Nidan Melbourne

Thats all good my friend, so no need to apologize! it was an easy thing to oversee.

Was primarily towards women, but also towards children. And seminars are far and in between where i am in australia and rarely advertised.

I was asked to do a self-defence seminar early this year and went through various things. It included: 1. Target Areas (against Men AND Women) 2. Basic Escapes (Chokes, Wrist Grabs, Bear Hugs etc) 3. Basic Techniques (Kicks, elbows, etc) 4. Defence against Weapons (Knives and Guns) 5. Use of Keys and other items as self-defence tools 5.1 Used: 5.2 Keys 5.3 Rolled up newspaper or magazine 5.4 Bag 5.5 Shoes (i.e. heels)

That is true, ligaments and tendons absolutely suck if damaged in any shape or form. Hopefully it isn't that severe, and a brace is all that is required!

No!! Students don't teach; they learn!! Students will, as part of their Sankyu to Ikkyu, will assist, not teach, in classes with an instructor that possess no less than a Sandan. Shodan's and Nidan's also assist. Assisting isn't teaching, and teaching isn't assisting. I suppose it also depends on how you define a student and instructor. Is a Sandan that lines up with class not a student themselves, when they elect not to teach but train? But anyway, I feel a black belt 4-5 years of experience in most arts is capable of teaching when needed. To the bolded above: even then there are some Black Belts with that experience may not be suited for teaching, even in emergencies. For instance I know a few black belts that are either very talented but can't teach because they just can't explain how to do things (even kihon). Then there are some that I know that can't teach because of their behavior and attitudes aren't designed to suit being teachers, and they take their aggression out on the students. Well in relation to your question; an instructor and student are not restricted to two distinct roles like in Schools where there is an adult as the teacher and students are children. In Martial Arts; Instructors are at times even when teaching become a student and vice versa. When I train, I have my 'senpai hat' as i help other students whilst training; even when I teach i still have my 'Student Hat' on because there are times that I'm teaching and they [the students] make a comment or suggestion to techniques or anything that we are doing and it makes something just click for me. I agree here. Rank does not make you an effective teacher. Students with the gift should be (and are at my dojo) encouraged to take on an assistant instructor program to develop their skills while they advance in rank. "TEACH AND GROW" is a principle we emphasize and everyone gets an opportunity to do so. Also, lesson plans can be designed to facilitate a color belt covering a class once in a while-as long as you know your student and his capabilities well. Solid Post! Do you encourage the ones who aren't as gifted to teach to help in their own training to grow?

Welcome to the forum! I look forward to learning from what your knowledge and wisdom from all your years of experience. My name is Liam, hope i can help if you have any questions.

Welcome to the forum, look forward to learning from you and sharing information.

Using High Kicks is and isn't counterproductive as it depends on the person using them. I have many friends who are flexible to do those kicks, BUT can't produce the power with those kicks; whilst in comparison i have others who have both flexibility and power (includes strength) in their high kicks. I don't think that those styles who don't do those high kicks are any less important. This is because they may have a different focus on what they do for technical skills. If you have the speed behind your kicks then it is fine, as even the every day person may recognise those types of kicks if done slowly. But as DwX says it is good to have the ability to do those kicks but can be helpful to prevent further injury when performing any type of kick; as the human body will recognise lengthening of the muscle itself. As much as my style of Karate has some high kicks; me personally i don't do them as much because I have restricted Hip ROM (Range of Motion) even when I pivot sufficiently to Technically and Theoretically kick higher.

I believe that the Koreans are able to dominate the Archery Competition because they have had it as a cultural hobby and hunting tool for centuries.

I use WKF Approved and AKF (Australian Karate Federation) approved gloves but they don't protect fingers as much due to the expectation that you would have fists instead of hands open. Speak to your sensei about what he or she recommends, as they may have requirements on types of gloves. As this may be due to what type of kumite you undertake and level of contact permitted. As my dojo can use either cotton mits & pads (cheap), AKF gear (approved usage for tournaments in Australia; moderately priced) or WKF gear (worldwide approval; in my eyes expensive but last ages for quality). I know Wastelander has used MMA gloves previously, but he can say otherwise.

Best advice i can give is see a physician and get scans on your thumb. So i can't give a diagnosis for that, but a physician can because they can palpate (feel) your thumb and do a range of tests + order scans. I'd say don't leave this for much longer because if there is damage to nerves or blood vessels you don't want there to be further damage. Hopefully it is just structural and no other damage.

Interesting you don't really find many Uechi-Ryu dojos outside of Okinawa. But haven't heard of Shohei-Ryu before. From what i know there is approx 7 kata but not much else unfortunately.

No!! Students don't teach; they learn!! Students will, as part of their Sankyu to Ikkyu, will assist, not teach, in classes with an instructor that possess no less than a Sandan. Shodan's and Nidan's also assist. Assisting isn't teaching, and teaching isn't assisting. I suppose it also depends on how you define a student and instructor. Is a Sandan that lines up with class not a student themselves, when they elect not to teach but train? But anyway, I feel a black belt 4-5 years of experience in most arts is capable of teaching when needed. To the bolded above: even then there are some Black Belts with that experience may not be suited for teaching, even in emergencies. For instance I know a few black belts that are either very talented but can't teach because they just can't explain how to do things (even kihon). Then there are some that I know that can't teach because of their behavior and attitudes aren't designed to suit being teachers, and they take their aggression out on the students. Well in relation to your question; an instructor and student are not restricted to two distinct roles like in Schools where there is an adult as the teacher and students are children. In Martial Arts; Instructors are at times even when teaching become a student and vice versa. When I train, I have my 'senpai hat' as i help other students whilst training; even when I teach i still have my 'Student Hat' on because there are times that I'm teaching and they [the students] make a comment or suggestion to techniques or anything that we are doing and it makes something just click for me.

from my knowledge a very small lineage of Ryuei-Ryu practice this kata, or a shito-ryu usage. As far as i am aware the WKF only permit kata that come from recognised styles (mainly Goju, Shito, Shotokan and Wado). Wayneshin may be able to assist with this, as he is a state and national coach in Australia. This is what I thought too, but there is so little out there about it. It is on the WKF list too. Thank you both for the reply. Thats why thought has to originate somewhere, because they [the WKF] wouldn't make one up to include in their list.

from my knowledge a very small lineage of Ryuei-Ryu practice this kata, or a shito-ryu usage. As far as i am aware the WKF only permit kata that come from recognised styles (mainly Goju, Shito, Shotokan and Wado). Wayneshin may be able to assist with this, as he is a state and national coach in Australia.

Welcome to the forum Focused Mind. I look forward to reading and seeing what you have to say.

Congrats on passing your grading, hope you enjoy your training

We have student instructors, but they are only permitted to assist in the class and not be running classes on my CI or senior instructors behalf. The reason why we don't allow them to operate classes without us present, is due to insurance and also the safety that is required whilst teaching. But also parents have the expectation that Black Belts are operating classes and looking after the welfare of their child. We require our Student Instructors to be a minimum of a Nikyu (our Club it is a Brown Belt), and will be paired up with a Black Belt Instructor. The only time we don't have them paired up with a Black Belt Instructor is where they have specific Higher Education Training (Bachelors Degree Minimum) to deal with particular cases (i.e. Autism, Aspergers etc). The classes they are permitted to teach are dependent on the following: 1) Grade 2) Age 3) Day of Classes 4) Education 5) Training History As such our Junior Instructors are permitted to teach our Beginner and Intermediate Juniors Classes which is up to Purple Belt (4th Kyu). Our Adults who assist are permitted to undertake the same classes, and in certain circumstances our advanced juniors class. No Kyu Graded Instructors are permitted to teach our adults class, due to the requirements that we have for those students. Our Black Belts are the only ones permitted due to the knowledge of the curriculum taught and also experience. Yet no BB under the age of 18 may teach these classes, they have less experience and in-depth knowledge of the techniques taught. Currently other than my CI; there are only 3 others who are permitted to operate classes on his behalf. And the three permitted are all 2nd Dans, and be over 19 years of age. I was the 2nd Instructor authorized to operate classes on my own, due to earning my Nidan formally at the end of last year, but also having the required in depth knowledge of Karate that i can help guide students along. Our third authorized instructor was recognized at the beginning of this year, and is able to teach our mid-week classes due to his availability. BTW I may sound ignorant but what is a SWAT Team in regards to Martial Arts? my club doesn't have any special 'Teams'.

Happy Birthday Zaine!!!

Kenshin-Kan is essentially Matsumura Seito Shorin Ryu. It's currently headed by Fuse Kisei. Ahhh ok that makes sense. Thanks for that Zaine, it explains why i haven't heard of it before.

I haven't heard of Kenshin-Kan before, i'm interested to find out what they do differently.

Welcome to the forum! I look forward to reading your posts and learning from what you have to say.

I'm curious to know as well to be honest, because I feel like when people see it they will want to join up and try it out. But on the same hand though the main negative i see with it is that people may not care for the rest of the training, as such will push for specific Kata or Kumite Training and then start competing. Although it would in my eyes help any dojos that are struggling to stay open due to the current economic situation worldwide.

My club shuts up shop a week before Xmas and goes back 2 weeks into jan. This gives everyone a chance to relax and recover

Bob there won't be any freestyle division, it is only traditional. There is an approved Kata List that you have to choose from, which is quite extensive in itself.