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I put in "all week" cause I have three hour classes on Mondays, Tuesdays, and sometimes Thursdays. Wednesday is an hour and a half, Friday is free, but I usually go running or something like that... Uh, and then there is also Sunday training twice a month... I usually drive or cycle to the gym. No parents issues here. At the beginning they were sceptical, they didn't think karate was for me, but they're ok with it now.

A pulled muscle can take a long time to heal. Ussually about 3 weeks of rest is required. After that, you have to play it smart. Make sure you warm up good and stretch gently. If it still hurts (and I'm not talking about the ussual sore, tired muscles kind of pain) it will only get worse. It can take anywhere between 2 to 6 months for the pain to completely disappear and there is not much you can do to speed up the recovery - except to rest as much as possible.

We used it, but unofficially, before the "real" warm up began. It improves coordination, reflexes... and it's fuuuuuun!

That's a good point. Also, you're training for yourself, not for the others. You want to do well for yourself, not for the people who're watching (if they're watching at all). Your sensei is there to help you. To teach, to correct the mistakes... How can he do that if you're to nervous to perform? You have to learn how to focus on what really matters. I had the same problem and I find practice is the best way to gain confidence. You have to persuade yourself that you can do it. Try different starting points, face different directions... Practice, practice, practice. Practice makes perfect

0'17 for me... Started at 0.36 tough. That bright pink was too much for me Here's another game of this kind, it also calculates your average time and has a nicer gui too. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/

a) Cause I promised my best friend I'd give it a try. I also needed some kind of a workout that would make my joints stronger. Even tough I was fascinated by the martial arts world as a kid, I never saw myself in it - so at first I was a bit skeptical about the idea... b) Initially it helped me get trough some tough times, but later on I grew to love the journey.

LOL I've always wanted to try paintball...Currently I'm messing around with my clubs webpage... It takes up most of my free time lately and I hope I'll manage and get the english version up soon Playing with my hacky sack. Other than that, photography's been my hobby ever since I can remember.

I think mine is something like a looong "HAI"... Never really pay attention to what it actually sounds like. I had the same problem and it took me 3 years of training to get over this "fear". At first I found it easier to let go when everyone in the gym was supposed to kiai, so my voice would get lost in the croud. Later on it started to come out naturally when I was really tired, exhausted from training - when the last thing on my mind were my complexes. Kiai made me forget that my whole body hurt...

I sooooo agree. Keeping my fingers crossed it will stay out of the Olympics...

I put on the gi only for the regular training in the gym. While at home I sometimes use my gi pants, I never do so outside. Gi doesn't get me in the "mood", it's just sooo comfortable to train in...

Another way to check is to have someone gently squeeze your rib cage sideways, below the armpits... Pain is indicator of a possible fracture.

No. I know someone who graded for a blue belt with fractured ribs. And yes, it wasn't a good idea. My advice to you is - skip this tournament, there will be others. Or enter only the kata competition if you really really want to. I trained and competed with injuries a lot and recently learned my lesson. If you're hurt and want to continue training, listen to your doctor, listen to your body and train alone. Avoid sparring, etc. Training with an injury makes you more prone to getting another one... Take care of yourself.

I'm Kania... In my language kania means buzzard...

"Our" Sunday tournaments (sparring and randori kumite) happen once a month. They're mandatory for everyone with a blue or a higher belt, there are no spectators allowed and the results are taken into account at the gradings for a higher belt. The only reason they're held on Sundays is because some people work Saturdays.

I'd say go for it. But outside the dojo.

15 is the number I've heard from a shito-ryu sensei, when he was asked that same question. I've learned 12 so far and I honestly think that's more than enough to work on. For now... If I get a chance to learn another one, I think I'll grab it. I feel that every new kata I learned helped me improve my technique in one way or another. And there's nothing I like to train more than katas. But I understand and accept the less is more point of view. That's why I'm mainly practicing just one masters kata, the first one I've learned.

Protective equipment for training: shin pads. I like to keep it light. For competitions: a chest guard, low duty mitts from Kwon and a mouthpiece... Training equipment: *gym floor *my boyfriend *doorposts (for pull ups) *a pair of Nike running shoes + ankle and wrist weights *an occasional tree for practicing kicks

"Three times a week isn't enough!" Oh and of course:"When I was your age, I trained six hours per day."... That's what my sensei keeps telling us. But serously, the point he's trying to make (and I agree with him) is: that something like 3 sessions per week (1,5 or 2 hours each) with your sensei is the foundation… Practice at home on a daily basis will get you a lot further. But as said previously - it depends on how good you wanna be.

Well, some people start to train at 36 so I wouldn't worry about age. If there's will, there's a way. But talk to your doctor first and see, what he has to say about your neck injury. Good luck!

My condolences to you and his familiy. My heart goes out to you...

I too love the smell of coffee, but never drink it. Tea.. Mmmmmm. My boyfriend teases me about it - I must have been english in my past life Green tea (China Gunpowder, White Monkey...), Earl Grey... And chamomille is nice too.

Thanks. I'll do that... as soon as the snow melts.

That's what I'm doing now... Push ups (on one leg), sit ups, weights... Whatever I can.

You could also taccle the matter from a physical point of view and look at the 2nd law of thermodynamics, the so called supreme law of nature. From it you can conclude that the enthropy (quantification of the degree of disorder in physical systems) of the universe is increasing (=the level of order is decreasing). Since your room is - like the universe - an open system, which exchanges energy and matter with its surroundings, it aspires to reach an equilibrium state at which the enthropy of the system will be at maximum. Meaning there's nothing much you can do about the dirtyness of your room, except providing a constant input of energy, that will keep your room in order. In other words... Listen to the monkeygirl