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I went for a walk today and saw the statue of Kojori, who was killed by Musashi in a duel, near my house and thought of this post. In the background on top of the mountain is the Iwakuni Castle as well, I always get a smile on my face anytime I get to see the neighborhood castle.

Funny story... I started reading “The Book of 5 Rings” today for my third or fourth time. Set down the book to take a break and check on my brisket that’s on the smoker and saw this post! The trailer looks like a good action movie I would watch. It does not seem to accurate though. 60 and 400 is a big difference in numbers. I wonder how many fights he will use the Bokken.

Great to hear you not too bad off. That seems to be the case with many folks I know. But the media has its way of only reporting the bad cases.

Ashihara Karate has 5 main groups of kata. Within these groups is anywhere from 2 to 5 katas. Hideyuki Ashihara broke away from Kyokushin because he wanted to focus on and teach Sabaki methods. These katas have a heavy emphasis on Sabaki techniques. Groups of kata: Shoshinsya no kata - 3 katas Kihon no kata - 3 katas Kumite no kata - 5 katas Nage no kata - 4 katas Jissen no kata - 2 katas All katas are a 10 step kata that focuses on fighting multiple attackers. Here is a link for an example of Ashihara’s Katas.

Oh man! I hope you stay healthy and the COVID doesn’t keep you down.

Does anyone else think that Tomi Village is Hollywood’s make of American Village? Just wondering your thoughts for those that are families with Oki.

Thanks for the information Fat Cobra, great name BYW!

That is great to hear sensei8. In Ashihara Karate, Sabaki is emphasized. Getting to your opponents blind spot is key for any counter attack. That’s where I was thinking the wooden dummy could come into good use. Not so much to practice wing chin, but to help with Sabaki techniques when I am solo training. Thanks!

It will be very interesting to see how long Johnny and Daniel will get along. Their styles of teaching are different but if they could get along for the common goal of betting Kobra-Kai, I think they would be a dynamic duo and their students would benefit.

Walker Texas Ranger without Martial Arts is like peanut butter without jelly. I’m not sure if anyone could ever redo Walker.

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

Sorry my first paragraph in my last post was quoting Bushido_man96 but I’m still new to forms and wasn’t sure how to quote.

However, in some places, a local Karate or other Martial Arts program may be one's only exposure to the world of structured MA training. And if one desires to be a fighter someday, having a place to start is very beneficial. Learning to adapt things would have to come along the way. Very true point, and there are a lot of MMA guys out there that have strong strikes that came from their Karate or TKD background.

Thank you for the reply Bushido_man96. I do have plenty of time to research and figure out if I will get much use out of it or not.

I wanted to get everyones thoughts on training with a wooden dummy at home for self sustainment. No Wing Chun experience here at all, I just find the wooden dummy interesting and debating getting one.