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thats a good advice and much appreciated Sensei8.. I will be training harder than what i used to. i'll push myself beyond limit.. Your right, its not about the belt. Thanks.

Now, i think i know what is that stretching for.. i sparred for the first time and i lost.. i faked with a left mawashi geri, when i put it back, my leg is paining like i cant explain exaclty. i cannot move my leg. thats the dissadvantage of not having thretching before the sparring.

no, i think senpai is used when you and him are with the same dojo or organization. Lets see what other comments we have with this.

yes soheir, i will be working hard for it.. i think its like 5 years in our dojo to be a black belt. But i know i can do it..

Thanks bro. Strange..

Wow!!! Your an inspiration Bob.. I thought i was old to do karate at my age, i'm 26 and a month now when i started. i lost 5 Kg since i started training. My aim is to reach that black belt and master the technique of each kata.

Hi.. I just want to ask if everyone else is wearing a gloves when doing the punches on the heavy bag.. Which one is better, with or without?? Thanks

I think i'll agree with you TKD. Its very visible.. and maybe you can go to jail carrying that kind of weapon.

that's Ip man 3 (The Legend is Born).. All of the 3 parts are great. Wing Chun at its best. The fighting scene of the 1st is the best.. Specially Him fighting with 10 karate blackbelts. I wonder if it is true??

I agree!!!

Our Sensei instructed us to join the kids when they are doing the basic exercise.. But after that he would separate us from the group and start a different traning for adults, which is... i think good. nweiz, the kids are our inspiration because some of them got brown belts already.. its like a motivation to us adults to push ourselves in reaching the same level as them.

Man, its like making your chest a drum.. its like non-stop bombardment with a punch. And i'am thinking now its like a fraternity with their standard operating procedure batting your legs till its swollen. Kyokushin is the ultimate test in karate.

Got it guys.. Thanks. nweiz, my bro just started with me and his crying when it comes to stretching..Lol. I know his trying his best, but i think splits will do no good for him at his age. He's 33. Can he do it or not..?? Tell me what is your advice and i will pass the message to him..Lol.

I guess it will be hard to gain a belt in kyukoshin, right? men, i think this karate is brutal.. but in reality, this style is more effective than the others. Is this style advisable for beginners like me? or it would be better if i join first to traditional style and switch to kyukoshin later? Im just new to karate.. I just want to know. Thanks..

Bro. TKD, Thanks for the advice. I'll try to do the slow motion kata.. yeah.. i think it will be a good idea to improve my form. Thanks..

Goodluck!!! i want to try to join a tournament also, but not this year. i want to feel the adrenaline.. lol. "If you train hard, the fight is easy!" - Manny "PACMAN" Pacquiao.

Congratulations!!! i'am looking forward on seeing myself wearing a colored belt.

I'd like to know jay from your daily routine what comes first when you do your training, the static or dynamic stretching?? I would like to hear it from the other guys also who posted reply on this thread. Thank you.

LOL... ok.. ok.. i'll do that. But the thing is, we are doing splits at the start of the training. just after the squat jumps and all.. lol. Xcept i will tell Sensei that he was wrong.

"BALISONG" is the best weapon you can carry.

Hi.. Is there any nunchuck tutorial site that i can visit?? I want to learn, i think its an added skill that can be learned by a begginer like me..

any news?? how was the tournament?

yes!! thank you both for the advice Sensie.. Really at the end of every session i have pain on every joints of my body, and i'am thinking maybe i cannot perform the other techniques if i cannot do split and ofcourse the belt, my motivation. Is it ok if i'll do stretching everyday? or every other day instead..?

Is there any techniques/keypoints or any suggestions on how to do stretching to be able to perform the split as soon as possible? Is the "split" a must for karate?

Manny Pacquiao!!!