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As an added thought often when someone is concentrating on their kata and working on making the techniques hard, fast and powerful they will exhale very forcefully during the execution of the move. This can sometimes get very noisy.

I broke a bone in my hand one time doing a crescent kick in a kata. Well actually I have done that twice the first time was in Heian Yondan the second time was in Hangetsu.

In my opinion the Lightning gear is the best for the price if you want foam gear. Our dojo sold regular cups to the male students of all ages who did not allready have one. http://www.martialartssupermarket.com/ Is a good place to look at different brand of equipment they sell just about every major brand there is.

How about something along the order of a simon or Sempai says? Monkeygirl your student should be on equal footing with everyone else on that one. Or since you say his from is so good maybe better ground. And as a added variation to that have those who do the correct response take a step forward and those who do the wrong technique take a step backward or stay where they are. Winner is the first one across the room.

I think one of the things that is happening in many schools is that the tremendous value of low stances is valued. I can honestly say that working in deep stance is much more effective at building leg strength than doing strength work in the weight room. All those trips across the floor in zenkutsu dachi made all the difference in the world in my being able to quit using the crutches. But common sense and new medical and technical knowledge is getting blended in. There is a real effort to take the best of the traditional training and adapt it to what is known about anatomy and physiology. There is also an ever increasing number of people beginning training later in life and continuing to train later as well. As things blend together a medium ground is being reached. The skill to do things in a matter as to gain the maximum strength benefit without damaging joints. The tradition lives yes and it evolves. It spreads so that more people are able to partake in the benefits.

Know your kata thoroughly. Practice until you can do it with your eyes closed. Every turn is always eyes first then feet then hands. Work on letting the movements flow together. Do a kata over and over and over. Do it a few thousand times. Always try to do the best stance, the strongest blocks and the fastest punches and hand techniques you can. Then one day things will click. You will begin to get a special feeling. Then you are beginning to learn the kata.

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The lightest wood bo's are usually the toothpick bo's, which are quiete fragile, or the Canadian Ash bo's. One of the cheapest places to find both is: http://www.martialartssupermarket.com/ Take a look around in their catalogue they may have others now as well.

I remember the first time I read Dune. It was a lit elective class in college. At the time there were only three Dune books out. Before it was all over I had to read them all.

Welcome to the forum.

I have also found it strange now some of the styles freely share information on the web. And how others are so much tighter with their information. Someone else here was looking for Anan a while back. Here is a version of one of the other katas I have found. It came from a shukikai site. Kururunfa Kata "Holding your Ground" Preparation From yoi, perform neote (presentation), bringing both hands out in front of the body, waist height, in mosubi dachi. Combination 1 From yoi, turn into left neko dachi towards 9 o'clock, blocking shuto uke with the left hand and bringing the right hand back opened, to the solar plexus. Kick gedan fumikomi yoko-geri with the left leg, as if breaking the attacker's knee. Turn directly towards 3 o'clock, blocking right shuto uke, bringing the left hand back opened, and to the solar plexus. Kick gedan fumikomi yoko-geri with the right leg. Combination 2 Turn and face towards 12 o'clock in right sanchin dachi, blocking ura uke with the right hand and blocking gedan shuto ura uke with the left hand. Twisting the body down towards the left hand, into a short kokutsu dachi, bring the left hand up as if blocking shuto uke (or covering the left side of the face) whilst making as if to strike to the groin, palm open towards the ground, with the right hand. Straighten up into right sanchin dachi once again, performing the same initial movement, with right hand blocking ura uke chudan, and left hand blocking gedan shuto ura uke. This sequence of movements demonstrate an excellent escape from a front strangle, into a centre lock. The first sequence of blocks break the strangle, lifting the opponents right hand up and knocking their left hand downwards. The second "block" suggests that the right hand grabs opponents right hand, thumb to the back of the hand, whilst the left hand covers the face. Straightening up into sanchin dachi, the opponents right arm is twisted clockwise, whilst the left-hand comes down into the crook of the elbow applying nikkyo, taking opponent straight down to the ground. Combination 3 Step forward into left sanchin dachi. Perform the same combination as for combination 2, except that the blocks are performed with the opposite arms. Combination 4 Step forward into right neko dachi, performing identical sequence as combination 2, from the same side. Combination 5 Step the right leg back into left neko dachi, facing towards 10 o'clock. Perform suki uke with the left hand (scooping block, palm up), whilst the right hand comes back to the solar plexus, open with the palm facing 10 o'clock also. Thrust the right hand forward so that the heel of the right hand touches the heel of the left hand (as if catching a punch). Slide forward, urashi, in left neko dachi, punching jodan tsuki age with the left hand. Kick attacking mae geri with the right leg, landing forward into shiko dachi. Deflect a punch downwards with the left hand (stopping at the solar plexus) whilst striking empi with the right elbow, bringing the open hand all the way behind the head. Step the right leg behind until facing towards 12 o'clock, in left neko dachi. Stack both hands in front of the body, left hand on top, right hand on the bottom. Combination 6 Step the left leg back once more, into right neko dachi, facing towards 2 o'clock. Perform suki uke with the right hand, whilst the left hand comes back to the solar plexus, open with the palm facing 2 o'clock also. Thrust the left hand forward so that the heel of the left hand touches the heel of the right hand (as if catching a punch). Slide forward, urashi, in right neko dachi, punching jodan tsuki age with the right hand. Kick attacking mae geri with the left leg, landing forward into shiko dachi. Deflect a punch downwards with the right hand (stopping at the solar plexus) whilst striking empi with the left elbow, bringing the open hand all the way behind the head. Step the left leg behind until facing towards 12 o'clock, in right neko dachi. Stack both hands in front of the body, right hand on top, left hand on the bottom. Perform mawashi uke with both hands, right hand upwards, left hand downwards, thrusting the left hand to the face and the right hand to the body. Combination 7 Turn towards 9 o'clock, into left sanchin dachi. Peform left shuto uchi uke, chambering the right fist. Perform kakate with the left hand, stepping the right leg across in front of the left. Turn through 180 degrees, into left sanchin dachi (facing towards 3 o'clock), and perform empi with the right elbow to an opponent behind. Combination 8 Circle the right foot forward, into right sanchin dachi. Perform right shuto uchi uke, chambering the left fist. As for combination 7, perform kakate with the right hand, before stepping the left foot across the right leg, turning through 180 degrees and performing empi with the left elbow to an opponent behind. Direction is now towards 9 o'clock. Take the right leg round, so that you are facing towards 12 o'clock, in heiko dachi. Bring the left hand round into the raised right elbow (not performing empi with the right hand, but end position is the same). Combination 9 Open both arms outstretched to the side, parallel to the floor, as if striking double tetsui. Raise both hands high above the head, palms open and towards the face, touching both hands at the shuto edge of the hand. Lower the hands, until they are in front of the face, then drive the head back, as if to an opponent's face, as they are holding you in a full nelson. Drop both feet out into shiko dachi, striking both hands behind your buttocks, to the opponents groin. Kiai on groin strike. Combination 10 Step forward on the right leg, into right zenkutsu dachi. Perform juji age uke, with both hands open. Continue to step the left leg up beside the right leg, pivoting through 180 degrees (towards 6 o'clock) and driving both hands down to the ground, knees bent, fists closed. This may be considered as a naked choke, followed by a hip throw technique which lands the opponent in the choke. Combination 11 Imagine opponent is attacking from 8 o'clock position, with a lunge punch (oi tsuki). Step forward on the right leg towards 8 o'clock, in a low zenkutsu dachi, dropping under the punch. Sweep the opponents forward leg, utilising a scissor action with the hands - right hand placed just above the ankle and left hand striking just above the knee. Kyusho Jitsu bunkai would involve attacking 2 points on the Spleen meridian. The lower hand strikes Sp 6, 4 cun above the calcaneus bone, whilst the upper hand strikes Sp 11, 4 cun above the patella, along the femoral nerve. Combination 12 Similar to combination 11, opponent attacks from 4 o'clock position, with a lunge punch. Step into a low zenkutsu dachi with the left leg forward, with the left hand attacking the lower leg and the right hand attacking just above the knee. Combination 13 Keeping the left leg where it is, bring the right leg all the way behind, until you are in left neko ashi dachi, facing back towards 12 o'clock. Both hands should be stacked by the right hand side, left hand open on top, right hand open on bottom. Perform mawashi uke, left hand circling upwards, right hand circling downwards, striking double teisho - jodan with the left, chudan with the right. End of Kata Step up with the right leg into yoi. Major kata, therefore finish with neote.

We had a student one time who was really a prolific emitter of flatus. He was trying to be very polite and was trying to excuse himself and go out the door and let them rip. But the constant interruptions were really disturbing to the flow of class and would really disrupt peoples attention span. Far better to just let it go and forget it.

Errr I am a tad bit color blind I had to do it a few times.

errr yes Monkeygirl there was a bit of a problem with a post or two in this thread and they were removed. Down right disrespect towards another style of a martial art is not tolerated. You missed nothing by not seeing it.

Welcome to the forum. This is a good place to ask questions. There are others of your age and your chosen style represented among the members.

Sorry Monkeygirl it was all breaking and kickboxing no forms. I wonder what the programmers have against forms?

A question was raised about which wood to make a bo out of would be the harderst wood and make the sturdiest bo. Would it be a variety of oak? How about other wooden weapons? What are the virtues of different kinds of wood as they relate to making weapons?

Glad you had such a great time. Practice hard.

ROHAI MUSABI YOI: Hands are held palms open facing inward at same height as regular yoi. 12:00 1. Slowly raise hands to chest level maintaining parallel position. Do not move feet. 2. Focusing toward hidari step with right foot into kokutsu dachi. Windshield wiper type movement with hands. Left hand goes to right side next to knee in a horizontal shuto block. Left shuto goes across chest palm up. 3. Changing focus to migi, pivot feet into kokutsu dachi / (L) shuto strike. Right fist goes to side. 4. Slide step, maintaining kokutsu dachi, cross body punch with right fist. 5. Bring right foot up to left into heisoku dachi. Bring fists to side in a slow seppuku type move. 1:30 6. Step once toward shomen with left foot. Step toward front right corner once with right foot. Step toward corner with ball of left foot touching ground briefly. Immediately step back with left foot, then raise right foot behind left knee into crane stance. Left hand blocks at head level with open palm facing out. Right hand goes down into a horizontal shuto block in front of knee. 7. Continuing toward right front corner step, (L) zenkutsu dachi. Open left palm in a reinforced side block position against right arm. Immediately reach out with right hand in a grab and pull it back in maintaining reinforced side block. 8. Step ® zenkutsu dachi / double punch L-R. 10:30 9. Step back with left foot pivoting toward front left corner. Bring right foot behind left knee in crane stance. Left palm out head block – ® horizontal shuto down block by right knee. 10. Continuing toward front left corner step ® zenkutsu dachi. Open palm in reinforced side block. Immediately reach out grab, and pull hand back in maintaining reinforced block position. 11. Step (L) zenkutsu dachi / double punch L-R. 12:00 12. a)Raise right foot to left knee while blocking to left side with horizontal shuto down block. ****KIAI*** b)And immediately land right foot in shiko dachi (facing shomen) while punching straight down with right fist. 13. Focusing toward shomen step back with left foot. Raise right foot into crane stance. Right hand in low horizontal block. Left hand in high palm out block in front of fore head. 14. Step toward shomen into ® zenkutsu dachi. Reinforced open handed side block. Immediately grab and pull hand back maintaining reinforced blocking position. 15. Step (L) zenkutsu dachi / double punch L-R. 16. Pull left fist to side, right fist back across abdomen horizontally and to side is seppuku type movement. Step forward in a deep ® zenkutsu dachi. Bringing both hands (palms open) forward to opponents knee level In a grab to off balance them. (right hand is on top) 17. Bring right foot back to musabi dachi touching heels and immediately step towards shomen (L) zenkutsu dachi / double palm heel strike 1. (bottom hand matches front leg) 18. Step back, into musabi. Touch heels, step ® zenkutsu dachi / double palm heel strike 2. 19. Step back into musabi, touch heels, step (L) zenkutsu dachi / double palm heel strike 3. 20. Pivot into (L) kokutsu dachi / (L) shuto block. Right fist at side. 21. Maintaining stance slowly twist left wrist so fingers point forward. 22. Right crescent kick into left palm pivoting around 360 degrees on left foot. Land right foot. Pivoting on right foot step around 180 degrees ccw into (L) kokutsu dachi(facing shomen)/ (L)shuto block ® shuto across chest. 23. Step back with right foot into (L) kokutsu dachi/( L)shuto block 2 – ® shuto across chest. YOI with palms open and parallel as in beginning of kata. MUSABI

I sent it to you in an email. I just couldn't get it to do a proper copy and paste to put it here. Had a bit of a formatting problem.

Please continue this discussion in the other threads about books that have already been started.

This thread is now closed. Being disrepectful to other forum members or styles of martial arts is not tolerated.

I have a written description of one version of Rohai if you are interested. I think it is a variety of Itosu Rohai Shodan.

Is there a point to this discussion? Many students of traditional karate styles train hard and are more than capable of surviving a direct kick to the mid section.

Some of you will no doubt notice some missing responses in this thread. Discussion in this forum needs to be civil and respectful to all members and their styles. Bashing of other styles and down right rudeness will not be tolerated.