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Try this one but be careful they do saifa a little different than the okinawians http://www.tska.co.uk/video.htm

I warn you that alot of different orginizations do things differently with this in mind here is a site but check to make sure your dojo does it the same way. http://www.shobukan.ch/training/kata/gekisai2.html

Cool you are correct Sasori we all personalize our kumite technique to our strengths and weaknesses. I have quick hands and feet and use a spinning side kick in several different ways against jammers, backsteppers, counter-attackers etc. I have been using it with great success for many years. I tend to use it in combination with hand techniques which throws off some and also as a counter technique but it depends on the fighter as do all things.

Thanx Submission fighter great site

I think it stems from the ignorence of not knowing what actually say. People in a dojo will use it as yes, when hai is the correct word. When bowing to a partner say onegashimas or please teach me then at the end say domo arigato gozimashita, or thank you very much. Osu is not incorrect but it sounds so dumb.

It seems like someone is out to make a quick buck. That is okay because it is a good system with a remarkable creator.

Where is your evidence that the breathing in Sanchin causes any type of illness. Secondly where did you train or get your information on goju from? It sounds like you are a shorin practioner with something against goju because alot of your comments just aren't correct

Down ranking seems a little harsh, give the person a couple months then re-test for brown.

When I broke my nose it took several week to get rid of the black eyes but the swelling went down in like three days. Lots of Ice

Kotegashi of course

I think he has a lot of confidence putting this stuff on the net like that. I am gonna keep an open mind and see if I can use some of his stuff as long as it is not grappling related

23 is great age to start trainning because you can incorperate life experience and knowledge into your trainning plus the strength of character you have amassed so far......

So martial arts creates no discpline then ripper is that what you are saying, curious I thought it did but clearly I was wrong so was Funikoushi, Jigaro Kano

good practical advice karateka.

You shouldn't over commit on any technique Sasori As for teaching you a purpose for a spinning back kick that just doesn't seem like your purpose, perhaps I asume too much but it seemed like you were telling us that it was a waste of time because you weren't sure what it was for. With an attitude like that you can't teach anybody anything. If misjudged then I apologize

Okay have you ever heard of O'sensei Tsuruoka. Anyway my uncle trainned under him and one time after class they when out for a beer. They ordered a beer when a very large unruly man began to throw out racial obsenities loud enough for the whole bar to hear. Then came up to O'sensei Tsuruoka and said you are in my chair to which he said nothing took a sip of his beer and moved over to the next stool. My uncle stood dumbfounded as he watched this man attempt to provoke a fight with no results what so ever. Each time O'sensei would move, this guy would tap him on the shoulder each time O'sensei would move, until he was at the end of the bar. At This point he put down his finished beer and left the bar. My uncle was amazed at at his sensei's restraint and the fact that he finished his beer before leaving hope that helped

Here here kempocos I concur wholeheartedly. He seems like a staunch traditionalist that beats up on his students and refuses to face the fact that his style may be missing a few elements.

I have tons of games lots of this stuff is from dave kovar some I have come up with. First thing get a pool noodle they are soft don't worry. Then pick one child to be it, then pick a part of the body nothing to specific like legs arms body never head. Then have the one child chase the others around after making clear boundries. If a child is tagged you can make them do their belt level kata until a fellow student runs up and whispers your awesome in their ear or you ask them a question about karate which they answer correctly. Okay next with the pool noodle jump duck dodge. self explanitory ? Make a circle around you then noodle high low down the centre with kiai they move so fun. Next put noodle down red ninja green ninja. Simple enough have students do basics (kicks are fun) while you yell out red ninja freeze or green ninja go or yellow ninja slow motion or the super fun rewind ninja. You want more got tons Ninja focus game. Get a circle of kids tell them to close thier eyes at which point you are going tap some of them on the shoulder which make them a ninja. The kids you have tapped on the shoulder will begin to wink at the others and if you get winked at you count to three fall back and yell ya got me! The kids that weren't tapped on the shoulder look around very carefully and if they see someone blinking they quickly put thier hands up you stop and they get to guess who the ninjas are. I have have tons more if you need it

wow a jodan mawashi geri at your opponents liver that must have been one tall dude at least compared to you.

I asked to look at the teachings of the father of aikido to answer you questions, for I believe you would respect his opinion more than mine because he specifically taught about such things. It is too bad that your cup is so full that you missed the fact that I did address your point in the most respectful way possible and you chose to ignore it. I'm disappointed that martial artsists exsist that have all the answers and none of the mastery

Morio Higaonna is not the head of the okinawan judokan

The chinese are notorious for hiding things in kata for fear of that their best student might use it against them. I still refer to karate as china hand becaus that is where it came from. Now this may be a sterch in logic but maybe in goju (I can't speak for other styles) they hid something pretty remakable. How can you say there are now secrets in kata sasori_te when you don't know of that which I speak, sounds like simple connjecture of someone who thinks they know but do not. I assure you there is secrets in goju kata.

So we don't have to do this again I want to make clear that movements in kata have clear combative purpose, not a purpose that you create. Let me ask you a question if you wanted to hide a deadly killing technique without using paper how would you do it? Another question if you knew other people where going to see your kata and try to disect it piece by piece, would you hide it from them? Finally if you knew that your kata was going to be taught to an unworthy student that would use it to harm people would you hide the true meaning of it from him? Easy questions to answer right. Everyone can learn kata not everyone can understand it. In goju kata where are you striking and why? If you do the same strike in the same area during geki sai dai ichi are you striking the same spot? The chinese have a fantastic holistic healing system don't ya think if they can heal without drugs .................... Okay maybe this wasn't so clear but self realization is so much more powerful

The way you make it sound evil ted all the worlds top fighters are kyokushin to bad that just ain't true

Looks like he didn't have reponse for that one