Shotokan_Fighter

it takes at least 3 to 4 years in shotokan karate to get your BB

thanks treebrach i wanna train in a black gi i like the way it looks

does the color of your gi make you look different? i have only wore a white gi and im juist wondering if you look different in a white gi or a black gi as refering to speed and power ect?

yeah thats what i am askin ppl to discuss over shotokan and the style they do

im asking for when you guys think of karate think of shotokan and compair it to the style you guys all do dont make this a kind where this style is better than this one just the pros and cons of shotokan karate vs what style you guys are studying. and what you guys like about your style and what you all think of shotokan.

thanks for the replys

no i havent but i think it would be cool to do that

i have weight lifted for 2 years and iv done karate for almost the whole time i weight lifted and it has not effected my flexibility or speed. if you are stronger your techniques are stronger.

iv been godd camp last time i talk to you i was a 1st purple and know im a 3rd brown belt. iv been traaining hard and enjoying the summer how have you been?

yes karate is a good self defense style if it wasnt it wouldnt be taught in america or anywere. i got a question for ppl who think karate isnt good for a fight why would karate be here right now karate would be gone along time ago if it didnt work. ppl who say it wont work or isnt good BS!

shotokan karate man

iv been to 2 tournement and i got 1st place in spariing kata and manditory kata in both of them. i like to spar in tournements it gives me a rush when i whoop the other karate kas a$$.

my dojo is really training hard on punching reverse ounches mainly but my sensei really makes sure we have or fist in correct form loose then tight at the end ect and your wrist has to be straight, not bent. beacuse if you have it bent we have so much power in our punch that if its not correct you can or will break your fist if you hit someone or something. i agree with him fulley. and one more thing is to make sure you hit with the 2 knuckles (middle, and pointer). do you guys have to do the same in your training?

no i havnt besides telling people im in karate

BRUCE LEE he was my motivation to join karate

thanks rich that was a good post

that was my 2nd tournement i have been to i took 1st place in both tournements there another one coming soon and im working hard to place 1st again

i spar all the time sparring is a must in karate training you have to spar so you know what to do under pressure and yes i do have pre planned attacks and combos but i dont think about when and how i am going to use them if i thik about using the combo i stall and then my opponet is all over me. like i said if you have to think about using any karate in a sparring match or a fight you have lost the match. but that is why sparring is so great i learned how to use my favriot combo by sparring slow then start getting into it more and more i just recently won a tournement i sparring got 1st place.

my best advice for testing is to stay cool and relax man just let it happen

who here trains at home i train as much as i can at home you have to train at home im my perspective its a must i have karate 2 times a week on mondays and thursdays and i train at home on tues. wends. and fridays i try to have at least 3 days worth of training at home

what do you guys think of Gis do you think that types of gis help you preform better ect. i think that the gi matters alot i remeber when i started i had a original gi a student gi about till i wa a blue belt then i got this Ironman Gi and it is so much better it made me fell like i was doing karate so much better do any of you fell the same

LETHALO is BS!!

the one thing i like about my style is the effectivness and power (speed) of shotokan karate

im just asking if anyone has goton into a fight dosent matter what kind of fight when you fight on the street its a street fight anthing can happen im just wondering what happened when you got into a fight and im not saying i want to fight or i go pick fights im saying that id like to just to see how it works and if it does work but id much rather not get into a fight

i was just wondering who has got in a fightand what happened and if u study karate did you use it?? i have never been in a fight but id like to beacuse i study shotokan karate and im a 3rd kyu brown belt and i wanna see if this stuff really works