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Thanks Patrick ... for sure I will

Thanks for the warning .... I will try to take extra care

Ouch .. sounds painful ... thanks for sharing it Hawkmoon

solid post

Just want to ask what are the common expected injuries while practicing karate ?! Would be good also if we share injuries that every one had during his/her journey and how can it be prevented if possible, so we can ensure safer practice

If every one in this world tried to follow this principle .. Life will be completely different but this will never happen

Congrats ... so happy for you

Hopefully you get better soon

Thanks everyone for sharing your opinions

While I am reading or watching videos about MA history, I usually find a spiritual aspect (something like praying, focusing, yoga, .. not quiet sure) -that I have never understood- for each art. In your opinion, what is the philosophy (which I guess is the reason for spiritual practices) of MA and if this spiritual aspect is still there or gone?!!

In my dojo everyone of us bow for higher and lower rank as we all respect each other. I believe it's an important part of the art tradition that we need to maintain. IMHO, bowing is not the sign of respect, you might bow to some one whom you don't respect ... it's just a body movement and real respect is the most important thing in the Dojo. Lucky me I have very nice mates there all respecting and helping each other :)

That's exactly what I needed to know

I totally agree with that !

Well, he said it is important to really understand your body, and how it works. That makes the technique easier in martial arts, but it is important in life as well. He goes back to the basic necessities of life - - air, food/drink, sleep, etc. - - and says to take care of yourself with relation to these (get enough sleep, but good food in your body, etc.) Each morning he awakens his senses, focusing for example on the sounds of birds, the smell of his breakfast, etc. He also says to maintain the martial arts attitude outside of the dojo - - not to be lazy at home, etc. It sounds simple, and I know I'm not explaining it very well, but in general it does seem like a good re-focus for life, especially for someone stressed out with day to day things, like I find myself as a mother of two young kids. That's interesting ... Thanks for sharing

yes, fair enough

If you start karate as a KID (9-10 years old) and you reached may be 5th or 6th kyu by say the age of 16 then when you join the adult class you will start from 6th Kyu or 1st kyu again ??!! May be it's a weird question but I can blame it to my lack of knowledge and experience with karate

I am really waiting for bag work .... hopefully will happen one day

welcome to KF Enjoy it

as long as human being is there in MA .... politics will be there as well C'est la vie

Totally agree, It relies mainly on why do you train ? for example, if you are training just for fun and fitness so go for semi- or no- contact sparring but if you are doing it for self defense, I guess you have to go for full contact as any street situation will be a full contact anyway

The bag work is my main focus now to improve my kicks but what I am worried about is to have strong right leg and weak left one !! I am currently training my left leg for techniques only (no impact) due to my left ankle problem. I guess the swimming pool is good solution for this as there is resistance but no hard object to hit

That's an amazing technique thanks for sharing

Good that you liked it can you share with us what he told you about his life philosophy ?!

Thanks Harkon72

Thanks Sensei8