jamie

Thanks folks for trying to help,just for your info i found a place in usa selling them in an old 1980s kung fu mag, still trying to find if they still trade. At the moment i am a student of kobudo and japanese/asian jujitsu(no need for a history argument here)and karate

A good black belt does not a good teacher make,i always thought ,rightly or wrongly that the individual interpretation of ones art begins when you not only reach this grade but developing the art to maximise your strenghts and minimise your weakness. Ultimatly if he/she crap then he/she will have no students i the long term

thanks moobrak,any recommendations

has it crossed your line of thought that i may have already done this,and out there someone with a more positive outcome may be able to help

pizzaboy nice stuff

I agree with some and not others,the freedom of ideas and the ability to try those ideas in any if not all systems. Mostly how about the idea that what you are told is not necassarily so because you are told so

Of course it matters,is it to heavy?,is it suitable for what your doing?and ultimatly can you move in it? All to a certain extent personel pref

LOOKING FOR A QUALITY CD ROM WITH THE SHOTOKAN KATA ON IT

IM LOOKING FOR A GOOD QUALITY NAGINATA THAT IS EAsily TRANSPORTED IN MY CAR, [ This Message was edited by: Patrick on 2002-01-27 18:51 ]

CAN ANYONE HELP IM LOOKING FOR FOLDING KAMA(BLADES FOLD INTO HANDLE)

to learn,one must be trully open minded,to one's own ability,the short comming of the system you train in,the short comming of other systems as well as the positive attributes from where ever and whoever you find it. A CLOSED MIND LEARNS NOTHING A DEAF MAN HEARS NOTHING A BLIND MAN SEES NOTHING AND A DEAD MAN CAN DO NONE OF THESE