Kato

Goju Ryu Karate 5th Kyu -- Green with black stripe I'm 21 yrs old [ This Message was edited by: Kato on 2002-04-02 17:47 ]

I have trained barefoot and with Karate shoes and I have to say that I prefer using the shoes. IMHO there is no real benefit to going barefoot, all it does is place unnecessary stress on your ankles and knees and leaves you open to things like planters warts. My sensei wears them and so does about half the people in the dojo. However this type of thing really comes down to personal preference and what the individual is most comfortable with.

I'm a University student and I have part time job in a photo lab.

We do some board breaking for fun but it is not a requierment on any of the belt tests.

http://www.yorkkarate.com/Terminology/York_Karate_Terminology.htm This sight has a list of Karate terminologys that might be usefull.

I think the idea here is that if your attacker gets stabbed while you are struggling for the knife that is one thing. But if you disarm them (removing the threat of the knife) and then decide to stab them...then you are using excessive force. Remember the principle behind most self defence laws in most places is that you can only use the minimum amount of force necessary to keep yourself from being injured or killed...and if running is a viable option then legally that is what you are supposed to do.

If your traveling by car I would suggest keeping them in the trunk...That way if you get stopped nobody can accuse you of caring a concealed weapon. If you are flying keeping them in your checked luggage should be fine. If you are traveling to a foreign country make sure that the weapons you have are legal in that country before you go, some places have restrictions on the length of blades etc. [ This Message was edited by: Kato on 2002-01-25 10:13 ]

Sancin realy is, as SaiFightsMS said, is a deceptive Kata I have found that I can do the patern for the most part, However I think it will take a long time before I truly appreciate it [ This Message was edited by: Kato on 2001-12-28 15:01 ]

Goju has also taught me to rotate on my toes...for essentaly the same reasons that Karateka gave

I have an 11 yr old Cat named Ozzie.....Cuz he's an Ossie Cat (thats his breed). He is tan with brown spots

yup I've done Sanchin

hee hee it looks that way But actualy it looks like ramcalgary edited his post and compleatly changed the topic after TKD_McGee posted.....When I first read this thread it was asking for training tips

Sounds like a rip off to me...just for comparison it costs $100 Canadian where I train to test for 1st degree black belt.

Hey,Joecooke007 I also take Goju Ryu....Its nice to see another practitioner on the board

Hey, Angus thanks for the Info