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so the moral to this story is DONT LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha

I really have a problem with these people who claim to be more than they are. And it seems like there multiplying. Folks its a very rare thing traditionally speaking to be an eigth degree black belt in one art let alone a dozen. And it seems like everywhere i go there are people claming to be Grandmasters, Sokes, Kanchos, and whatever in literally several different martial arts. Now im not saying that these people didnt traing this many arts but they shouldnt claim to be what they are not. Sorry if i stepped on anyones toes but I think if you are one of these people you are doing the MA world a big unjustice. How can a legitimate 2nd or 3rd degree black belt who wants to open a school compete with a person who "claims" to be a grandmaster and the uneducated public has no way of knowing the difference. Take from this rant what you will but does anyone feel the same way????

listen TKD can be just as effective as ANY other art. The reason that it may appear to be watered down is taht there are so many schools. It is by far the most practiced art in the U.S. . The more teachers you have the more "paper dragons" you will have, in other words people who say they are something that they are not. My point is it all depends on the teacher and how it is taught. Theres my 2 cents worth.

a agree with some of the replies that society has intergrated into us not to hit a girl. I have sparred girls before and will be the first to admit that sometimes I get my butt handed to me but still I do feel uncomfortable and I feel that sometimes I hold back even when I know the girl is very capeable. Not sure what can be done about it?

thank you all for your replies that is some good feed back. I was wondering if you have been told that it is good to do certian kata at certian time also. God Bless.

that question really stirred up the bee hive.

Im sorry i have never heard of it but it sounds interesting. Good Luck.

I have been told by my instructors that there is certian times of the day that certian training is more effective. I was wondering what everyones experience is with this is. And if so what are some examples.

I think that it is up to the instructor to know if the individual is ready before they test them. I dont like these places where everyone testes every three/four months no matter what. So i think that is the first issue. Secound if someone is going to quit because of the color of their belt they probably wouldn't have stuck around long anyway.

I have been told and have seen improvements by holding a very long time. Now when i say this you should not be at the point of severe pain but you should feel a stretch. I have read that a better stretch wil come when the muscle is stretched for long durations. So in other words dont crank it out as far as you can for about 5 secounds it wont work that way and you may injur yourself. And also stretch several times a day if you can. Hope this helps, God Bless.

thank you for your welcome I am really enjoying conversing w/ others with similar interests.

thank you very much i will look into that. I have never heard that but much of what he trained seems to be a mystery so who knows? just thought i would ask some fellow martial artists. Thank you

depending on where you are ex. Urban or Rural classes can be quite expensive. You should see how often you would train and how long each practice. After taht it is up to you to decide weather or not it is worth it to you. Good luck.

these books are not going to teach you any techniques but will hopefully teach you how you should train the ones you already know 1. Gichin Funakoshi Karate Do My way of life 2. ??????????????? The Book of Five Rings 3.??????????????? Hagaekure

I trained kenpo for a few months and really liked it unfortunately the school went under, I now train goju and love it but best of luck to all of you kenpo people

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im sorry if forgot bruce lee dont know what i was thinking i knew there was someone else. Sorry

yes it is hard when you feel that you plateu but that is when you need to train harder. I am a black belt and have been one for many years, I always wanted to be a black belt but once i got it it was not as cool as i thought it would be. I kinda grew out of that way of thinking. Another thing that you have to consider is that black belt is only a start. Even if you were a 10th degree black belt you should spend alot of time on the same old standing basics taht is the fundamentals for everything. "Karate is not Fun." tahts what my teacher told me and i believe it. I enjoy it and love it but it can be hard to devote your life to it. Thats where the displine comes in. Good luck!!

yeah jackie chan is amazing and he is also a really good martial artist.

i train traditional goju-ryu karate we are affiliated with the JKF Japan Karate Federation, Goju-Kai, and GenBuKan. We train really traditionally but be sometimes mix in some other stuff, our teacher encourages us to have a central core art and to allways train it and also to build around it. I am a Nidan-ho or a provisional secound degree black belt.

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i am from a traditionalist background so i have been told that the idea of the uniform is that it is not a distraction during a training session. All of these flashy bright colored gi's make no sence to me.

does anyone know the exact martial arts that goju is made up of. I know that Miagi trained naha te in Okinawa then traveled to China where he trained kung fu. I have been told that he trained white crane and southern chinese boxing, does anyone know the answer.

i only have a few to choose from since my art is derived of different types of kung fu but one of the is crane. so i have to say that is my fav it is really powerful and beuatiful.

one word "Bleech" I have had to get blood out of mine several times and nothing works like bleech guaranteed.