Nidan Melbourne

This morning: 4 hrs of open mat of BJJ continuous fighting. about 10 minutes rest overall. tonight will be: 3 hours gym - weights (various) - Cardio 90 minutes

better kicks than i can do

I Agree with MasterPain & bushido_man96 on expanding your search

Haha yeah I know. I love that movie. I just found it really funny

That sucks when you can't train for some time. especially since it was a wisdom tooth. BTW isn't it ironic that you are "master pain" yet hated it? Lol

Because its your first love (Wado-Ryu)

Let us know how your coming along with your training. And good luck for your grading If you need any advice let us know mate

ummm there are a few minor tournaments here in Australia. But unsure about over there in America. Ask around maybe at your dojo if they know of any tournaments soon

yeah a lifetime to learn them. I am impressed that you are able to do it quite easily (i'm assuming here). It would be a fair effort at the grading to remember all of them

I don't bounce personally because i prefer a strong base of support before i strike. also it makes it more annoying for my opponent to predict what i do (sometimes lol)

Thats a lot of Kata mal103

I've been to LA before and saw a couple of those places. Haven't been to Vegas though. I'm glad i'm finally of the legal age to drink over there.

Yeah i've seen that photo before.

Have a chat with the parents with him there in an office if you have one. And make sure you emphasize the point that behavior like that is unacceptable and not tolerated. We have a couple of students who are exactly like that in our adults class. But what my sensei has done (after having a chat with the parents) paired them up with the most senior student in the class and who is also the hardest worker. Or like Bushido_man96 said that when he grades he'll probably fail and might motivate him. if he was in my class I would be working him to the point of exhaustion or make it so difficult that he asks for help. Our students who are butt lazy have been worked hard every class that they turned up to and all have failed the most recent grading. The parents arced up of course (they asked how we could fail their son/daughters) until we told them that their child made little attempt at the grading and that we couldn't promote someone who doesn't actually try at gradings, and also that the child makes no effort to train properly. and until they start making an effort and stop being lazy they will not be eligible for a grading again

That is interesting how you have it at your school. Confusing as hell though if your coming from another isshinryu dojo. I know with seisan in various goju-ryu schools they have it at different dan grades because of its complexity. Like at my dojo we have it at 2nd dan but at some i know of they have it at 3rd or 4th dan. But i have seen most of the kata you have listed, which are mostly all interesting.

Has she gone to see someone to be able to talk things out? I know if she has been abused bad enough she will be suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) there will be things that need to be talked out with a psychologist and also she might need an outlet to take her physical angression out on (A punching bag is always a good idea). My girlfriend suffers from PTSD and often when she has an episode she'll freak out and want to fight somebody. But instead a punching bag takes all the physical punishment of it. Also it helps her greatly to speak to somebody that won't judge her on what has happened. So it is good to hear that she is rid of the abuser and the abuser got jail time

There's always going to a good discussion on topics like these Bushido_man96

Thanks sensei8 what kind words! I love martial arts. I don't know what i'd do without it!!!

Well done to Zach he was the better fighter in that fight. The one thing i noticed is that in both videos both karateka are doing a lot of kicks. 99% of the bouts i've seen/coached/been in had an equal amount of hand strikes to kicks. As there are very few bouts i've seen fought like what was in the videos. IMHO The fights seemed a little TKD for me.

KS? Is that Kansas Do note i don't live in America so i have little idea on the abbreviations for American States

I really enjoyed watching it. annoyingly I slept in.

What other Kata do you have at your school (don't worry about putting rank with it)?

Hi all, At your dojo what is the order of your Kata? Mine is: White - Taikyoku Jodan Yellow - Taikyoku Chudan Orange - Taikyoku Gedan Red - Taikyoku Kake Uke Ichi Green - Taikyoku Mawashi Ichi and also starting here we do Sanchin Kata Purple - Gekesai Dai Ichi & Ni Blue - Saifa and here we start doing Tensho Kata here Brown, 1st Brown - Seeuinchin Shodan - seeuinchin and sanseru Shodan - Sanseru Nidan - sesan Sandan - sepai Yondan - shisochin Godan - kururunfa Rookudan - suparempai My apologies if I spelt anything wrong.

I can't blame you for not feeling physically ready. When I went for my shodan (and got my nidan at the same grading) I had only been back for 8 months before grading

This has been an iffy issue for some time now, and is down to different Local Government Areas. Some Councils will make you pay for the right to use a public space to make money (no different to PT work or setting up a food stall as far as business goes). I have a personal gripe with this too. Nothing worse than going down to use the fitness equipment in my local park only to find some Crossfit instructor with their gear strewn everywhere and using ever bar in sight! Worse is, they are using our public space to make a buck, and pushing other people out. Other than that, anyone would have to be a fool to be teaching without having a registered business, with the right levels of both Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurances. I hate seeing people who do that and make it difficult for others to enjoy the open space. I have many friends who are PT's and use parks for space and ensure that their gear isn't spread out making it annoying for others. They keep everything in a pile around a tree and to keep in tidy. And also allow fellow PT's to use the gear when they aren't using it. And all the PT's use one area which is away from the areas that are commonly used by the public. So they are all together