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Can’t say I’m a fan, although the athleticism and stuntmanship of “pro wrestlers” is absolutely incredible.

Bushido_man96 no, Ali came back as a cameo and had her impact. But Daniel’s still yet to see the reveal that Miyagi had a 2nd America Student. Julie (Hilary Swank, the Next Karate Kid). Daniel will eventually learn this, meet Julie, and have an instant connection.

I binge watched seasons 1 and 2 over the period of maybe 3 days. Waited about 4 months until season 3 released, binge watched in 2 days. Now I’ve gone back and watched Karate Kid, Karate Kid 2, Karate Kid 3, (which I had never seen before) and New Karate Kid! The creators claim they have seasons upon seasons of ideas for this show and I’m just absolutely so excited for the future of this show. Prediction: and semi season 3 spoilers ahead, but I’ll attempt to be vague. Summary: -Kumiko: an old love interest becomes a very helpful friend. -Ali (with an i): settles two old scruples and brings peace to both Daniel and Johnny. Prediction: Now, aside from the Terry Silver hype, the show brings back Hilary Swank from Next Karate Kid. Daniel and her have an instant connection because of Miyagi sensei. This drives a stake through Daniel and Amanda as the bond between Daniel aNd Julie becomes more and more strong. I haven’t got much further than that. Considering they use real car set pulling vs green screen, they obviously have enough $$ to bring Hilary Swank on board and I think this would be an incredible plot changer. Anyways. Now I am listening to a podcast that just recaps cobra Kai episodes called, Cobra Kai Kickback.

Thank you all for you replies! WOW. A whole lot has gone on in the world since I made the OP in this thread. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the dojo (and basically everything else where I live besides grocery stores) will be closed all March and likely into April and May as well. Nobody can know for sure at this point. In the meantime I plan to self train at home. Mostly stretching, stances, and kata. (I’m gonna have a lot of spare time) So, if anybody has any karate self training tips, that would be greatly appreciated, thanks. Best of circumstances, luck, and health to all.

Hello KF! It has been a long time. I’ve missed you all and am so happy to return. So, in 2015, after 13 years total training I achieved the rank of shodan in Shotokan Karate. Sometime in 2016, I left the dojo because I had to put all my time and effort into my career and university degree. Now I am 3/4 done my degree and things have slowed down and I want to return to the dojo I trained at. But, looking through Facebook/Instagram posts I see that so many of the junior students (when I left) are now 1st kyu/shodan. I really cannot express how proud of them I am. My technique is terrible though, but I remember all 14 of the katas I had trained in. My question is: Is it appropriate for me to turn up at my dojo unannounced wearing black belt, or should I contact the dojo’s CI prior to training and ask if I can return with my achieved rank? Thanks in advance.

Spartacus, can you provide us with a relative timeframe? Like, is this modern or in the past?

Haha! I went to Japan with my wife. She's white and short; I'm Japanese-American and short. She thought we'd get there and she'd be tall! She was sadly disappointed. There were plenty of short people around, but lots of taller ones, too. Oh, well, she still towers over my mom and grandmother, but they're both under 4'10" and shrinking. It is very linear. It's been very hard for me recently to learn how to pivot on angles correctly. Actually I believe this is due to the longer stances used in Shotokan. Many other styles use shortened more natural feeling stances for training. Much more practical. We use the long, deep stances for muscle development, and most qualified Shotokan sensei's will make this known to their students. If, a technique is executed correctly in a long, deep stance, it will indeed be very effective with the correct training. It is however an impractical way to defend yourself or fight in as your range of motion is greatly limited. This goes for both beefy body styles and, I dunno, unbeefy? Chickeny? Remember, this style was not developed BY people with beefy body types, however, there is no contesting the fact that it has been ADAPTED by those with said body.

Interesting. I've only ever trained in Shotokan karate. I've seen lots of "beefy men", but in no way would I describe our community as being dominated by people with such a body style, or gender for that matter. We have hundreds of people turn up for Canadian national tournaments, and I have never in my memory witnessed a "beefy man" compete. My first sensei however was a beefy man. He trained and received shodan in Kyokushin under Sensei Mas Oyama (apparently) before switching to Shotokan and training with Sensei Masatoshi Nakayama. He was in impeccable physical shape and condition, but had a massive belly. He actually claimed that this helped him with generating power. And for him, it worked. I've never seen anyone demonstrate bassai-dai with the same explosive power as he did.

1.) I first became interested in karate after seeing my uncle's massive collection of karate/kickboxing tournament trophies and medals. I watched countless hours of Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, Bruce Lee, and Jackie Chan with my cousins (my uncle's kids) and this also played a large role. 2.) At age 7 my parents started me in Shotokan Karate. 3.) My parents chose Shotokan because it was the style that my uncle (and at this point my dad as well) trained in. The dojo was run by a reputable family in the karate community, and who my uncle had actually begun his training with. 4.) In July 2015, at the age of 24 I attained the rank of Shodan under Sensei Yutaka Yaguchi. This was one of the most stressful and physically demanding moments of my life. The grading took place in a building where the outside temperature at the time was 38 degrees Celsius. It was hotter inside. 5.) I've been a retail butcher for 6 years. Until a year ago, this took up much of my time. However, at the age of 24 I decided to start University. I began in criminology. HATED my first semester in it, and transferred into a sociology program. So, to pass time, I study social theory, as a lot of first/second year sociology courses do not include enough theory in my opinion. I also have a girlfriend and a few close friends and family I spend lots of time with going on hikes and whatever else. My community has tons of wilderness and I try to take advantage of being in the environment as much as possible, as development in the area is hastening. I've done Tough Mudder 2 years in a row and am planning on doing it again this year. And, video games. I reserve video games for the early AM. Normally between 11pm and 3am. Yeah. Go lifestyle. 6.) Mikado, Tokaido, Tapout 7.) I choose gear based on what's available, and what fits me best. I wear Mikado gi's because they fit my body so well and are pretty well made. I have one Tokaido gi I keep for special occasions like gradings and ceremonies. Gloves I choose based on organizational regulations. 8.) I buy a new gi about every 5 years. I've never bought new gloves. 9.) I buy my gear from Mikado Enterprises. Family owned and operated. They'll never send you home disappointed.

Trick solved - Kanazawa Sensei. Although Kanazawa Sensei is indeed pure magic in the realm of karate, kata in particular. I do not have the opportunity to train with him.

I think this was posted some time ago because I do remember answering this question on here in the past. It matters not though. Good exercise for the brain remembering all kata names. ISKF Shotokan Karate Heian Shodan Heian Nidan Heian Sandan Heian Yondan Heian Godan Tekki Shodan Tekki Nidan Tekki Sandan Bassai Dai Bassai Sho Kanku Dai Kanku Sho Gojushiho Dai Gojushiho Sho Jion Jiin Jitte Hangetsu Gankaku Empi Sochin Nijushiho Meikyo Wankan Chinte Unsu Yeah. There's a lot of them. My sensei having trained for over 40 years, does not know them all. It's nice having a long list of options to choose what you want to specialize in, but the trick is finding somebody who can teach you everything there is to know in any one kata you choose.

Matt Heafy of the band Trivium has a blue belt in BJJ. Maynard James Keenan of the band Tool has a purple belt in BJJ. Keanu Reeves has a background in MA.

As I've heard said in the past... A young child asks his teacher "How long does it take to be a black belt?" The teacher replies "Perhaps in 5 years, you will receive your black belt." The child asks "what if I train really, really hard?" And the teacher replies "Then perhaps in 10 years you will receive your black belt." I've seen some people who train 3 hours a week become perceivably elite in their art. I've also seen some who train for 3 hours become nothing more than bipeds with excellent choreographical memory. I've never however seen somebody who trains countless hours at their art become anything less than great in technical refinement. However this can often (not always) lead to egotistical problems such as "I train more, therefore I'm better than you." No, if you train more, for the soul purpose of becoming better than anybody else except for your own self, then you are not in my personal opinion progressing properly as a martial artist. MA is largely about the journey, and the time it takes to beat YOURSELF. I know this is a long post, but it's been a long time since I've posted... Imagine yourself walking down a long road. Now imagine somebody 10 paces behind you. Who sees more of the road? Without you standing in their way, they do. They may take all the time they'd like while the person in front of them advances at a quicker pace, but the journey is the same.

Have you trained in weapons? My suggestion would be southeast Asian martial arts like pencak silat or kali, as these are forms which I would like to learn myself. Systems that are completely unrelated to karate. I love the beauty in these arts as well as the raw grittiness. I'm sorry I don't have an answer about the private/group lesson question, Ive never trained in these arts, I only suggest them as they're so unrelated.

That sounds like a wonderful system