
chrissyp
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The school i'm considering, the owner is from Okinawa I believe, or he's Japanese.Do they have a website to share with us? The 'branch' of Shorin Ryu will make some difference in the details - the main branches are becoming styles of their own as things evolve. https://www.cincinnatikarate.com
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I agree, with this post..i've seen many schools who advertise Karate, which are in reality Tae Kwon Do
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The school i'm considering, the owner is from Okinawa I believe, or he's Japanese.
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This isn't a post about which is better, I just couldn't think of a better title.... my question is, what are the difference and similiarties between each style? I'm thinking about switching from shotokan to Shorin, just wandering if it'd be a big change or subtle?
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You opinion on training at multiple schools
chrissyp replied to chrissyp's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
Thank you, that was insightful. I've not desire to train else where, i'm just trying to get opinions and have some good martial arts discussion, at 4:30 am my time! -
Just curious as to what your opinions are on this subject Part 1: Training at more than one dojo/school, in the same style... from a teachers perspective, how would you feel say you teach (insert style here) and your student is studying the same style, at the same time, under another instructor...is this typically encouraged/discouraged? Is it an issue of loyalty to you, or do you encourage them to keep an open mind? part 2:Does you you school have a policy/opinion about training a different style of martial art at another club, while you're a student at your club? I know some places frown upon that practice. I think in regards to the first part of the question, it seems more "acceptable" when it comes to boxing or full contact styles, to mix up the training partners in sparring from what i've seen.
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Anyone know anything about Lua?
chrissyp replied to vantheman's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
I've tried to find info about it about it years ago...the only thing I've seen of it was tank abbott fought a guy who studied it in his UFC debut an looked like he almost killed the guy. -
I was wondering if i'm the only one who's like this...I love getting into the ring/cage...but for some reason, I'm not the biggest fan of full contact sparring. I do it, but it's not something I enjoy most times... just wondering if that's just me?
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So my question for you is, when did you feel you were ready to teach? My ultimate goal is to start my own kickboxing gym sometime, and while i've done this for 12 years, Idk if I have what it takes to be a good teacher. I feel i'm good at teaching what I do, but i'm not sure if I have enough knowledge to pass on...if that makes sense... I also have no clue where to start, how to make a ciriculum. Any advice on that?
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As time goes on, I realize my fighting days are almost over...and my next step, i'd like to spread the art of muay thai into my area by not only teaching, but promoting shows... I have aboslutely ZERO idea how to start and run a show...I have no clue how much capital i'd need... So i'm asking, as a complete lost n00b, where do I begin? Does anyone have any good references or resources for me to educate myself? Any and all advice is appreciated!
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Do you believe in the idea of an "ultimate" style?
chrissyp replied to chrissyp's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
It's nice to see I'm not alone, that I wasn't the only one who had the same flawed mind set. I guess that's where I'm at now. I keep trying to break this flawed logic of "I have to do things this way, in this style" because it's what I've became assocaiated as the "Correct way" when in reality, there is no "Correct way" -
As the title states, I'm curious of what peoples views are...is it the style, or the practitioner? or is there certain styles over that would gear you towards better self defense/combative skills then others? This is where this is coming from, as for years, I've been doing muay thai, and I guess I'm just burned out. I've started learning Shotokan and loved it, it's open my mind up so much...that if it's not so much the style that makes the person effective, what is the X factors that do? I used to feel like muay thai was the "Ultimate" striking system, but I pulled my head out of my butt and seen differently...but now I'm trying to figure out "what" is it that makes the style/person effective? I know this post is pretty scatterbrained and all over the place, so I hope you follow what I'm trying to say, I've been having trouble putting my thoughts on this subject down articulately.
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As the title states, i'm looking for short sleeve/ Kyokushin style gi, but WITHOUT kyokushin embroidered on it. Anyone know where to purchase one? or would I be better off just getting a regular one tailored?
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I agree with unknownstlye, it's what your intentions are, what you're hoping to accomplish. Do you want to do one style for just fun? self defense? Competition? And then it goes down, to what kind? MMA? Point fighting? Full contact? Along with the the saying "No such thing as a bad student, only teacher", there is two sides to this. With martial arts, you get what you put in. I've found I could make shotokan effective for what I want to do (kickboxing/mma) but it required a lot more work then other styles to apply properly, it's just a matter of putting the work in, and finding the style the lends best to what you're wanting to achieve.
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I tend to put in more, but it's a mental thing to me. If the sensei/intstructor can keep the energy up, the motivation, its easier to work harder. The atmosphere for me will naturally make me to do it. It could be you're just burned out some? Sometimes no matter how good of a trainer you have, if you're not 100% in it, it's hard to give 100% if not impossible. That's not a bad thing though, it happens to everyone.
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Yes! That excites me! Sadly I don't believe there is a Kyokushin school in 100 miles of me
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I have a few questions about kyokushin sparring/kumite... Can you do foot sweeps like in shotokan? And are you able to kick out the suporting leg of a kick?
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The styles you as martial artist...why did you pick them? Is it cause it's what was available? Did something about a particular style inspire you? For me, wanting to do Muay Thai, was watching Wanderlei Silva fight. I never seen the furiosity and use of knees like that, and it well, it made me want to fight like that. As for my second main style, Shotokan,I decided I need to reinvent myself.After doing the the MMA thing for a while, seeing how all fighters seem to follow the same routine,training thai boxing and BJJ, I wanted to think outside the box, mix it, get a different insightm And a long time friend of mine is a shotokan instructor... and she offered to teach me in exchange for helping with teaching sparring and fighting techniques. So what's your story?
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ANYONE, who works with special needs children and adults, be in martial arts, daily life, ect, has my utmost respect.
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So...who's created their own style?
chrissyp replied to chrissyp's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
That's what i'm wondering and thinking. I had the idea of one day potentially teaching my own system, but idk if I could call it my own style. I feel like I can create an effective system, which more or less would just be modification of stuff I'm already learning and how to apply it. It just seems like when most people create their own style, they're just cherry picking moves and certain technique, and the end result (again, this is from my experience), they're teaching a bunch moves, but no real "style" or structure to their system. I do find it fascinating when someone does create a their own style, cause like, what new do they bring to the table? What can they offer then most other systems don't. Most, if not all martial arts borrow from each other on some level. Look at kyokushin, its a relatively young style, and it was a game changer, so the idea that someone can make something truly effective is very possible, but it's just a matter if someone is doing it for the right reasons.