WhiteLion

Well you can still learn from other nations.

Well about to get orange so i know im not too experenced in most peoples eyes but there have been people there for 6 years who still have only spared once a very long time ago.

What criterra is needed for green belt in Wado Ryu

Well its a very small dojo but weve had a increase in members like 1-2 every week now and i think it's because of to many new people joining that might be the problem.The people who have been there longer or the same time as me are quite good with kata's and work well on technique and I feel that we need sparing to further understand our technique and find out what where confortable with.

My sensei is one of the people I fear least in my class because he is so lade back and can take a joke or two.

Well having karate as a sport has benifets like being able to test your skills agenst people around the globe and you can learn a thing or two as well.

Sadly at my dojo we don't get sparing though we have tried to convence our sensie we are ready but he continues to aviod the matter. Anyone else out there with the same problem or dose anyone have a sujestion on what to do?

45 mins every night!

Who failed was it stue?

I did my yellow belt not that long ago and it was just the same as yours apart from we had to do the first few kata's aswell but gusse most styles are diferent. P.S. going to be doing my orange belt soon. :

lol that was a good

There pretty good i should use them sometime.

Didn't you say you filled the loo as well lol

I think the films are great and do a really good job in keeping with the books. But my only problem is that big chunks are missed out and put in special DVD's and i think they should just include all the parts on the original film .

Thanks aes.

Perhaps im not ready, but other people in my class have been there alot longer then me and have never spared.

I have just started Wodo Ryu and starting sparing soon could someone give me some pointers?

I think that full contact lets you get used to a fighting situation and that semi contact helps inprove blocks etc .

How long would you say it would take to get to grips kata's?

Im not sure what our sensei is playing at but everyone in our class wants to start sparing and I supose kata helps a bit .

Thing is I go to the same class as hellburner and I manged to reach seneor yellow belt in 4 weeks.

I agree Practising with partners is much more effcent you wont be punching air if your beening attacked.

Just out wit him that alwase seems to do the trick

DarkAngels right we never get to do sparing but we keep asking to .

At my lessons we dont even get sparing we spend alot of time on kata's.