Hakutsuru

Try some stick sparring with a cane. Pad up, wear a helmet and use the crook. Let us know how that goes.

I've been working with a cane off and on since 2005. It's an excellent legal weapon for any martial artist to work with. Just remember it is a stick, use it like one...the hook on the end is good for tricks but it's really just a stick.

The book is filled with contradictions like that. He also stated that Kyan made plenty of changes to the (Shotokan esq) kata, then states that Kyan returned to the kata he was originally taught.

I've been re-reading this work by Clayton titled, "Shotokan's Secret." In it he has a lot of negative things to write about Chotoku Kyan and writes that he's legacy was that of "an incredible figther" but he was "a bitter amateur." What are your thoughts on Chotoku Kyan and "Shotokan's Secret" in general? Thanks.