shorin_ru_girl

I'm learning a new kata to prepare fo rmy brown belt. I absolutly love it! It's Pinan 5. It is also close to HienYonDan... i know that cause i've studied bith styles...

You are right that there are many Sensei's with pot bellies... but when you think about it they are not at their ful potentil in the art... if they were in better shape they would be quicker, stronger and more agile... i might be a little biased though... i do see what you mean...

Pink is supposed to be a black belt... but i dunno... it is just what i heard... i do know that Elvis was a black for sure though... i figured it out... look at his hip rotation when he dances... it is very similar to the hip rotation in shorin-ru.

My sensai and I tie our belts relatively the same way, it might be a little different because i just swiched classes and style, but neways his knot always turms on its side... it is messed!

In my opinion, a good martial artists is one who is open to the strengths and weaknesses of her style and tries to be effective in the defending those weaknesses by learning other aspects of different styles. There are techniques out there that are said to universally effective but they may not workl for the individual... use what works for you.

My sensai is big on the theory that if you are not in good shape you are not at your full potential in the arts. He is also trained in other arts and he has done many self defence courses... we do alot of focussing on katas and techniques but we work out alot too.

I have broken three toes while in the dojo... i didn't find out until last month... I broke them each on different occasions...it hurt but big deal... i dunno i gues what i'm trying to say is that little things like that happen all the time... it sux but no pain, no gain, right? Later [/img]