Nidan Melbourne

Hope your search goes well. I found the same link as Sensei8 when I googled Kyokushin Rome Italy. But there appears to be many karate styles that are located in Rome. Maybe if you can't find a Kyokushin Club, that you might give one of them a try. Shotokan from the top of my head is the closest in terms of "hardness" to Kyokushin without being actually Kyokushin.

I hear that a lot through a lot of my friends, but also from some of the parents [of kids] that I teach. But the thing is that I don't strictly teach just teach Karate. I also have clients come in for Personal Training on a daily basis to have other income. And that is before any classes occur!

Congrats all

I think it might vary school to school and also the martial art they do. When I trained a lot in BJJ they said to either wear your Gi or your Rashy + Shorts (No Gi). At my karate club we don’t really do Open Mat, but my sensei is open to the idea. He would say to wear what is appropriate for what your training for.

To be honest never really thought of kata as Masculine or Feminine. When I think of kata, I think of whether it is Hard or Soft (or a mix of the two). Like sensei8 said, that those kata have jumps in them. but for me they should have a real sharpness to them. But on the same token a kata like Chatanyara Kusanku is quite complex. Which you stated is not something you want to do. Although if she is as good as you say she is, you can teach her more complex kata and she should do alright.

Welcome to the forum Pancor357. That sounds very concerning that they are providing you an instructor to actually teach you the curriculum and how to do things safely. It may be worth speaking to your CI (Chief Instructor) to raise your concerns. Otherwise i'd recommend you move clubs, because I feel like there is no loyalty that you really owe that club.

Hikite Hiki = Withdrawing Te = Hand

Having not heard of Cipro before, I had to google it to find out about it. The site I was on gives you info on the medication. I saw that they put what happened to your achilles as a major side effect (not just achilles, but tendons in general). So are you able (if you want) elaborate why you are giving the heads up?

This is targeted to the Chief Instructors or Owners of schools that are here . We know that there is the Wikipedia that we all can access (and modify; also be barred through your IP). But what I want to know is how many of you have a Wiki that is private just for your club or organisation. And it contains information that is pertinent to you? By that I mean it looks and feels like a Wikipedia page, but has just information that is relevant to you. And how many of you would recommend it?

I'd say that you should go get it checked out, as many people have a high pain tolerance but in reality could have an injury. When it comes to conditioning you need to be aware of how much is safe and how much isn't. As such when you switch things up, you should be aware of how hard you are hitting + how much pressure you are placing on joints.

We have no steadfast rule on age. But all our students are promoted to Shodan-Ho, regardless of how good they are. 90% of our Black Belts wait longer than the minimum time before going for promotion. Our kids seem to wait 3-4 years prior to attempting for Shodan.

Congrats!!

Originally we teach our students that it is to assist in engaging the hips more. As they progress, we teach them that it is applied when: trapping + controlling, pulling the opponent in, striking an opponent from behind (i.e. from a choke) etc.

I think it was my 2nd Dan Grading, where he pushed harder than I have ever seen him. To be honest, I feel like I was broken mentally during that grading. And it was only during the last section where it was Kumite.

Hopefully you never have to use any physical technique in self defence. For me using a karate technique means that I have no other option but to use it. And to answer the question in the OP; clearly it is useable if it has lasted this long. And also how you respond to the threat! If you deliver a powerful front kick like I know Shotokan has, then yes. If you deliver a weak front kick then who has really failed you or shotokan?

We all use terminology in our dojos that are specific to our style or school, but may be slightly (or outright) different to other styles or schools. For example: the humble 'Upper Block', to date I have seen two different terms for it "Jodan Uke" and "Age Uke". One meaning Upper Block and the other Rising Block. For you as instructors, how often do you hear different terms for the techniques that you teach?

How would you define having 'Mastered the basics'? As you'd have to define very clearly how to master a basic technique. Or more precisely what a 'Mastered' Technique looks like. As I believe if you asked 100 different people, that you may get 100 different answers. Personally i'm a 2nd Dan, but do I feel like i've mastered the basics? Nope not even close. This is due to the fact I personally feel like I am learning about them; despite my proficiency in them.

We haven't had any issues with the length of our syllabus. With the exception of those having transitioned from our Juniors to Seniors Program. That being due to the fact that we have extra requirements aka introduce harder "curriculum" than in comparison to our juniors. So we commence testing + teaching Bunkai at 5th Kyu (Green Belt). So if we have a student transfer at 5th Kyu w/ 3 tags (we test Bunkai + Pre-arranged at 4th tag). They will take a lot longer to pass their test to receive their 4th tag, due to the learning phase that is required of them. Although other than that, I feel like our syllabus for all students to be reasonable. Which I believe is due to the fact we gradually introduce different things (kihon, kata etc) at different times. So instead of throwing everything at them at once, they'll learn and becoming accustomed to it first prior to us throwing more at them.

My general kit has - Band Aids (Duh) - Latex Gloves - Non-Latex Gloves (I’m out of them atm) - Surgical Tape - Anti-Bacterial Wipes + Gel - Dencorub - Strapping Tape - Notebook + Pen

Congrats on the promotion! The hardest i’ve done is for my Nidan. Having vomitted 3 times throughout, with twice during kumite. At the end i thought i had failed and felt like giving up throughout.

Not this year unfortunately, as flights from Australia can be quite expensive especially for a student. But a KF Meetup would be awesome .... if I lived in the US. Albeit I hope one day to have one here in Australia.

Congrats Himokiri!

You need to work on Power, Speed, Strength and Agility. Note: Strength and Power are different for Exercise. Power is the force you generate, Strength is just what you can lift/push/pull. Certain exercises it is safer to go slowly, or to go down slow and up fast. Whereas others you can do fast through its full ROM. So you need to have strong legs, core and gluteals as a whole. But to get height (and angular + vertical velocity) for the jump, single leg box jumps (i know what you said in the OP) can be great.

Your student did very well, and see a very positive future for his training.

I feel like it is someone who questions what they are doing and improving.