Shotokan_Fighter

i weight lift and run all the time i am in good shape weight lifting is great for building your strength and raise your metabolism

to me kata is not a waste of time im in a style that is all about kata i really like it and i just got my purple belt so i am learning a whole new kata now it is heian gondan tahnks for the replys

that is what i do i have a makiwara board that i punch and aheavy bag to kick and puncg and i bought a bob oponet bag that is a great investment

just wanna tell you guys and gals here i got my purple belt in shotokan karate i love the kata heian gondan

i agree with you guys maybe board breaking isnt a waste of time it does show were you have power or not thanks alot

size really matters in a fight if a 140 pung guy that was is any MA vs a guy thats 240 the 240 man does got the advantage

i was just wondering if anyone has ever used shotokan karate in the street and what happened

board breaking to me is usless im in shotokan and we will never break boards boards dont hit back

in my shotokan karate club we dont really spend alot of time on kata but we still do i herd that some shotokan clubs just do kata and barley anything else. i train with a 7th dan (7th degree black belt) who trained in japan and he says that if you were stuck on an island and knew all katas or most of them and did them day in and day out once you would walk of that island you would be the best fighter there is.

i ment 1 1/2 years sorry

choose shotokan dont expect to learn it all in a few eeks it takes years before you wills fell confident with the style but iv been doing it for 1 1/ years and i love it.

whats your rank youv been training for along time

i 100% agree with you champ how long have you been training under shotokan karate

i agree TJS its the dedication you put to the style you train in thanks for the reply

i agree with you submission fighter its about how hard you train in the style your in dedication is what its about thanks for the reply

to me a average person wont get in a fight and if they do it wont come down to weapons your best weapons for a street fight is avoidance dont go were theres fight you wont get in one but if somethin does happen use the best 9 weapons you have head,2 fists, 2 feet, 2 knees, 2 elbows.

to me shotokan karate is prolly the most effective art out there for street fighting i dont have alot of training under me but iv been doing it for 1 1/2 years now and i really love this style it is so powerfull its fast stable fluid its punches and kicks are fast and powerfull it doesnt use fancy kick only kicks meant for the street. shotokan was made for street world fighting thats what its for its been here the longest i think so it must be that dang good or it wouldnt have been here for all them years thanks

im new to this site so i really dont know what im doing but i was just wondering on ppl thoughts on shotokan iv been training under it for 1 1/2 years now and i love it to me its the best its got power speed balance great punches and kicks it uses no fancy kicks only ones that will work in the street i feel confident to use it in the street but i have never been able to yet not that i want to but it would be nice so i could see how it really works thanks when in dought use shotokan karate!! [/b]