Leopard claw

For me it was and still is the sansetsukan (three sectioned staff). Many bumbs on the head........LOL!

Shorei-ryu

I would go with the bo/staff, With the bo/staff you can learn to do a figure eight (a basic technique) which you can later apply with other weapons. I strongly recomend that you find a teacher to help you out.

One of my favorite weapons! Eric Lee/Balck Belt magazine has a good vid/dvd on the three sectional staff, it's a good place to start ''if'' you can't find an a teacher to help you out.

Ni seiken tsuki (two middle punches), torate tsuki (tiger hand thrust), mikazuki geri (crescent kick), fomi komi geri (stamp kick) gedan barai (low block).

The same evening that we test! The test day is like any other day, I let our Sensei know that I am ready for the test and if another blk belt is there and the Sensei feels that I am ready will test me and or other students. My Sensei is the sytle head of our style, so it makes it much more easy to test and get the results back that night.

Our Sensei tells us at the end of the classes. Hope it goes well with you?

Find a good dojo, sensei, style you like and train, train, train as offen as you can. And have fun too!

More stances neko dachi - cat stance tsuru dachi - crane stance shiko dachi - stadddle stance mitsurin dachi - runner's stance san chin dachi - hour glass stance kake dachi - crossover stance musubi dachi - heels touching, big toes apart heisoku dachi - feet together hangetsu dachi - wide hourglass stance shozenkutsu dachi - short front stance sonchin dachi - diagonal front stance zenkutsu dachi - front stance More strikes seir yuto shuto uchi - ox jaw swordhand strike kudaru shuto uchi - downward swordhand strike yoko shuto uchi - sideways swordhand strike mawashi/gyaku empi uchi - roundhouse and reverse elbow strikes yoko empi uchi - sideways elbow strike mawashi empi uchi - roundhouse elbow strike haishu uchi - backhand strike riken uchi - thumb side of fist strike More thrusts/punches seiken tsuki -straight thrust shotei tsuki - heel of hand thrust mawashi tsuki - roundhouse thrust hiraken tsuki - extended knuckles thrust, or hyoute tsuki - leopard hand thrust. Samething! torate tsuki - tiger hand thrust tate tsuki - vertical thrust ryutoken tsuki - middle kunckle (dragon) thrust yama tsuki - mountain thrust oya yubi tsuki - tip of thumb thrust More kicks mae hiza geri - forward knee kick mae tobi geri - leaping front kick mikazuki geri - crescent kick gyaku mikazuki geri - reverse crescent kick fumi komi geri - stamp kick ono geri - ax kick morote tobi geri - double (forward) leaping kick kin geri - instep kick More blocks kake uke - hook block oyogu uke - swim block hiza geri uke - knee block shotei uke - heel of palm block soto tekubi uke - outside wrist block sune uke - shin block tsukami uke - grab block Numbers 1 - ichi 2 - ni 3 - san 4 - shi 5 - go 6 - roku 7 - shichi 8 - hachi 9 - ku 10 -ju 11 - juichi 12 - juni 13 - jusan 14 - jushi 15 - jugo 16 -juroko 17 - jushichi 18 -juhachi 19 - juku 20 - niju 30 - sanju Hope this helps you too. They are variations from dojo to dojo, style to style, teacher to teacher. Been one long night working so oyasumi nasai...good night!

Well for me it's the style I prefer to use (Leopard style) and the techniques that come with it. Double leopard thrusting punch, leopard pawing at the butterfly, back fist punhing at the meteor, upward thrusting leopard punch, lying leopard stretch. All of these forms use low/mid kicks, elbows, knees, leopard paw, leopard punch, leopard fist, leopard claws. A very fast style with multiple hits, kicks, punches, rakes to the face, side of the head and eyes. I'm 6'. 150 lbs, so this style works good for me where I have the speed and flexibility for fast attacks.

Mmmmmmmmmm, got into Judo at the YMCA when I was a kid, my parents thought it would be good for me (they were right)! Took Isshin-Ryu with one of my sisters, she later got into Shotokan (still is). Then I went and took White Lotus Gung Fu from Sifu Douglas Wong from a friends recommendation. Moved, started and still taking Shorei-Ryu.

Yeah about every morning when I wake up and look in the mirror and see what my hair looks like.............Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Good call!

I'd be wore worried about the grim and grease coming offf the chain myself... No, but are far better flexible weapons. Rope dart, 9 section chain whip, 7 section chain whip. 3 section chain whip. meteor hammer, 3 section plum flower chain whip, nunchaku, 3 section staff, even a belt off you pants. And they don't leave oil marks all over the place too!

The guy looked like he was in pain non-stop after that kick and I'm sure he was. Not a great way to have your leg taken out. Ouch!