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I'm a lifetime member of the PKC. However, it's been a long time since I did anything with them. I competed alot from 98 through 02. I live in Ohio and did most of my competition here. Although I traveled to the grand nationals in Indiana as well as doing several tourneys in PA.

Chitsu, It's important to understand that Kyokushin is very much a combat oriented art. It focuses on full contact fighting with the goal of knocking out it's opponent. So while other arts may find deeper understand of the self through kata, Kyokushin does this more through the actual fight. That being said, the 100 man kumite is the pinnacle of performance. It is their ultimate test of spirit. Therefore, it brings the practitioner a deeper understanding of himself and karate. It is that understanding and great spirit that brings the respect of others. Here is a link to a list of those who have completed it and more insight to what it is. It also has info on other similar challenges. http://www.masutatsuoyama.com/100mankumite.htm#Kumite Thanks, Bill

If you pick up a copy of Funakoshi's Karate Do Kyohan you will see that the Taikyoku kata are the first he recommends learning. I'd be shocked to see the JKA does not include them in the curriculum.

It matters more how you practiced the kicks. If you do 10000 kicks in the air, you'll be great at kicking the air. If you do 10000 kicks in the air, in timing drills, against opponents, into a heavy bag and so on...you may be pretty good at using that kick.

Remember that bowing is simply a respectful greeting, like shaking hands. Nothing more. You can bow if you like. But if you don't want to, then don't.

Good luck and enjoy yourself.

They are not allowed. So no, you will never see them again.

I think this sport already exists. It's called Greko Roman Wrestling!!!! This is a mistake on the part of Judo (Olympic). They're really losing focus on what made the art great.

Yes, Standing Up in Base. Get off the ground and get the heck out of there.

Welcome to the club!!! I enjoy other arts. But I LOVE BJJ. It's the first art I ever studied that I really feel i buy into. The BJJ community is amazing also. We share techniques and it's never an insult to train with other instructors. It's actually encouraged. I never encountered that in Karate, Kung Fu, or Aiki JuJitsu. Under whom do you train?

I agree with this statement 100%.

Just listen to your coach and work within the rules provided in wrestling. You're gonna find alot of differences. You can't be on your back in wrestling either. When standing, you must always circle your opponent, never moving straight back to avoid a shot. Keep an open mind and realize you're learning a completely different art/sport with it's own nuances and details. good luck

Hmmm... I've heard of a bo kata called Tsui Sho (suey show). Is this what you're speaking of?

Sweet. Very fun to watch. Honestly, I wish the music wasn't put into it. I would prefer to hear the sword moving through the air.

It sounds like you're saying that BJJ isn't used by MMA fighters? While not all MMA fighters use it regularly, almost all study BJJ in order to learn how to avoid the submissions. In JJJ you learn alot of weapons (sword, staff, spear and others). Additionally, it teaches and focuses on small joint manipulation (fingers and wrist locks). In BJJ you do not learn any weapons and wrist locks are not a point of major focus (they are in the system). JJJ is designed to supplement a fighter wielding a weapon while BJJ is entirely an empty handed art. What I mean is that in JJJ an opponent may be grabbing your wrist to prevent you from drawing your weapon. You would use a release technique in order to allow for completing your cut or you would manipulate his wrist to facilitate a thrust with your dagger. Don't get me wrong, JJJ certainly teaches things like armbars and ground control, but they are not the focus of the art. BJJ focuses on using the ground and gaining leverage to place yourself in a dominant position and incapacitate your opponent. Is that helpful?

Application of technique comes down to one thing. Time on the mat. The more you train, the better you get and more likely you will be able to use the techniques in a live situation. That goes for any moves, grappling or otherwise.

Mine's Tokaido. But I must admit the only others I had were century. So I don't have much to compare them to. I don't like them thick and I don't get them embroidered. So I didn't need anything fancy. It did fray quicker than I expected though.

What does Taebojitdo mean? It seems like a few different languages combined.

Just put a little flint between the bricks. You get sparks.

I used to teach the credited self defense course at YSU. They also offer a TKD class for credit. Judo too, I believe.

In all, it's really just semantics. Why would it matter if you use foreign words to describe the positions? It only matters if you're trying to keep to the tradition of said style and that style's tradition included those terms.

Ok. Here's a three part series that explains a guard pass. This only focuses on the idea that you make a mistake in the pass and the opponent gets your collar. What do you do? Tony explains it for us: BONUS: Americana Submission from side control. The vids each last about 3 to 4 minutes. So it may take some time. Also, Tony occasionally throws out a colorful explicative. So be warned. Enjoy the vids. If you have questions, just ask.

This bums me out. It takes Judo even further away from its roots. Don't get me wrong, I understand why it needs to be done. Especially if Judo wants to remain an olympic sport. But it just doesn't seem right.

And what a great waste of money it is

No points for sweeps? That's really strange. Doesn't really follow with the whole idea of grappling.