SaiFightsMS

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Doh!

Can you wear it inside out?

You beat me to it Thats exactly what I was going to say. I believe the phrase is 'Horses for courses'... ie it depends on what you are trying to do as to how you do it We practise the sokuto (side edge of the foot) version occasionaly so we can do it easily, but most of the time we stick with the kakato (heel) version. I've never heard of using the ball of the foot though - I would have thought this would cause damage to the ankle! As far as I was aware the sokuto version is not a Shotokan kick as such... I've seen it in Wado Ryu though instead of the kakato version. Andy. Many do front kicks with the ball of the foot with no damage to the ankle it is the same with a properly executed side kick using the ball of the foot.

I like way wankan really illustrates the way the hips stay level while you are moving. It seems like that above all other katas really illustrate that.

Side kicks can be done with the knife edge of the foot, the heel or the ball of the foot. It all depends on the target. I saw a knife edge go in under someones chin to the neck area once that looked deadly. The same kick done with the heel or ball of the foot would definately not have hit the target. Think about the different striking surfaces of the hand. The foot also has different striking surfaces and much of the time ohnly a few are used.

Then they can get bored while doing pushups and other nice things given to those who disrupt class.

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I used to assign numbers to my katas then roll dice to see which one I would work on for the night. Polyhedral gaming dice have many uses.

When in Shorin ryu they were Pinan. When in shotokan they became heian.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to look good at your wedding. And anyone who thinks abstaining from activities that may cause things like black eyes or visible bruises has a lot of growing up to do.

I think many of the guys here would love to try knuckle hopping.

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Let's not forget there are countries in the world who use naturally organic human night soil as fertilizer. Something this country cannot and will not due because of the health hazards the practice can cause.

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Here is the link to his club's site. http://www.aka.com.au/

Oh, I forgot to say welcome to the forum when I moved the post. (blushes)

I too have passed that point. I think you might want to look for Bob McMahans site. He has done some work with his students in the area of adjusting training for the natural aging process.

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I am going to move this to introductions.

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There is an album here at KarateForums just for that purpose. Just click on the link at the top of the page.

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