GrrrArg

For a beginer you should block then counter, then later on block with a counter as quick as possible.

I work full time for a karate club - best job ever..well almost..

Anything edible and tasty. ie: Chip shop chips..mmm

Speed traps.. grrarg I hate them and they are abit of a con. Wouldn't mind them if they were put on roads where sppeding could cause an accident.

I just developed a migraine reading those posts posts.. argghhh!

I tried making porridge once - didn't work, burnt it. So it actually is possible to burn water. Scottish food.. a contradiction in terms surely.

There are two types of haggis. Normal three legged types and four legged types which have two leggs shorter than the others so they can run around mountain tops easier.

Shrove tuesday - Pancake day Ash wednesday - don't know Its something to do with the 40 days and 40 nights that Jesus spent in the dessert with out food etc: Shoulda went to more of my RE lessons..

Defensive kicks and offensive kicks? ... nah I think ill keep my money if its all the same.

The no contact bits for kids and low ranks really, I spar quite heavy contact when im training.

GrrrArg - (says nothing)

Its was a king size..

True. I even bought myself a choc bar after class as a reward..

http://www.ussu.net/shotokan/kihonkata.htm Try this site, I googled "Kihon kata" to find it. Its links to this site http://www.shotojukukai.com/kata/kata.htm which has Kanazawa performing the kata.

I like the new mini adverts. Esp the one which is played in reverse..

There are some quite well known shotokan vids out there on the net, there known as the blue vids (because of the backround not anything seedy), best way to find them is to google for them though. Rob Redmond talks a bit about kata vids over at 24 chickens have a read there also.

Class has already been on, it went quite well I think. Thanks for the ideas guys.

Turns out that my instructor and the classes normal instructor are away at a stag do for one of the other senior instructors down in york, sensei just neglected to mention to me that danny was going also and that it would be me taking the class. Hes got a funny memory like that.. Obviously I had words with his boss about it. That would be his wife..

Thanks. I would be fine with this normally but its the new starters (about 6 people are expected for their first lesson) that make it a bit more akward. That and im currently in a bit of a breakthrough phase with my training, im getting better fast but to do so I had to realise I wasn't as good as I thought I was. I was thinking more along the lines of doing some kata and combinations with the higher grades and some very basic combos with the lower grades at the same time.

I;'ve been helping out in a class recently and have found out just a few mins ago that the instructor can't make it down there tommorrow morning so I will be taking the class on my own. We are expecting a bunch of new students down there as well so do any of you guys have any ideas on a lesson plan I can use. Im thinking some good solid basics for the first half but for the second half I would like some ideas for stuff the higher grades can do whilst im focusing on the new guys a bit. Any help would be greatly apreciated

I know, I know.

I drive on a road and park in a garage.

About 6'1 and 160 ish pounds (about 11 1/2 stone) Used to be around the twelve stone mark (167/8 lbs) but I dropped some weight when I started training more.

I was 13, now I litterally can't imagine not training.

How heartwarming..