chunkymunky74

I must admit that after years of drilling the same moves i try not to think, if i stop to think what comes next it tends to go a bit runny. Personally I think of the first move and then hand it over to muscle memory and hope for the best lol!!

Hello Again As a follow on from my from my original post i have a question which i hope someone could shed some light on. Many moons ago i started my training in Shotokan under the watchful gaze of the late Sensei Ray Fuller of the Thames flavoured Shotokan, learning my katas from my sensei and via a 3472nd generation copy of Sensei Kanazawas kata video. Spool on a (ahem) number of of years and i am now training with JKA and i have now noticed that there are a number of small differences in the kata. The ones i am dealing with at the moment are in Bassai Daisuch as - once upon a time move seven the sukui uke (scooping block) was more of a duck and block than it is now. I was just wondering why changes are made, and to what purpose?

Hi there After being in the karate wilderness for several years (uni, jobs, wife, kids etc) i found a really great Shotokan club nearby where no#1 daughter and i can train together. My Sensei has graciously allowed me to resume at the level i last trained at (2nd kyu) and i have been training for quite a while now As i approach black belt i was looking to look to broaden my horizons with another martial art, preferably one that i can develop my throws, locks and groundwork. Any suggestions people? Cheers