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Tobias I think I have noticed something with the stances hangetsu and sanchin. Doing them with the empasis on turning the knees in creates more stress. Doing them with the emphasis being on closing the groin area is much less stressfull on the knees. Would anyone like to try this and see what they think?

In my wanderings and research on kata I think there is a standard list of "core Goju Ryu" katas. There are some schools that have more katas. Some schools supplement the core goju katas with chinese forms. It is all fairly interesting.

Smeg be on your guard in here. And if a might give you a word of advice? Check your spelling of karate in your profile. _________________ KarateForums Sempai Shotokan Karate, Bojitsu, Saijitsu [ This Message was edited by: SaiFightsMS on 2002-02-19 17:26 ]

Shorin ryu uses the Okinawan names for the katas. And the stances are much higher. More is similar than different however. They both stress equal use of hands and feet. In his book Nagamine credits one of Funakoshi's books with giving him the determination to stay involved in the training of the martial arts. He worked in the police department. And trained many Okinawan police in the martial arts.

There are some articles about Shotokan and weapons and Funakoshi and the bo in the Journal of Shotokan Research. Sorry I don't have the link right now. It got lost when my hard drive had to be wiped out and restarted. My favorite weapons are the bo and the sai. I have also trained and hold 5th kyu rank in tonfa and nunchaku.

When Funakoshi began his work of taking the Okinawan way of empty handed fighting to Japan he changed the names for a reason. To make them more acceptable to the Japanese. Japan and Okinawa were 2 totally different nations in the past. Many Okinawans resented the way they were made into a prefecture under Japan. Some of the name changes Funakoshi made were accepted and remain. Some were not and the older names remained. Sorry I do not have a list of which is which right now. The most noted examples are Tekki/Naihanchi and Heian/Pinan.

Deep water jogging is an excellant supplemental training activity. And there are water boots to add resistance to increase leg strength. As well as aquatic dumb bells.

Jack you question things so deeply and have such insight at times. Are you sure in a previous life you weren't a sage? At times you are much to serious for a 15 year old. Rember in your balance to have some fun too.

Yes I have visited this site many times. It has some of the best quality videos to download I have seen. Also if you have a question the guy who runs the site is really nice with his responses. :up: :up:

:spitlaugh: :spitlaugh:A truely funny story. And an excellant learning experience. Kickbutt stated it well. Both learned much. As I am sure all the watching parents did.

Welcome Moo . It is always nice to see another girl :pony: My area of study is Shotokan and kobudo. I love working with my bo and sai. Tonfa is fun and challanging as well.

Hello, welcome to the forum. Sounds like you came into the forum the same way I did - on a search This is one of the best sites on the web for marital artists to gather and talk about things.

Hello and welcome to the forum. Sounds like you will have much to add.

Hello and welcome.

Hello and welcome.

Hello Elliot, welcome to the forum. Family martial arts programs are really great. This is a really good site. Any questions you evere want to ask come in and ask away and someone will respond to the best of their ability.

Hello and welcome to the forum. Interesting choice of name by the way.

Hi Jared welcome to the forum. This is a pretty interesting place. Have some good fun this week but don't get in too much trouble.

Maybe a little "bitter" training. Training the form at all speeds and differing conditions in preparation. It might turn on a lightbulb of a new way to tweak the form.

Different clubs in the same style can sometimes have different ranking systems. It would be best to find the structure for the club you are training in. Not at all a stupid question. There is an amazing number of ranking systems out there.

No I have not seen that article. I have seen information about the topic in other places. With the super fantastic claims removed Qigong has some value for those desiring a mentally clearing exercise without a lot of physical stress. It can help clear and calm the mind and improve mental focus. Now about fireballs and forcefields. That is not something I see as a possiblity for today.

I have been fortunate in not encountering any biases in the dojo. I have been extremely fortunate to train under instructers who are open minded and willing to accept an eager student. Phantasmatic I hope your friend finds a new dojo where they will accept him for who he is and respect his desire to learn the martial arts.

Sally sells seals featuring sea shells. _________________ KarateForums Sempai Shotokan Karate, Bojitsu, Saijitsu [ This Message was edited by: SaiFightsMS on 2002-02-13 12:40 ]

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