darksoul

How did it go?

Thanks all @Sensei8 - Tell me about it, I've had surgery on my left knee already. This injury isn't severe enough for a surgery so I'm just taking it easy. Again thanks all for the great advice!

Open competitions are fun. I judged/reffed the last one in the area. Was a blast. I will probably continue to do so and then compete when my knee is back to full strength.

Shodan in Shaolin Kempo Karate.

Thanks! Montréal has a nice sized China town and I'm actually heading down that way today. I'll see if I can find one. I'm back to training now, but just 1/2 way. Not doing the full week. My knee is getting stronger every week so that good. Now I just need to address my other injuries

Welcome!

Welcome!

I'm late on this, but hopefully not too late. All these back kicks/roundhouses/jumping/flashy kicks are no good for point sparring. They take too long to execute and are super easy to counter. If you're doing point, your focus should be on speed and accuracy. Front kicks, punches. Don't do anything fancy. Just get your strike in there for the point. Hope that helps!

I'm surprised he let you have a belt that long to be honest. Definitely tell him that 3 is too big and you'll need a 2, that way, he knows ahead of time.

My master got me a 2" wide embroidered cotton belt. He said the Satin/Silk will keep getting undone and, honestly, the "frayed" look is only for that... looks. So that's what I got. I have a silk belt as well that I use for "ceremonial" events (witnessing new black belts, judging tournements, etc...) but even then, I tend to just wear my cotton one.

Congrats! As a Shaolin Kempo shodan, I remember my 3rd kyu test. Yours was very similar. The mind games were also used by my sensei, and rightly so since at that time I was battling my demons of short temper. In any case, congratulations! From what I have read, you are definitely deserving! 2 more kyus until Dan!

3 months isn't a long time, plus you can still be there. Think of it this way, they will be fixed! I'm currently avoiding the doctor's since I think I have a badly healed broken toe and now my knee on my same leg (which probably was caused by said toe.) Chin up! You got this! Concentrate on healing and your club will be better for it

I wish my job was just posting on this forum and talking about martial arts, but noooooo I have to be all sorts of responsible and take care of servers Knee's feeling better. Still swollen. I'll be back in class next Monday.

Well I buggered my knee once again. Old injuries always seem to come back, don't they? Anyway, I'm out of training for a month I'm just keeping it relaxed and keeping a sleeve brace on it. Not much else I can do. Any of you guys have bum knees? Also, sorry I haven't been around. Professional life has gotten the best of me. Stupid jobs and stupid bills

I believe it's 3rd Dan.