Chirath

Wow man good luck. I've seen clips and pictures of it. Very intense

https://www.sherdog.com (The Website) https://www.sherdog.net (The forum) has a great archive of MMA clips and highlights.

^^^^^ My advice is to ignore the post above me

https://www.wado-ryu-karate.tk Is the only comprehensive site I know about Wado Ryu.

Hahahaha I used to live there. That was definetly a bad area.

Actually the two shootings I heard about where from my local paper. Although I must admit I haven't read my local paper for ages.

Shootings are actually quite rare in my part of essex. I've only heard of 2 shootings this year. But alot of people do get stabbed or beaten up. At least severeal times a week. Ilford people seem to think their living in a ghetto. I do know that parts of America are alot worser though. Why do American people feel it's a right to carry a gun. IMO I believe that just creates more gun crimes rather than people protecting themselves.

Nunchuks are illegal to carry in UK unless your going to your dojo, Or they are in suitable casing. I've heard from my sensei that a couple of his students were actually confronted by policemen until they showed them their licenses. Then again the police in the UK are balls.

Bullshido (Why is b ullshido censored) has some real fights. And try searching for the kimbo vs gannon video. Definetly the best underground fight ever. Great to see legends fight.

I live in Essex but don't feel the need to carry around nunchukas. Although there is alot of crime in Essex though.

Wow first time I've seen a national wado ryu tournament in the Uk. Thanks for the videos. It's near impossible to find footage like this. Congratulations in winning your prizes. I wish you the best for the future.

What part of Essex do you live in?

http://www.so-net.ne.jp/*/k-1gp/b04_0530_2.htm

Congratulations. Im going to get my yellow belt in a months time. So i'll guess I'll know the feeling when I get it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeet_kune_do

Too hard. I suck at Japanese.

Your union has a very nice website Stanton. I wish mine did

In My Honest Opinion. Personally I find the old way a bit too slow. Especially now most karate dojo's offer the new way. Although the old way does have some advantages.

Kickboxing works with karate best IMO. Or you could do a grappling art like Ju-Jitsu. If your in shotokan for the belts then maybe it's not for you. If you love Shotokan and want to do it all your life. Then I think the styles I mentioned would really improve your skill as they would provide aspects that Shotokan training (And most other Karate styles) sometimes don't provide.

Personally I see Shotokan as the bases of Karate. While the other styles are improvements to it. But thats my opinion. I'd say go with Goju Ryu.

I like my dojo. Great people and real personalities. Sensei is always friendly and even started giving me a few free lessons. My only gripe is no full contact sparring

I started because my friends encouraged me to. A student in my year is the son of my sensei and he got my friends to join. It was really fun and I carried on. It was only until I got confronted by a gang of youths who tried to mug me and assaulted me, did I really start working on getting rid of my fear and intensifing my training. In some ways I owe them as they opened my eyes. But if I ever met them again, I would beat the (S word) out of a few of them before having to leg it.

High kicks show your flexibility. So I think thats why you get points for it.

What about people who study two arts?

Would it be a good idea to buy an instructional dvd of another style. Im thinking of buying a Kyokushin instructional dvd. Will my experience in another karate style make the dvd useful. Or should I buy a Wado Ryu DVD to supplement my training?