the don't tell anyone about training in Karate. The only thing I can add is that you should walk and talk with confident attitude. Walk with a purpose and hold your head high. It's a fact that bullies and criminals will seek out the weak and less able to defebd themselves. Those who are confident in their demeanor will less likely be a victim. There's a good article by Terry Bryan at this link http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=304 , it's worth a look. That's my opinion, I hope it help a little. Good Luck in school, Greg

A little late, but welcome! Glad your here!

Welcome and good luck with your future adventures in the ring.

Welcome and good luck with your quest for the right Martial Art. Not saying there is a bad one!

Welcome glad to have you here. Look forward to your posts.

Welcome to the forums!

Katas are very helpful in training the body to react without thinking, the more you practice the easier it becomes. Every second of reaction time is important especially in real life situations. Your lucky is was a friend punching you. Keep up the hard work! G

"On the plains of hesitation lie the blackend bones of those countless millions who at the dawn of victory sat down to rest, and in resting, died. DO NOT REST!! -unknown "Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win." -Zhuge-

I'm a apple tree. Pretty interesting I guess! http://www.paradiseawaits.com/Tree.html

The warm sunny south for me, Newnan, Georgia. About 30min. south of Atlanta. I feel for your pain Karatekid and Kickchick. I hope the sun will shine on you guys soon!! Spring is just around the corner.

Here is a good site with a lot of articles on stretching. It also has lots of other stuff too! Hope it helps. http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/get_articles.php?cat=Stretching

Congrats on your purple. I got mine this past November in Hon-Shin-Do. Keep up the hard work!

Great to have you here Delta. Welcome!

Katas are the essence of Karate, without them Karate would be the mere learning of various fighting and self-defense techniques, expressing nothing and allowing for no aesthetic development. Katas are the distilled concentrated wisdom, understanding, and experience of hundreds of great karate peak awareness. When one begins to understand them one glimpses a new world of untold internal riches. The primary meaning of the kata is for the performer himself. If he is unable to immerse himself in the kata and so release his emotions, or life force, a master will say of the performer that he is still "in the dance", that is, unable to emote or express his feelings at will. This poignant karate saying has an even more profound when the sensei refers to a student "coming out of the dance". This is the highest compliment one can recieve. The eventual perfection of the katas lead not only to mastery of the basic forms and techniques, but also to physical and spiritual sensitivity and to complete control of all parts of the body. A good Karateka first develops his katas to perfection and later perfects his Jul-Kumite (sparring) ability. The above is a small portion from my Hon-Shin-Do handbook. I believe katas train your body to act without thinking which is important in a real conflict senario. It only takes a split second of hesitation and you'll be picking yourself up off the ground (if your lucky). One must act without thinking. That's my opinion. Greg

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Welcome to the forums Oceanwinds. Glad your here. Lots of experience and styles represented here.