GojuRyu Shawn

Yeah, sounds bout right. thx

Mine varies, I can shout " AI! " Loud, or it can be " OY! " Loudly.

Yeah, it's wierd, both of your hands kinda press up against your ribs.

Hey. I'm a yellow belt, and I haven't broken a board yet. What type of board is best for breaking? I'm sure I could just go and buy one at ome hardware or something, theres one right near where I live.

ROFL! We had a guy In our dojo who did that too!

Ok question. When you do the 2 mawashi ukes with closed fists, whats the part for when you bring your arms in to your right side?

TY. I think that being a white belt takes the longest, cause you need to learn basic blocks, throws, arm breaks, neck snaps(i take adult classes, BTW), and strikes. And theres 3 stances you need to learn. God my father can't even handle sheikadache. Took me 5 months but I think i was ready in just 4 months. Meh, onto new and better things i suppose. I'm gonna stick with my school till i'm 2nd or 3rd dan black belt then open up my own school with my best friend.

I mean the moves and how you're taught them. Me: Start, Turn left into sanchindache stance, left foot foreward. Left hand Jodan uke. Step into zencoutsadache (spelling wrong lol) punch, shift into sheikadache. Step backwards in sheikadache hiriatoshi. Tun into right foot foreward sanchindache jodan uke, do the same comboish thing. Then step backwards into sanchindache chudan uke, left foot foreward. Step into sanchindache right foot chudan uke, miyagari with back foot, empi, reh kan, hiriatoshi, reverse punch. Do that whole turning dealy, do another chudan. Miyageri, empi, hiriotoshi, reverse punch. Chop-turn again, and do a Mawashi-uke but with closed fists, like a double punch. Bring your arms into you like a bearhug then step out and do one more closed fist mawashi uke. End. What were other people taught? I know gekisai ni has 3 mawashi ukes at the end in nika washi dache.

Got my yellow belt.

Is it a lower back sprain? Those are always the worst. Despite all the advances in medical science, lower back pain is difficult to correctly diagnose because of the multiplicity of factors and possible causes for anything in the lower back... YAH. My mom is a chiropractor, so she can fix this stuff. But she just says rest and to ice my back. She doesn't give me pills, since she believe it is unnecessary. God, I wake up, and it kills. As the day goes on it gets better and then i wont feel it when i got to bed... Anyways i find out this tuesday.

I recently graded for my yellow on tuesday. I've been studying for about 5-6months.

That was easy, and I actually sprained my back the next day. It was on tuesday (grading). Back injured on wednesaday. It still hurts My brown belt black stripe friend said he was sure i passed.

Hello, welcome. I play chess too. I am 12, and i've been playing since I was 9... I entered a few tournaments and got at least 3rd in all of them.

Greetings, welcome. I recently started studying goju-ryu, i'm 12, and live in Canada. I find that most martial arts in general give good excercise, and teach much discipline. I think they also teach patience, because in some excercises our Sensei makes us stand in one position for half an hour or more. It's terrible... I think you should take up kempo, anyways. Kung fu never really appealed to me, but i'm not you. Anyways, welcome to the forums, keep us updated on your quest for karate.

Wow, italian_guy, your kata road is much different than mine.. Oh wait a minute... so you're a red belt? I'm a white belt. Odd how I know Kake uke, mawashi uke, and Gekisai itch. Well, I'm supposed to know only gedan, chudan, and jodan, but my friend taught me 3 other katas... Hehe. I'm pretty psyched up for my grading, I practise my kata every night. I live in NOTL Ontario and my Grandma lives in Markham and she came all the way down to watch me grade!

I'm a goju ryu-ist! White belt, following the adult road. Though i'm only 12... And my friend who is brown belt black stripe has decided to teach me the yellow belt adult katas. Geksai ich, takyouko mawashi uke and kake uke.

Yeah i was thinking a stomp kick, but I just walked...

GrrrArg wrote: I train in a church hall too! We use the room where sunday school is held... I actually found a styrofoam cup full of dirt labelled "Mustard seed faith" Not that I have anything against catholics/Christians. I'm buddhist. I just had a little teensy laugh at that...

LOL! A little late, but I was LMAO!

Thanks for the support. The punch winded me, hurt a bit, and left a blue bruise, so I suppose it was right...

Neat. From what I hear not many people study Goju Ryu. Now, italy_guy, you are learning.... sanchin, correct? or is it sansei ru?

Yes, I was a white belt. I'm still in elmentrary lol. Grade 8. Im gettin my yellow belt next week. And this fight was a few days before school ended.

O.K, heres the scoop. I have had trouble with this bully for a while, mostly i've taken all of the verbal abuse. He hadn't used physical until this one day. I took all of the abuse, but instead of letting it go, I bottled it. One day, he was pestering me more than usual. We were excused for recess (this was in elementary), and we went outside, still I was taking the shouts and stuff. He finally said something that really upset me(can't remember what it was), and I turned around to face him. We were face to face. He was talkin s*** about me and punched me when i wasnt paying attention. Suddenly i just snapped. I got into my fighting position, hopped around a bit, and got ready for a front kick. He swung a few times at me, I either dodged or blocked them. Easy stuff. I backed up a bit, he charged, and I got him right in the stomach with the front kick. He let out an oomph and fell, clutching his stomach. I ran, not knowing what to do. Do you think I did the right thing by hurting him? Looking back on it, I realize I may not have controlled my emotions too well.

Step back into Nika washi dache stance and do 3 mawashi ukes

Hello, my name is Shawn. I live in ontario, canada, and I study Goju Ryu. My first master is sensei Eddie Sheppard. He was a world champ at one time. I am a white belt, I know all of my katas and am getting graded next tuesday. rawr?