SaiFightsMS

Watch out for the virtual tough chicks too.

the usual kata complaints are better stances, more power, sharper quicker blocks, faster punches, crisper kicks, more fluidity..... It is really a rare thing to see a kata done flawlessly. Many think there is no such thing as the perfectly executed kata. It is a goal to shoot for. Watch classmates of varying ranks perform the same skills. There should be a difference.

A guy in my school jumps over grocery carts. I sure hope he doesn't shop during really busy times of day.

Intereting concept. How did you see the martial arts when you first began and how do you see them now? At first I only saw the spear, the "trunk", the attack. Do you think we ever truly make it all the way around and feel the whole elephant?

One of my favorite things is kata. So let's bring this back up. What is your favorite kata?

Yoda's "archives" do provide a valuable service. They provide information for those who are just getting started. And for those with more experience they make us stop and think a bit about how are we doing?

Why not find a local school and take a trial class and see how you feel afterwards? You will see things a lot differently now than you did at 6.

Welcome to the forum. Come and post often.

Welcome to the forum. You sound interesting.

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum. I think family training is great. Shotokan is my primary style. There are other females here of varying ages and styles. We do have fun here hope you come often. Sai

That reminds me: all of you younger people family training can be fun. It is a great way to bond. Can you imagine the way you would feel if you watched your parent earn a black belt. You are never to old to start training.

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Welcome MonkeyGirl the changes may have caused confusion at the time but things run a lot faster now. Come often.

I remember Joanne. Tell your mum I said congratulations. Then tell her the next challange is the computer she is always going to be welcome here.

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My barbarian has made it into this wild place i level 2 where the course is walkways and stairs hanging in space all full of nasties and jets shooting out bolts of electricity. Watch out for the holes in the walkways - spikes shoot up through the. Well fire comes up sometings all the way across the walk. It's like a portal from I think the 3rd level of the celler in the palace. Has anyone found a use for Wirt's leg?

Over time there have been many different designs of sai all over the Pacific Rim. Sai are not unique to Okinawa and Japan.

The older less expensive way to accomplish this is to load items of weight (such as bricks) into a back pack. And then go do your thing.,

The weapons are is where the posts are on training with weapons like nunchaku and escrima are.

A place to look that might have the links you are looking for is http://www.ucd.ie/~shaolin

After an additional read I have noticed that you said it is the tiniest little things he picks on you with. It is the little things that can make the difference between a great performance and an average performance. And all of the little things add up. Are you correcting the little things he is picking at? That too can make a difference in how you are treated.

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum. The belts are a system to reward participants. The more posts the higher the rank. And yes it can be a shock to suddenly be a white belt again.

A mangy looking guy goes into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender says, "No way, pal. I don't think you can pay for it." "You're right, " the guy says, "I don't have any money, but if I show you something you haven't seen before will you give me a drink?" "You have a deal my friend," says the bartender. The guy reaches into his coat pocket and pulls out a hamster. He puts the hamster on the bar, it runs to the end of the bar, down the side of the bar, across the room, up the piano, onto the keyboard and starts playing Gerswhin. "You're right I haven't heard anyting like that before," says the bartender. "The hamster is really gifted." The guy downs the drink and asks the bartender for another. "Will that be cash or another miracle, pal?" asks the bartender. "Watch this," replies the guy. Again, he reaches into his coat and pulls out a frog. He puts the frog onto the bar, and the frog starts to sing. The frog has a marvelous voice and great pitch. A fine singer. A stranger from the other end of the bar runs over to the guy and offers him $300 for the frog. "It's a deal," says the guy. He takes the three hundred and gives the stranger the frog. The stranger runs out of the bar. "Are you nuts?" asks the bartender. "You sold a singing frog for $300? It could have been worth millions. You must be crazy." "Not so," says the guy. "The hamster is a ventriloquist."