Chibi

1 tonfa, 2 tonfa, 3 tonfa,....

My mum studied Judo My uncle studied Aikido

One of the worst games ever http://www.i-dac.com/game/amida/amida2.html

We do it every day

There are no plurals in the Japanese language, without exception. There are no nunchaks, sais, bos or anything else with an s. Learn it.

I think some clubs have too many belts. IMO 5 or 6 is plenty.

I think there's a place for both flashy stuff and the way the nunchaku was designed to be used. 'The flashy stuff is no good in combat' is what I hear a lot. I don't know anybody that carries nunchaku around in their pockets looking for a fight. I like both styles of training.

Spread the word, and if you feel like abusing these traitors then please do so. Yours, in the martial art spirit. Martin Adil-Smith ^^^ That doesn't sound like 'martial art spirit', does it???

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I've seen people pay upwards of US$3000 for shodan in Japan.

Do a search for 'taiko' and see what you find.

The style I train in is romanized wrong and I train at Honbu! Just the way things are.

DLopez, it depends which part of Japan. Osaka has very hot weather, as does Kyuushuu and Okinawa, and all places in between. The north is generally cooler.

Yes I meant Japanese. Most, but not all kanji, originally came from the Chinese language. As Sho(u)rin Ryuu pointed out, it could mean any of the things he listed. However, it may be an original word, made by the founder. If that is the case, without looking at the kanji, there is no way of knowing the meaning.

I injured mine on day 1 of my last test. I had to fight the next day and it just about killed me. I am supposed to fight next month in Tokyo, but it probably wont happen.

About 36c and very humid

Thanks for the replies. I have to go for an MRI probably next week. It's giving me pain all around my knee and up my leg, I hope it's nothing more serious.

1st kyu, Depends on the chinese characters (kanji) used in writing a word. There are many words that sound the same but change meaning because of the characters used to write them.

White gi or shorts and T-shirt

I'm might have to have arthroscopic surgery on my meniscus. Has anybody had this done and succesfully returned to full contact fighting?

Perth

6'2" 185lbs. Athletic?

1 at a time, 3-4 minutes each, no break in between, Shihan last. I don't think it's easy, maybe I need to train harder

Funny you should mention that. I did the same thing last week. We have to fight our Shihan as the 10th man.