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Its all a bit sad. I have no particular urge to call myself Grand soke kancho shihan master GrrrArg. Not for a few years at least

Stick a space between RYUKYU? Maybe meant to have read ryu kyu. As in kyu grade kata.

A tip; for long posts copy (Ctrl+C) the text before you hit post..just in case. As long as your comp doesnt restart it will be there, ready to paste. Can you ell im a vetran of the lost post..

We do taikioku shodan, its starts with a turn to the left and a gedan beri blocking a kick. Or could it be a hammer fist strike to the arteries in the leg? Its open to interpretation and the example I give is slightly semantic.. but there you have it

Ill second MJ here. If you try to teach your kid, no matter how good your intentions obviously are you will basically be an unqualified instructor.. Talk to his class instructor.

Wheres the question? The old masters continuosly evolved their karate, so surely it is traditional to do so?

Arrrggghhh! I was writting an article on this.. Oh well to late to stp now. Ill just pinch some of Angela's words.. Katas dont start with a defensive move.. they can all be used to hurt. There are no blocks in any kata. They all have a more useful application. Even a basic punch has more application when you consider the hikite hand. You should also bear in mind that there are entry techniques not shown in the kata. By the same token there are also exit techniques, these arent shown because they are (should be) obvious, ie: take them to the ground, if they are still a threat.. stamp on their head Trying to keep distance in an SD situation.. good idea. Very hard to implement. Most start of close up. Very few ppl run screaming at you like a mad man.

*creaks as he lowers himself into chair* Bad knees woresened by bad karate. Nose broken a few times. Spraigned neck, i say spraigned.. it hurt alot for a couple weeks and I wore a brace for it. Various bumps and bruises and niggles and cuts of course. Prob some others, but I forgetten them. And the style i was doing was meant to be semi to non-contact. Hehe.

(uke means recieve, but is used to describe "blocks") Snap out a palm heel from top hand, and close to grab. Use botom hand to break balance by pulling belt, trouers anatomy etc:

Is this one of those loons need not apply things? A personal note, becareful where you stick those address. Ive had hassle doing this before. But then again im a grumpy old fart at the best of times.

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Go see the doctor. If theirs one thing Ive learned about karate its pain = something bad = doctors before we mae it worse.

Reckon im gonna be changing over to Wado soon. Down in Kent with Steve Rowe.

Now, where did I leave my katana. I *know* its around here somere..

Is the instructor allowed into the ring to do the testing? Would there not be worries about "coaching" going on in the ring? Hehe, not much help im afraid

Just like to put something in here, its very good to see two people with differing opinions discussing it like adults and not letting it descend into a flame war. Keep it up, I personally im finding this very interesting

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Ill second Master Jules here, Okinawan Goju is one of the more complete arts.

Personally I look forward to growing older and bigger disgracefully, what better goal in life could a 19yr old martial artist have?

Ill second Shorin Ryuu here. Thanks for changing the name though Obviously DEBATE would be better than argue. Otherwise it will desend to chaos. As a non-TKD practitioner my stereo-typical view used to be that TKD was all head level kicks for competition. I think that view is still quite prevelant, whether its true or not.

The link doesnt seem to be working. May just be my comp though. Careful not to let this desend into a bashing thread, assuming the site looks a bit dodgy!