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Hello and welcome to the forum. This is really a very interesting site.
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Joe, personally I have never used on or felt the need to. Take a look at the thread on splits and see if any of the links others have put in there help you out any.
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Let's bring this to the top again and see if it helps Joe out any.
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With all of the other things in the news I almost forgot about the Winter Olymics. What are everyones favorite events to watch?
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I used to love Scrabble. At one point everyone got tired of the same person winning every game. So we decided to play without keeping store. After that we had a lot more fun. And a lot more interesting words would show up. And everyone quit getting mad at me for winning all the time. Gi not a word? Oh my
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They are getting much easier to find now that they are being used with paintball. I have even seen them in it was either Meijers or Walmart.
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Gekusai Dai and Gekusai Sho: are derived from the words Sai, meaning fortress or stronghold, and geki, meaning breakdown. Gekusai can also mean "empty air." The kata teach strength through fluidity of motion, mobility and the utilization of various techniques. Flexibility of attack and response will always be superior to rigid and inflexible strength. If these are the kata you are looking for Angus there are several versions running around. Ronryu is correct in that shorin ryu does a similar set of katas under a different name. They all were developed around the same time. And many of the originators were students under the same masters. And may have still been in contact with each other. KyoKushin Kai also lists these katas. And there is a relation to the TaikyoKyu katas as well. All came into being at about the same time. Here is one kata I found. Is this what you are looking for? Gekisai Di Ichi (A C. Miyagi kata) Gekisai means attack and smash. Both Gekisais were created by Chojun Miyagi in 1940. Stepping out w/R foot turning 90 degrees to L into a L upper head block; Move Straight into R side Zenkutsu and execute mid-punch; Move R leg back into a horse stance and execute lower block; Stepping up on R side turning 90 degrees to a R upper block; Move straight into L side Zenkutsu and execute L mid-punch; Move L leg back into a horse stance and execute lower block; Turn and look straight ahead, move L leg into L sanchin and execute a slow L mid-block w/breathing (exhale); Moving straight ahead into R sanchin and execute a slow R mid-block w/breathing (exhale); In ONE fluid motion, execute reverse L front kick, stepping into L Zenkutsu executing a L mid-Elbow strike, L back-hand, bringing in the L elbow into body, Left circular block and fist strike, reverse R punch, stepping up w/the R foot execute R front sweep while turning 180 degrees into R sanchin simultaneously executing a R shuto into small step-up w/Ki; Move into L sanchin and execute L mid-block w/breathing (exhale); Then execute # 9 in reverse; Drop L leg into 45 degree Zenkutsu, pull back both fists into chambers and execute a combo R low-punch - L mid-punch; Step up into yame position w/R fist into chambers and L fist on top of R fist; Drop R leg into 45 degree Zenkutsu and repeat #12 in reverse; Move R leg up to L and Yame. _________________ KarateForums Sempai Shotokan Karate Shodan, Bojitsu Shodan, Sai 5th kyu [ This Message was edited by: SaiFightsMS on 2002-01-25 18:21 ]
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Had an accidental double post there so I did have another comment. Sun bleaching also works on blue jeans tool. [ This Message was edited by: SaiFightsMS on 2002-01-25 18:06 ]
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Shotochem if your gi is a traditional one with just a drawstring; making sure the drawstring is properly inserted is the first step. We see a lot of people have that problem and usually it is because one side of the drawstring came out and they don't know it was supposed to go around the back part of the pants a second time. And then there are the kids who are helped by their parents at first and come in with their pants on backwards. Yellow gi's huh. In areas where the wash is allways hung to dry there is a method of keeping clothes white. If the clothes are not sufficently white they are rewetted and hung back up in the sun. The sun does the bleaching. We have some black belts who say the pants are not properly tied on unless you cannot breath when they are first tied.
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oops didn't realize I had to enable sharing. I think I did this time. Sorry everyone.
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Best to your Dad Tobias. :up:
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I may regret this but, I am now available for viewing. I mean a few of my pictures. Now remember I am old and I allready know I am fat. (I really have no thyroid function and gained 70 pounds before it was finally checked.) http://photos.yahoo.com/saifightsms
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The name rings a bell but a sort of faint one. It sounds like something I remimber from a Goju site.
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Joanne your Mom is still not testing huh. It can be a terrifying thought for the older among us to think about testing though. Our nerves aren't what they used to be. Or at least mine aren't.
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At different points in my training I have preferred different types of gi's. My first gi was a light weight one and shredded in like 3-4 months. When I first tried to wear a heavyweight gi I did roast! I did not like it one bit at first. And got a medium weight gi and felt a lot better. After going throug several medium weight gi's I discovered a 10 oz gi. That is heavy enough to last and soak up copius amounts of sweat. While at the same time not being as hot as the 14 oz gi was.
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Her large toy mouse.
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So he claimed, but who made the charge and who bit Lewis on the leg. Man what a loser.
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Heck many kids getting out of schools now can't even read. And young people working in stores can't count well enough to make chanage. Maybe there needs to be a better way to increase discipline in schools so that those who want to learn can. So much of the time a teacher is limited to what can be done with students who misbehave, disrupt or don't do the work.
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Somehow Jiggy I am not surprised.
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I am wondering with the new travel worries how traveling with your martial arts weapons has changed? Has anyone had any experiences yet? Does anyone have any idea what to expect?
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How heavy is the material in your gi? Do you think the weight of the material matters? Did your opinion about your gi change over time?
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THE CLASS OF 2005 Just in case you weren't feeling old enough today, this will certainly change things. Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to try to give the Faculty a sense of the mindset of this year's incoming freshman. Here is this year's list: The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1983. They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably did not know he had ever been shot. They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged. There has been only one Pope in their lifetime. They were 10 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Tianamen Square means nothing to them. Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic. Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums. The expression "You sound like a broken record" means nothing to them. They have never owned a record player. They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong. They may have never heard of an 8 track. The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old. They have always had an answering machine. Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black and white TV. They have always had cable. There have always been VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA was. They cannot fathom not having a remote control. They don't know what a cloth baby diaper is, or know about the "Help me, I've fallen and I can't get up" commercial. Feeling old Yet? There's more: They were born the year that Walkmen were introduced by Sony. Roller skating has always meant inline for them. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show. They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. They have never seen Larry Bird play. They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI, WWII and the Civil War. They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran. They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. (The correct answer, by the way, is Ork.) They never heard: "Where's the beef?" "I'd walk a mile for a Camel," or "De plane, de plane!" They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R. was. Michael Jackson has always been white. Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not bands... There has always been MTV. They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. Do you feel old yet? If you do, then pass this on to some other old fogies...but don't send it back to me, I feel old enough.
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Okay I don't have a picture of my uploaded yet. But if you are interested you may view my furchild. http://hometown.aol.com/sshadowsmom/myhomepage/cat.html