Sho-ju

A choke is almost the same in every style of martial art. Some use the back of the hand like judo some use the palm...it's a matter of style. But a choke is a choke.

SKI shotokan added a couple of them to the syllabus: Suparinpei (108 Positions) or in Japanese Hyakuhachi ho Saifa I'm not sure what others...

I had a chance to take a look at the Steve Stewart videos. I didn't like'em. Too much flash, nothing of use. Mr. Stewart would make noises with his mouth as he hit the target, sounds like vooop and then slap his bicep or shoulder. I guess it could work on someone who has never trained before or on uki's who stand still. Out of 10 I give it a 5.

Isn't that called name dropping? When you really don't know a guy but use his name anyways?

What do you think? http://www.pakmei.net/ What do you think of Dan K. Pai and his system?

We can all agree, Shihan Oyata is the real thing. We may not agree on Moneymaker or Dilman and that may say something in the long run.

Broken links...I would like to view them.

We grade base mostly on kata, 50% kata. The rest is about 25% kihon and 25% kumite.

I started karate because my family has always been in boxing. Two Golden Glove champs most recently.... I loved to fight but wanted more tools. I started karate and boxed as well and when UFC came out I started judo and wrestling.

The first two moves could be slow, upward blocks. The backfists could be changed to downward thrusts or blocks. The stomp is more difficult.

What is the reason behind the veritcal punch? In amateur boxing, I was told not to turn the fist and it would increase speed. I’m just not convinced…

Which one do you do, or like better? Where do the katas differ? Visually, Isshin ryu’s Sanchin looks a lot more appealing. I seen a site that listed Shotokan as having a verison of Sanchin, I never heard of this before have you?

Didn't Dilman steel the name of Oyatas style and never trained with him?

Are all there kata done with open hand or just Anan?

Anyone ever do this kata with a bo/jo?

And sleeves filled with paper are closer to real arms? It doesn’t matter to me, spend the money on a grappling dummy…you won't learn to roll. The only way to roll is with someone. I just hope no one gets crushed under the weight of the paper filled shirt and jeans.

For your hands try nailing a phone book to a tree and punch it. It works. I train with a boxing club that uses this method. Train the way you are going to fight.

No offense takken. I don't think a dummy filled with papper and rags has any weight to it, my pins are tight and the paper and rags wouldn't offer anything similar to a body. Besides, I seen Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman using a heavy bag and that's how I got the idea. It's ground and pound...

Find a traditional Okinawan school of karate such as Uechi ryu (https://www.uechi-ryu.com) and you will find it is very close to white crane kung fu. I know shotokan has a kata, Hangetsu, that is very close to the 4 (or 5 I can't remember) gates form of kung fu.

I hear and see alot of the crane style kung fu in Karate and I know goju and certian shorin styles have a big hakutsuru/crane base. To what extent do you as kung fu students see the crane style in karate? Many karateka say it is the most deadly style of kung fu, what are your thoughts?

We use a heavy bag as a grappling dummy. Just be sure to cut the metal off first.

We did the whole breaking thing at around purple/5th kyu - brown/3 kyu. It was done mostly for demos.

I was running out of space and time...

Good point. I didn't think jitte had a kiai but I find myself wanting to kiai.

On a website that promotes Dux ryu, it says the art is 'secret.' But in the same breath it gives you the time and place to learn this deadly and secret art. Not much of a secret, huh. http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ninjitsu/