Nidan Melbourne

At my dojo we don't do it, as we try and follow traditions as much as possible. For practicality in certain climates I understand that some schools would use t-shirts as a sub for the gi jacket. But I feel like it is only appropriate on days that are hot >25 Degrees Celcius (77 degrees Fahrenheit). But I feel that T-shirts should be club ones so you can still have that uniformity like if everyone is wearing their gi's in their entirety.

Just wanted to say, I'm sorry to hear that. Know you have friends here, as well. Sending good thoughts your way. Thanks Lupin1! I know i have support here.

That is a big responsibility, but it is a good one to have though as it shows that he/she trusts you a great deal.

Even though I am not religious (not an Atheist), i do believe there are higher powers and not a single god. I believe that every religions 'god', 'allah', 'buddah' and all the other ones are there. Like humans i see the gods like a community looking down at us. But that is a different beast in itself and we all would have a massive thread if we had it. I have many friends that are religious and have sought out god for the help that they need. But they have felt like they could vent but they got no help in return and the leader of said churches haven't helped at all. Because they thought that God would 'heal' them even they turned to him first. Unfortunately they took their own lives because they were always told that god would always heal their wounds whether physical or psychological. For me I do Karate to help me calm down and focus but otherwise i see a psychologist for the help so i can ball my eyes out whilst talking to them. Because of the zero judgement I receive from them. Unfortunately my grandmother passed away last night whilst I was on my way to karate. So it made it extremely hard to train, but what got me through was my fiancé and my friends that are like family that I love dearly.

Oh my lovely karate forum members, I felt this was an important topic to raise on the forum. People often neglect their mental health because they may think that it isn't worth it and that no one will care about you. Or they believe that they are "weird", "abnormal" or whatever else. How do you lovely people approach your mental health? Do you go speak to someone, undertake physical activity (ie Gym) or go train in Martial Arts, or even whatever you do.

I understand they would want a register of all Dan Graded students. But why does it have to be approved by the JKF or from Okinawa? My club is not and has never been part of any governing body originating from there. We acknowledge that Okinawa is the historical birthplace of karate. From my understanding in Australia, you can register yourself once you attain a Dan Grading and be 'registered' in a way. But it is more of recognition of grade than anything. The only person at my club that I believe that has any 'recognition of grade' from any governing body is my sensei with my national federation.

The Kamae Position is used as part of the kata as it as a different technique to be performed. Even if it appears to be part of one. For Instance Bassai Dai it can be seen as the initial movement for a wrist break. But obviously everyone has their own interpretation for it. Some Instructors that I have spoken to have explained to me that it is to help identify different kata otherwise they would appear harder to learn. Others show part of techniques or movements as a concept. Using Bassai Dai as an example for me there is the concept of hip rotation and hip usage.

All Fixed now. Looks like I checked 'Private' instead of 'Public' oopsies

I'll check it out and fix it. Thanks for the heads up

There should be a playlist now if you click one of those videos

Sorry about the quality! More to come

Thnx mate but the credit really should go to my wife who was the driving force behind this and a number of other Karate Victoria innovations over the last few years (including the VKL). It was a good day though. I learnt plenty and loved the session your Instructor presented. I think you both need the credit. We used some of your drills last night and was interesting

For me solo practice is important as it helps me focus and calm down. It helps negate any self talk or anything else. I focus on kihon which is vital. Then I focus on kata and do each one multiple times over. And gives me a chance to work on anything that i had learnt that week

I think some blogs do that as well where they occassionaly post a podcast that way.

I'll be uploading them tomorrow. I have to give credit to Wayneshin for running the event

Kind of, basically it is where you post what you want without moderators etc (Sorry to the Mods on this site)

I think it would be interesting because it could be able to share various points of view on things.

I have used the Google App 'Blogger' and just started sharing from there. Otherwise use Wordpress which is good. But to be honest i am looking at starting a new karate blog and have it as a collaborative with others. Would you be interested? Type and share it and people will come.

Thought I might share with you guys about today, this was the Karate Victoria Supershow. It was designed for instructors and coaches to better train karateka at our dojo's for the future. We looked at training methods for advanced and beginner kata. Along with kumite drills, fitness and self defense. The people running the sessions are either State or National coaches or Experienced chief instructors. It was organised by the one and only Sensei Wayne Noble and his lovely wife. Who made it a lovely day to learn from some of the best. I found the sessions most insightful and will use many of the tips and tricks that we were shown in my own teaching but also my own training. I will share some links to some examples of what we did in the next couple of days.

I got a walk through of Paiku last night and was very interesting, the only difficult part was where you do the squat whilst performing a Jodan Uke (Age Uke to some). I originally believed Ryuei-Ryu was from the Shuri-Te Lineage until I was told last night that it was from Naha-Te lines. Although I should have known because of the techniques from Paiku itself that were the same as Goju-Ryu. Naihanchi I've done a few times and it is a pretty good one to do.

Over the last 12 Months I have slowly been starting to learn kata from other styles. Now looking at learning another and want you lovely peoples help. What Kata do you think I should learn next? - Paiku (Ryuei-Ryu) - Gojushiho Sho (Shotokan + Shito-ryu) - Gojushiho Dai (Shotokan + Shito-ryu) Or another one?

That sucks that it occurred to you dude. Were you training quite consistently that required the protein + Creatine? Usually only those who are dedicated to building mass like really building it will use those powders.

Correcting such behaviour can't be done in a short amount of time. Sometimes it can be done depending on the circumstances (ie. get hurt or sent to jail). But promoting good behaviour and rewarding it can make those who don't exhibit those traits, then they will want to change. Disrespect must be stamped out immediately in class. I dislike students who disrespect others as it is a big pet peeve of mine.

Basically yeah! Supplements are only used as an aid in working hard. Because a lot of people take it and don't train to get the results they expect. Gaining Muscle Size takes time

That's what I was about to ask. Bingo