SaiFightsMS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES

I laughed than after I got done laughing I thought " how stupid". But, you can bet I will share that one with others.

When we were kids it was my little sister who gets the prize for dumb things to do. She was playing with a box of BB's for a BB gun for some odd reason. Then she decided that they belonged up her nose. My Mom did not think it so funny when she discovered one was really way up in there and had to take her to the Dr. to get it removed.

Bobby yes, I understand what you mean. And I have done some of my katas backwards. And some of them I have done the normal way and then done them starting from the opposite side turning in the opposite direction using the opposite side of the body for the same moves. It can be very challanging and and can help you to see different applications for the same moves. There are a few others in my club who have done the same thing. It seems to be a concept that some just sort of "come up with" when they train. Like - hey I always do this on this side shouldn't I learn how to use the other side the same way.

I think that in any stance the weight distribution is related to the center or tan tien (think between slightly below belly button). If the center is between the legs the weight is distributed between the legs. The closer the center is to one leg the more weight that leg bears. Make any sense? Three60 cat stance mimics the way a cat moves. The weight is on the back leg with the knee bent sinking into the stance and the front leg is also bent slightly out in fron with the ball of the foot on the ground. Kind of like the way a cat will reach out with a paw to test an area it is getting ready to walk on. Like if you have just mopped the floor and the cat wants to know if the floor is still wet. Some are very effective sparring in cat stance. It looks to their opponent like they are retreating so they move in - then wham.

I have seen discussion elsewhere on rooted stances. Now I ask everyone are your stances rooted or just deep? Can you feel a difference? How long in your journey in the martial arts was it before you really "felt" the difference? Or have you encountered the difference yet? Yes, yes lots of questions. I am looking for responses from those who think about what they are doing and have done.

Generally I would say that learning from books is not a good idea. There are always corrections an instructor should be making. Even after a good foundation it is necessary from time to time have someone who can evaluate your form and movement. And for the self defense aspects that always takes at least 2 people. An idea when you go to college might be to post a notice on a bulletin board looking for an instructor or training partners.

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome from another shotokaner

Raising Children.... For those who already have children past this age, this is hilarious. For those who have children this age, this is not funny. For those who have children nearing this age, this is a warning. For those who have not yet had children, this is birth control. Things I've learned from my children (honest & no kidding): 1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4 inches deep. 2. If you spray hairspray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite. 3. A 3-year old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant. 4. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room. 5. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way. 6. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan. 7. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh," it's already too late. 8. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it. 9. A six-year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies. 10. Certain Legos will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old. 11. Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence. 12. Super glue is forever. 13. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water. 14. Pool filters do not like Jell-O. 15. VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do. 16. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes. 17. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving. 18. You probably do not want to know what that odor is. 19. Always look in the oven before you turn it on. Plastic toys do not like ovens. 20. The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time. 21. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy. 22. It will, however, make cats dizzy. 23. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy. 24. The mind of a 6-year old is wonderful. First grade ...true story. One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to accumulate the building materials for his home. She read,"...And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said,'Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?'" The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think that man said?" One little boy raised his hand and said, "I think he said...Holy ****! A talking pig ! " ...The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes...

There is more than one type of tai chi and some are quiet physically demanding.

I ain't touching that one.

I hope I never have to find out.

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the fourm.

I was talking to my sister in im the other day. They keep snakes and a few reptiles. It seems that when their king snake and carpet python (as she said) "take a dump" they are very noisy in the process. The ball python is a SBD'er. Never thought of snakes as having flatus before. They also have a monitor lizard they have a harness for and take it outside on occasion. But it gets nervous outsided.

Welcome to the forum.

Wado ryu is fairly traditional and is an Okinawan style.

I moved this from general martial arts. There are a few other threads here about jumping and plyometrics. http://www.karateforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=2016&forum=19&6 http://www.karateforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=568&forum=19&15 _________________ Shotokan Karate, bo, sai Karate means a better life [ This Message was edited by: SaiFightsMS on 2002-05-24 19:10 ] [ This Message was edited by: SaiFightsMS on 2002-05-24 19:12 ]

Oops Blade, actually I ingest claritin every day.

In Indonesia the sai are called tsabong (not sure of spelling) and are of various sizes and designs. With the pacific rim trade routes sai would have made their way all over the area.

Has anyone else noticed the last med ingested for everyone was a pain reliever?

Some of those cows laying dead are nasty. They explode on occsion while you are standing next to them.

There are Shotokan schools that teach kobudo. We work with Bo, sai, tonfa and nunchaku. Some think that the kata jutte can be done as a bo kata.

Acadamy of Karate and Martial arts might have some in their catalogue.