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I have been doing Shotokan for about 6 months, and I LOVE the style and the katas.

Anywhere in Canada you can get one? Anyone know any stores, or anything?

I would like to, this may sound stupid, but how do you pronouce makiwara?

I just passed my yellow belt testing, doesnt it feel AWESOME? lol, congratulation / bow

good luck, I am sure you will do fine, look at my 2nd post of page 2 fro some advice, well it helped me.

I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean but for our semi-kyu, it really doesn't mean much.. for example, i was semi-8th this past semester - i was still an 8th kyu, and still was able to test for 7th when testing period came up (passed full 7th this time around )... does that answer your question? Yeah that helps And thanks Uechi Kid

Thanks italian_guy

Thank you, for semi-kyu, would it be like yellow adv for the next belt? Thats how it is in my dojo.

Well, kind of like honors in school, 70% is average, but above 80% is honors. Well I was soooo nervous, I just thought of it as a normal class, make sure you know everything off by heart. And the best confidence EVER for me would be, You Have To Be Confident, show your confidence and you will do so much better, always sit down with your back straight, do your stances with a straight back, head always up, if you make a mistake don’t stop and say darn it, all you have to do is make up for it by trying 110%. Good luck with that

Thanks Hogosha

I passed..... with honors, w00t I am soooo happy right now lol

lol, good story, i know all the terminology pretty good. Note to self : Remember to bow

Thanks ninjanurse and vertigo, right now all the nerves are gone and it is just excitment. I am thinking that if i pass i get to try sparring, which i really really want to do, but i am sure my nreves will catch up with me tommorow morning lol.

So I have my Yellow Belt testing tomorrow, Saturday. I take Shotokan Karate, and have been for almost 6 months. After testing for my white belt, 3 strips and a red tip, I will be grading tomorrow. This is my first grading (for a belt, not strip testing) and I am very excited, yet nervous at the same time. I am not 100% what to expect, but I did ask a few other students, so I now a little bit. I am reviewing my requirements a lot to make sure i know everything perfectly. I am sure I will do fine. Does anyone remember their first testing, and how did it go? Thank You, Nicolas

Okay, so today during school, while walking down the halls, i could hit my kuckles on he walls. Ouch it hurts lol, they get all red for a bit. Hopefully it is worth it Does anyone on MSN willing to talk to me and help me with conditioning my kucnkles and other part of the body?

For the bucket, is the bucket on the ground and you are punching downwards? Also, for the mung bean bag, could you fill a ziplock bag with sand or something. I am very new to this, but very interested.

110$$ a month for three classes a week (a bit pricey, but i think its worth it)

fro the flips and tricks, you can go to https://www.trickstutorials.com gives you tutorials and everythin

I Do not agree with this, what if they were really good and did deserve to get their rank, but then started to slack off. If they started to be rude, showboat, or start forgetting different techniques.

100 Things you must do before you die 10 Cities you must visit - Venice, Italy - Okinawa 10 Buildings or Monuments you must visit 10 Natural Wonders you must visit 10 Works of Art you must see 10 Foods or Drinks you must taste - A good single malt scotch whisky 10 Activities you must try - Learning a foreign language and using it for real - Walking to the top of a mountain 10 Books, Stories or Poems you must read - The Lord of the Rings 10 Movies, Musicals or Theatre Shows you must see - Casablanca 10 Pieces of Music you must listen to 10 Things you must do with other people

You might want to try to post questions on a bodybuilding forum. There you can get as much info as you need, and keep askin questions.

Seach bodybuilding on google, you will find an endless amount of information, but 30 LBS of muscle is unrealistic i think. Yeah, i think you can start lefting when you are 15 years old, just not too too much, just reasearch it a bit.

Go search bodybuilding on google, you will find endless information.

The pain is good, then you know you worked really hard, and your muscles will then, become stronger.

Oh man, thanks for the vids Cross