Shotokan_Fighter

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i look under google when i look for katas, just type in the name of the kata and it will usually bring up something

norris was a student of lees? i didnt know that

man all i can say is thats gotta suck. try the TKD dojo lol

a spinning round kick???? lol, no offense, but why would you want to do a spinning round kick? that sounds to me like it wouldnt work at all in a fight. why spin thats wasted motion.

shotokans known for the reverse punch. i am currently training my reverse punch and i can effectivly land a devastating reverse punch to any of my opponents, what do you guys think of the reverse punch in a street fight? i have used it one time and it worked great for me, i took the kid down with one hit. and what are some of the training you do to improve your reverse punch?

i am currently a 3rd kyu brown belt and i love it, i am so close yet so far away from my black belt. but i will never give up even when i get my BB i wont stop there. Shotokan Karate isnt just a way of my life, it is my life.

karateboy wrote what are you trying to say?? that kyokushin is better for fighting, just beacuse it has fought well in K-1 ect. shotokan is one of the best arts for self defense or fighting both the same thing. and if you have a good shotokan school like i do, then either one will be fine. in my experience so far with shotokan karate is awsome, i wouldnt goto any other style of karate or any MA. I feel that shotokan is underated and bashed on to much just beacuse there hasnt been any shotokan stylist in the K-1 or any other tournements. ppl judge styles by the stats shotokan dosent have stats, it dosent need them. I will proove that shotokan is that damn good one day. shotokan needs the respect it deserves, to me kyokushin and shotokan are the 2 best styles of karate for self defense, i dont know to much about kyokushin so i couldnt tell you anything. but if you take up shotokan karate, shotokan is all about power, you develope speed ect. trust me if you stick with it, you will know what im talking about.

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kicking with your toes?...... i wouldnt ever kick with my toes, that has a high chance of breaking a toe.

id prefer karate over tkd. shotokan karate is what i do and iv beaten a tkdist at our local tkd club. karate is ment for self defense alot more than tkd. tkd has to many flashy kicks that wont work in the street. they only work in the ring.

i do shotokan karate, and i dont know to much about kung fu, but from what i know id much rather stick with shotokan karate. but if i were to choose a style of kung fu to do id try out the tiger style of kung fu.

tkd vs shotokan shotokan hands down , id much rather take up shotokan karate than tkd. ahotokan is better for fighting (self defense). i have beaten a tkdist at our local tkd club. but that dosent mean shotokan is better, that just ment i was a better fighter. tkd does to many fancy kicks that wont work well in the street, they work better in the ring.

kung fu vs karate id have to say karate, beacuse i think karate was better for self defense than kung fu, a kung fu stylist hits and dosent stop, a karate ka hits and your done.

TJS wrote oh i didnt know that, i though it would happen more often. if thats the case then yeah i would kick with my shin. the only way i would is if the person is close to me and i know i will hit him with the shin, but he has to be closer than normal.

if id get a chance, id go for the throath, id try to do whatever i can to stay alive.

i agree

thanks shotochem, im gonna go look at our local stores and see what they sell. What do you guys mix oxyclean with? or do you soak it in pure oxyclean overnight and then wash it after it has soaked??

thats correct, i agree with all of your opinions. Both would work effectivly, me personally i wouldnt want to do a round kick and hit with the shin, beacuse i watched this one kick boxing fight and he did a round kick to the legs with the shin, and the guy blocked it with his leg and he busted his shin right in half. so to me id much rather kick with the ball of my foot or instep. whatever works at the moment ill use it.

MK deadly alliance is a good game i like sub zero he dose shotokan karate yes!! lol but the game over all is good

i study shotokan karate and im a fighter shotokan_fighter

lets face it they are both very effective but id prefer to kick with the ball of my foot. that is my opinion

mikes wrote how can i refute to this? i have kicked with it and i dont think iv really ever been kicked with the shin, but i have been kick with the ball of the foot, to me i think it is more effective its small are harder. the shin is big and hit more area of the body, the ball of the foot consintrates on one part of the body, which would make it more devastating.