Hello, i m subrata, from india, Well i am training Karate alone (private) from my brother, he's has got Black belt in Okinawan martial arts, from hyderabad at age of 18, nw he's 44.... But, the first day of my training, he asked me every exercise to do 100 times, not allowing rest...for example, say hopping, back benting, side raising, side sittin, staying in Horse stances and throw 300 punches nonstop, my thigh vibrate vigoriously doing this, etc etc, 1st day was killing me, he said it would be alright in 20 days, i also had joined other schools (wing chun kung fu and wushu) they didnt pressure me so much anyways, i have another question: my bro says that if i go to gym and gain muscles there(weight lifting) that is very bad, and i cant do karate properly....? lol ALSO: As i have learnt in Wing chun, the style is soft, according to wing chun, we should always use less energy to do whatever(as if we fail to hit, the energy will be a waste) which will be rewarding in the sense of combat, unlike karate-do, they say to do every punch, kicks with full-energy....So what to say which is better? LASTLY: I have problems in push-ups, i cant do more than 5 properly, any suggestions to improve push-ups? say when i go down, and about to lift my body, i feel no energy in my shoulders to do again... So, i m just a beginner, give me some suggestions to improve me better, contact me in skype: jonny99961 Thanks karate forums! Regards,
