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You guys wouldn't believe how often I get flooded. But it is usually the old lady on 2 and her toilet causing the problem.bawling: I can't figure out how if the waterbed was on 3 how I got wetter on the 1st floor than the lady on 2 did :???: I just hope the wet plaster on the ceiling doesn't decide to join me and the cat in bed tonight.

I am a bit ticked off. About three oclock this morning I woke up to the sound of running water. I turned on the light, found my glasses and saw rain coming through my bedroom ceiling. The guy on the third floor over me has a king size water bed. Guess what? Man. waterbeds. What a pain.

My copy came in yesterday and I got it picked up today. I am happy now :grin:

There are things that require thought. Things that require perception. And things that require reaction.

Uh, guys do you mean Oriental type eastern arts or something from the desert regions of the occidental world?

Take a look around throughout the fourm. There are several training plans others have setup for themselves, and asked for input on. They might give you some ideas.

That does sound interesting Gorgoth. It also sounds like some of the traditional training stories I have heard. I read about one winter training camp where they practiced barefoot in the snow. And even stood under a waterfall to meditate, before running back to camp and cool down. What are you learning? Katas, drills, kihons, kumite????

Hi Bruismc, I have not seen any of those video's but welcome to the forum.

Actually the most beat up I got trying to train was when I switched from foam training nunchaku to the wooden ones. I have had some hand eye coordination problems and I have to say sparring and nunchaku really make improvements in that area. It is like either improve or get killed.

Thanks for the response Yes they are done in horse stance. Naihanchi was the name this group of kata was called in Okinawa. When Funakosha took his karate to Japan he changed the name to Tekki.

For those of you who like to work forms do you enjoy learning katas from other styles? Do they make you look at what you have allready learned differently?

Yes Ramcalgary I wore my 1st kyu belt long enough it changed color. Actually it was kind of falling apart. Coming up through the kyu grades advancing into the next grade was really exiting. All the new techniques - and the new kata. Now there are still so many things out there that were restricted to the black belts that I am able to start. I find I think much more carefully now when I am asked questions. As long as it sometimes takes me to really get the hang of new things I see a long future of learning ahead of me. Just there waiting to be grabbed.

This is getting interesting. Yet, no one has mentioned any fighting styles from native american groups. Does anyone know anything about this group?

Yes Piastre I think one of the reasons I have put off doing Bassai Dai is that I am kind of in awe of it. So far I have seen like 11-12 different variations of it though. All are recognizable just a bit different. Boy do I remember the all day grading affairs. I really appreciated it when my club started doing some of the actual pass/fail decisions in class before test and doing shorter test days.

Good idea. This could become a very interesting forum. With participants not just in different countries but on different continents this could be an eye opener.

It can be a very humbling experience to teach white belts. The techniques you thought you knew how to do sometimes seem so very difficult when you try to explain them to someone else. When I taught white belts I think I learned more than they did. Doing a review kata with an underbelt can also be humbleing when they notice something you are doing that just doesn't look right. The simpleist things can become the most difficult when trying to help someone who is really having a problem. I don't think I will ever forget what it felt like the first time I had a group of kids looking at me on their first class.

I've been into it a few times. Met Kickchick one day and a few one friday night. Usually though it is empty. I like Jack's idea. Maybe we all should just take a look when we come in or before we leave.

There are many ways to feel.

I kind of wonder how the manji sai is attatched to the end of the staff?

Maybe I am too much of a traditionalist or have to much time to think. I also kind of think my sai are developing a bit of a spirit. When I first learned to use the bo at a seminar I was using a borrowed bo from one of the black belts. He said it was his "spirit bo" and showed me a spot in the wood with and odd color and shape in it he said that was where its spirit lived. Or something like that. I thought at the time he was a little nutty. But years down the road I feel differently. Come on now haven't you ever met any guys who had strong bonds with their car or motorcyle to the point they named it and treated it as though it had a spirit of its own?

Yes Joe sai are really pretty cool. They are one of the most popular weapons in my school. It is good to wait and get a good grounding in basic empty handed techniques before doing kobudo work. For many who start kobudo with the weapon in their hands they forget what their feet are doing. Stances go to pot. Incidently, one of the first moves many learn when using the sai is jumping to get the bare feet out of the way of dropped sai.

Good point KSN Doug. When I speak of bo I speak of Okinawan/Japanese style long bo. There are also staffs of 7 or 8 foot length. One day I will do a search for European long staff techniques from like the middle ages. There are a lot of staff techniques out there utilizing staffs of all lengths.

Star Trek, uh, Joe do you live in a vacuum? Man Star Trek has what is probably the largest group of cult followers than anything. Haven't you ever met a trekkie?

Hey, I like to watch forms competitions- as well as breaking. But, I too have noticed there is less ISKA kickboxing on espn than there was for a while.

In the process of learning katas I like to research them. I have been working on the tekki katas. I have discovered the Korean version is called Niagie or Nae Han Ji. Do any of you practice these forms? If so what do you think about them and where do they come into your training?