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Im not against the use of video to aid your training, i think its great if you can pick-up some things you might be missing or not quiet sure on. I myself have used videos of higher ranked karateka to get an idea of timing and so on for kata i had just learned. In saying that im sure everyone agrees that video is no substitute for proper instruction.

Like isshinryu5toforever said, its possible to die doing anything. I wouldnt worry to much about it happening during sparring, there wouldnt be many people doing karate if it was a common occurrence.

And often small errors in the techniques themselves can come about when they are not explained in full before you start playing with them.

The problem that arises from this is that you may be able to perform the kata so it "looks" like the photos/videos you are seeing on the net, but if there are techniques you havnt come across before its hard to get a feel for whats going on, let alone understanding what they are used for.

If there are professionally made ones available for download i would rather that.

Out of curiosity, how is it applied in muay thai?

Can anyone tell me where i can find an audio file that contains an even count from 1 upto around 100 for use while training? Thanks alot.

Thats an interesting way to deal with it

I will say yes and no. Using your example, i would say that YES its ok to practice bassai if your instructor specifically started teaching you the kata. But i would say NO its not ok if you are practicing what you have "picked up" just by watching others do the kata. Its important to maintain a basic order when it comes to learning kata, but once you get into more "senior" kata you find the order can vary quiet a bit from school to school and even from one student to the next depending on what the teacher thinks is best for the particular person.

The stance i use as my "starting point" is similar to the boxing stance (hands in a fist or open during sparring and open when doing scenario drills). From there my stance changes based on the techniques im performing.

I dont know about a "martial art" being fast. The better practicioners of most arts are fast though. I think wing chun holds the record for most punches in a second or something like that, but the strength of each punch is a different story.

Great, tell us how that goes. My workouts consist of fairly basic bodyweight excercises. The good thing about burpees is that they combine a few of these movements into one, making them great if you dont have much time/space or if you are traveling.

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The indication of archievment is that you have progressed since last time you were 'tested', you dont need to be given a title to indicate a result.

Dont you think its possible to still be tested without the need for a increase in rank afterwards?

Rank isnt something im worried about, its just another outcome in training.

The option you suggested would probably be the last option on my list of techniques against a person with a knife. How many knife fighting styles do you see teaching the cresent kick as a possible disarm technique?

I dont want to take anything away from your instructor, im sure he/she is very capable. But if you try and be a "counter fighter" against someone who knows how to set you up for a pre-emptive strike you will find it difficult to land an attack at all after they hit you. If you want to train so you can save yourself from getting beat-up by the basic thug then go for it. But i like to train so i stand a chance against people who know how to fight well, if the need arises. Its better to be overprepared than under when it comes to self defence. Your tactics should work against everyone you have the potential to come up against. I find that attacking first does this. If you take the "counter fighter" aproach against someone good at pre-emptive strikes, you wont know of their skill until after they have hit you. By then its usually 2 late.

You make a good point, but if someone is serious about hurting you thats exactly how they are going to be: "in your face". Maybe you can shed some light on the subject of keeping someone further than arms length (punching distance) away from you without hitting them?? Unless ofcourse you are talking about placing a physical obsticle between yourself and the other person. Im not saying you should push the person and puff out your chest whilst yelling at them. You should be developing your boundaries with the fence position, but even then you can only keep them at arms length away from you. Smart self defence is giving yourself every chance available to get away from the situation without getting badly hurt. The first step in this is to realise that the first strike is half the fight.

Thats fine if we are talking about sparring strategy but in a self defence situation attack and escape should be your number 1 objectives.

Kime means "focus". So the kime point is the "focus point" or "focus of power". basically the part of the technique where you focus all your power, i.e. the finishing position.

Some drills you can do include: 1. Isolated sparring- meaning you work on a specific area. e.g. just punches, just kicks, just clinching and knees etc etc.... 2. To help you see openings better you can have one person attack the whole time and one person just defend. Then changes roles, then both attack and defend(normal sparring). 3. Another thing you help you see openings is get you friend to put on focus mitts and have him moves them to different positions and you have to hit them where ever he puts them. << this will teach you to keep your eyes looking for openings and help in technique selection.

You shouldnt extend your arm so that the elbow "locks". The muscles in your arm should stop the technique at the kime point.

It depends on what the main emphasis of your style is. For competition its ok to be paired up with people your own size and around the same skill level, but if your focus is self defence its better to spar anyone you can.

Different things are acceptable in different schools. Saying hai is still considered more respectful than simply saying 'yes' in english.