Nidan Melbourne

I agree with you guys. I feel the way he teaches and speaks means that people will listen to what he says

The Deadlift is a knee dominant exercise because the knees are the major joint moving (moving the greatest). But it does activate the gluteals, hamstrings and a certain amount the quadriceps. If you are bending with your back and then straightening it then there can be a risk that you can injure yourself. That is why you have to squat down and then straighten. Deadlifts yes you straighten your back but the musculature in the back (Latissimus Dorsi, Trapezius, Erector Spinae etc) you don't use as much. Because this exercise is basically a squat with resistance.

This is a very new video posted by Sensei Jesse Enkamp and wanted to share it with you And also this video from his channel last year What do you think of these videos?

Squats (both legs + single leg) - as they are a body weight exercise. I often use my fiance when she is home and hold her on my shoulders and squat. Obviously with her consent. Box Jumps - Can be used if you are able to jump onto something. MUST be something that is stable and that you can land on properly. Dynamic Lunges - Lunges whilst moving if you have the space Plyometric Lunges - Like a regular lunge but when you come up you explode up and switch. But need space because you could fall over. Romanian Deadlifts - google what it looks like, but it is a hip dominant exercise. Great for when you have done the shopping! Deadlifts - Same google it if you are unsure of what they look like. But now a knee dominant exercise, also great if you have a lot of shopping done. Endurance often is included in certain exercises. But you can actually do the exercises as mentioned above but you can do a lower weight at a higher repetition range. Even regular body weight exercises you can still do more reps past what you can do comfortably.

Happy Birthday KF and thank you Patrick for running such an amazing forum for such an amazing group of people to come together to share and learn. Thank you to all the Moderators past and present (including you Patrick) for doing such an amazing job. Also thankyou Patrick for the mention

I teach a student privately and she has aspergers, and is very different to teaching someone without it. The main thing I have to do is show her exactly what each step is involved and give accurate information etc. But she is very passionate about karate and wants to learn more.

I am not that picky but the same is said for my sensei. When students/parents are filling in a questionnaire and one of the questions asked is the reason as to why your wanting to train. I have gone through many of these forms for sensei when we have had intros. and have subequently found 9/10 of students who have a bad attitude or want to learn the 'ultimate' martial art have actually quit or not signed up after the 2nd intro lesson because they realised that it isn't suited to them or that they need to have a positive behaviour and discipline or even because the journey is a long one.

Welcome to the forum sultaanpk! May I ask which country you are located in? Kyokushin is usually with the K1 World Champs. I know there are the following World Championships GKR World Championships - GKR = Go-Kan-Ryu WKF World Championships = World Karate Federation (most well known and commonly seen) JKA Championships Goju-Ryu/Kai Championships Kyokushin World Championships Dates usually vary year to year.

I use the phrase as well with a few things because i have bad knees (1 has no meniscus and the other was hyperextended) and my hips are shocking. So when I am teaching the more inexperienced students I will tell them that physically i can't do it but i still give it a fare crack. My shikodachi is higher because of my knees and hips but is closer to the 'okinawan' way of doing the stance. And my stances may be shorter, longer, wider or narrower because of that as well but is also due to being an advanced student where it is more 'natural' than a 'fixed' way. So my students have understood this and have adapted to it. But I overcome this by verbally going "you do this and this and this so you get this". It usually with the higher kicks that i can't do so i will do the best of my abilities.

The one thing you have to be careful of for the barbell deadlift is form. Because incorrect form in doing a deadlift can be detrimental to your physical health. But otherwise it can be great for your grip strength because you obviously have to hold onto the bar. Chin ups/assisted chin ups/pull ups are great as well because it is a body weight exercise that you can do even if you are just hanging there instead of pulling yourself up. Gi Pull Ups are awesome as it also benefits the other person that your hanging off (Thanks Tallgeese for the reminder!). Because it forces the other person to maintain their stance and posture which forces their Abdominals, Obliques, Latissimus Dorsi, Trapezius and a few others. Horizontal Pull/Push exercises are good also so cable rows, barbell bench press, Dumb bell bench press etc. They are good because they force you to have a good grip, but the only issue is that for horizontal push exercises is that you have to be careful of wrist position (you can break your wrist or similar if overloading them). Often resistance bands can be really good since there are varying types of them providing various levels of resistance.

On Saturday i was having issues with my car (flat battery oh what fun!) before i could even leave to go to karate. Eventually got it running courtesy of RACV (Insurance, roadside assistance etc) and them giving me a jumpstart. Subsequently was late to run the classes (30 minutes late), but we had 1 other person there to teach. But when I arrived they (the students) that they were being on their best behavior because they knew that I was meant to be there and that they wanted to have the other instructor tell me that they were being so good. Even the worst behaved students that always pop up on Saturdays were on their best behavior. The parents were even being extra nice as well that they actually chipped in for a replacement battery. Now I nearly broke down into tears of surprise and being so humble that they would seriously do that for me (considering the students see me as the tough instructor) I thought I would share this with you guys

Congrats NinjaNurse!!! Well Done!

Switching Styles are fine, you will just take a little bit of time to get used to some slight differences in kihon. The kohkotsu Dachi you are used to is different in Goju-Ryu. It is basicallly a variation of zenkutsu dachi (Deep-Lunging Stance/Forward Stance)

Kinda have to admit that the uniforms you guys have spoken about I have no idea about. Purely because where i train we don't usually see those brands. All i can say is definitely shop around and find a gi that you will like.

I'm not too sure about shrinkage. But if you happen to get one too big you can go to a alteration store and get it altered. As I got a Seishin Gi (it is amazing and feels amazing!) and the pants were too long and had it altered. I am an active competitor myself so my gi has to conform to the WKF Rules. Maybe stick to the the sizing you have for your gi that is too big. As it will allow movement, weight gain/loss etc.

In Australia i know a WWCC is Compulsory (obviously), Police Check i think was a recommendation for a while. First Aid is always a must along with appropriate extra certs for anaphalaxis and asthma treatment. Since I'm running classes on my own for sensei when he can't, he said i had to have First Aid Level 2 and WWCC which i have both already. I think it comes down to what qualifications you have and are going to get along with the policies in place that you will have. Also location of where you are going to teach will have their own policies in regards to injury etc. I'm pretty sure most states would prefer you align with the state federation along with the national federation. As to ensure that you have some added coverage for insurance. But obviously you need your own schools insurance to cover injury

11/5/15 2 hour Grading (Just a participant, not grading for promotion) 15 minute warm up 1 hour kata session (post-grading) & each kata twice - Seeiunchin - Sanseru - Seisan - Shisochin - Seipai - Kururunfa - Suparempei - Bassai Dai (Shito-Ryu) - Anan - Jion

I think it is obvious that you have a WWCC (Working with Childrens Check), First Aid + CPR, Police Check (if required by state). And have various other certificates in regards to asthma, anaphalaxysis etc. I know it isn't mandatory but good idea to is to have membership with a state or national level federation. That way you have better access to courses, tournaments, camps, instructors (some offer it). Otherwise I'm not entirely sure. Maybe Sensei8 may be one of the best to answer this.

Ankle braces are a great tool for assistance in stabilization especially after an injury. But the concern is that it is masking the issue of ankle issues and these actually increase the risk of knee injuries. So you would need to work on ankle stability as a weaker ankle joint leads to an increased risk of injury especially with kicks. Point well made!! I use them for support so that I won't become injured! This was my idea, and not a doctors!! I understand that you use them for prevention, but the risk is that you will actually injure yourself somewhere up the kinetic chain (ankles - knees - hips - spine - neck) and most commonly in the knee. Do you train your ankles as well or not at all and go for the ankle brace instead? Was the idea of wearing them more prevention of injury or because you feel like you can't trust your ankles as you used to? The ankle takes a long of shock in when moving, jumping and landing then the knee also does the same. By you restricting that ability, that is why the shock travels to the next joint in the line.

But at least it was brought to your attention and you most likely thought to yourself "oh bugger" and have tried to change. Accidents happen but shouldn't be a common occurrence. In Kumite it does happen where something happens and you get them in the wrong place.

Ankle braces are a great tool for assistance in stabilization especially after an injury. But the concern is that it is masking the issue of ankle issues and these actually increase the risk of knee injuries. So you would need to work on ankle stability as a weaker ankle joint leads to an increased risk of injury especially with kicks. This is spot on. Ankle support can help while the ankle is injured but will on make the problem worse long term because the joint will lose its ability to stabilise itself. Further restricting an ankles mobility will lead to placing stress on other joints such as the knee. You need to improve the proprioception in your ankle (This is the ability of the stretch receptors to respond to instability and return the joint to its correct position). It can certainly be trained. Start with a wobble board (tape a tennis ball to the side of a hard cover book) and while watching TV just place your foot on the board and roll it gently from side to side. Single leg stand. Just lift one foot off the ground. You can move your arms to increase difficult (eg do some blocks and punches) This should quickly become easy. Single leg jumps. Jump on to one foot and land without any extra hopping. Start small and as you get more confident you can increase distance and angle. You can also increase difficult by adding a punch as you land. The last step is to start landing on an unstable surface (This is for advanced only) I have just brought some BOSU balls for my advanced students but prior to that we just used kick shields and focus pads. ahhh I love wobble boards. I use them when with clients all the time when they have issues with their ankles. Obviously with the single leg stands stand near a wall or something that you can grab. And not be near anything you can fall and accidently hit. Single Leg Jumps are good especially if you have enough strength and flexibility in your joint. For rehab though is not the greatest thing to do. But in stage 3 of recovery (returning strength to the joint) prior to returning to exercise it is ok as long as the person is being smart. The Bosu balls I have absolutely no objections against. Because they are great for proprioceptive training and forces you to use it more when you move your arms with the bands.

Not bad at all. I am a kata competitor by nature. Week of a tournament as you, I prepare by going to my kata-set a few times over to ensure the pattern is correct and to work on timing. The tournaments here in Melbourne are normally held on Sundays so I train my normal days (Mondays + Wednesdays) and teach on the Saturday morning. The Saturday before I will go through the full walkthrough before I start my kata and what i do after i conclude my kata. On the day I will normally rock up 15-30 minutes prior to the start of competition for the day (most start at 8:30 am), to get used to the mats there and to the area that is the center. I have my fiance come with me for support and she assists in helping me warm up. So once I have warmed up sufficiently i will practice some kihon and kata also will assist other competitors from my dojo warm up prior to their events

Ask him to go lighter, if not go to your instructor. As much as control is a learnt behavior, it should be one that the person is aware of. And he should be aware that he is injuring other students. Has your instructor tried teaching him and telling him to be more controlled? We have 1 student like what you describe where he has no control at all. I hate training with the guy because every time we do partner work he goes to hard, doesn't control his technique or anything. It is extremely frustrating.

Ankle braces are a great tool for assistance in stabilization especially after an injury. But the concern is that it is masking the issue of ankle issues and these actually increase the risk of knee injuries. So you would need to work on ankle stability as a weaker ankle joint leads to an increased risk of injury especially with kicks.

1. You can train in both or just kickboxing. Besides 'licences' are given when you sign up. 2. It is one thing to feel like you might let your sensei down. But is it more than just that? 3. Does your current school not do enough kumite/sparring? Just take into account Kumite is not the only thing that is important in class. 4. It depends on the instructor. Because i feel like some instructors aren't too positive about people training in 2 arts at once. But others are very positive for people to do it. 5. Cross-Training can be very beneficial. Why do you feel like you have to choose only 1 to continue in one? Think about this; kickboxing may be interesting and fun but in many cases people are unable to take it up long term due to all the injuries and strain on the body from the training. Although a lot of people can train long term (several years >10 years). In comparison to Karate where it is a long term art because it has a balance of high contact and low contact. I have trained in Karate and BJJ at the same time and benefited me greatly when doing both. Even though I am not training in BJJ as much currently, i would still cross-train and not choose one or the other.