Karateka_latino

Oh this is so late. but anyway.. Happy Halloween

I'm a Middle weight now because im not into any competition. If i want to compete again, i have to go down to welter weight class.

I remember some of those.. lol! ahh Nothing like a good ol' Hong Kong bad dubbed Martial arts movie

Lori, I'm sure you Would like Panama specially between January to March which is summer time here. Pretty sun, fresh tropical weather... i think you could use a vacations around here with your family. If you decide to come, let me know i and i can recomend you some places to go.. I have relatives in two Islands.. One in Taboga " the island of the flowers" and the other in Isla Grande " big island" , so let me know if someday you want to come with your family to visit beautifull tropical Islands...

Oh i forgot to do this quiz... i made the first but i didn't do this one. i always said "i'll do it later" but never did.

Good Luck

OKay kickbutt and moobrak

well Lori , I'll make one final offer. A sparring match .. you hit, i defend on the first round AND i won't grapple either. lol

I remember when i had coordination problems.. the solution for me was Concentrate in what i was doing. Focus on the techniques and the sucesion and then perform.. do it slow first and then faster.. And Yes, Practice, practice , practice.

Yes, I think the same.. Keep it simple. I just wonder.. how can some people do to archive 7 black belts in diferent martial arts??. 7 black belts with DANS, 4 dan karate, 5 dan TKD, 7 dan hapkido, 4 dan Judo, 4 dan Jiujitsu??? I mean, that people don't have a job, a wife, childrens, a Life? How much they really train to be effective on each style they claim to know? If you have spend a life time to archive a high dan , almost 20 years to reach a 4 dan.. Then I wonder how old are this people? 500 years Old??.

We are more a Tiger when we are younger , as we are when we are martial arts beginners. When we grow older, we gain wisdom and understanding and become more Dragon.

Thanks Ken, I'll try to check it out.

I'm not famous Yet.. I'll let you know when i'm. Oh there's a camara right there smile, smile

Why Not Kickbutt? it can be fun lol OKay let me make you an offer you won't refuse.. I'll let you attack me on the first round and i won't attack, just defend ... you can maybe knock me out

It think we don't put out Jakie Chan. just because he looks funny on screen it doesn't mean he can't kick butt. I have been reading a bio of jackie. and the guy trully knows a lot of styles. Nothern and Sourthen Kung Fu, Pak Mei, Wing Chun, Hung gar, Boxing, karate, Taekwondo , Hapkido, etc.. Jackie is heavy into boxing as Bruce was. besides they guy was training since he was a kid on the Chinese Opera.. Bruce started to train when he was a teenager. People often think ( i accept sometimes i thought that too ) that Bruce will win for sure , but that is mostly because of the legend and the unbeatable label he have.. But remember nothing is sure in a fight, and I think a fight between them, Jackie could have a LOT of chances to win.

I think the Crosstraining have to be with ranges and distances. its not.."I'll be a karate bb, and a tkd bb, and a judo bb and wushu bb".. I'm agree that for a beginner is better have a base style first, then look the Stong and weak point of the style and then look the styles to improve that weakness... not the weakness of the style , but what YOU need to be complete. Also, don't be concern about getting a black belt in each style you crosstrain. Worry for improve your skill.

I like kicking , punching , takedowns and grappling techniques training. and sparring.

Hi Crosstraining is great, No single art can give you everything you need to be a complete martial artist, that's why you need to look in other arts what you need to be complete. The Only way i think you can get confused is taking two or three arts at the same that are traditional styles, heavy into KATA. like Karate, Taekwondo, Kung Fu.. Too much forms to memorize And the other aspect are basically the same.. The Key of Crosstraining is to learn Something that your style is lack off. Example. If you are in Karate, a traditional striking art, taking Judo or jiu jitsu, a grappling art with No forms, is a good choice. I think no matter what styles you choose to combine, taking boxing is a good choice too because hands are our first weapon to use in a street self defense situation, boxing training gives you good stamina, gives you fast hands and good reflex, and also is fun. lol So Yes, train in diferent arts compliment eachother if you covers the aspects in which your first style is weak.

Oh well karateka, I don't know which kata you do better.. pick the one you are already good at and train until you perform it perfectly.

Good luck Karateka

Oh Thanks for that information.. Yes, the Wing Chun legend has been put it in doubt for years.

Last Sunday I was watching on ESPN 2 the 9th Anual Shidokan championship. I never saw a Shidokan before, and let me tell you it was great. Very demanding sport to compete in 9 rounds divided this way Rounds 1-3 of Bareknucle Karate Rounds 4-6 of Thai kickboxing Rounds 7-9 of Submission Fighting/Grappling Never before i saw a so demanding fighting combat sport. And of course a TV martial Arts channel IS a great idea. Wellcome Jakmak52

It's good.. I'm not a baseball fan myself. but we support fellow panamenians. and we are very pround of Mariano Rivera.

I remember once a friend and i learned the "Gankaku" kata from the Best Karate book of Nakayama. lol At first the intructor was upset with us. but then when we performed , he congratulate us because we did it great. lol Those book are excellent.. I miss my rookie years. lol