15-lisa-newbie

Laziness and martial arts dont mix very well. (just to show them) when your sparring, and they're feeling lazy, beat the snot out of them, im sure they'l change their attitudes, if its the warm ups theyre felling lazy with, advise them, without stretching and warming up, they could seriously injure themselves, or you. and i wouldnt want to be injured, just because my partner was being lazy and pestimistic.

i dont really think its "whats better" they are the same, if you have macho headgear and someone hits you in the head, you arent going to get brain damage, if you have century headear you arent going to get brain damage, its all bout the fit and the shape of your head, so you cant really ask people about what fits them better, it wont work for you, and i wouldnt advise you buying off of the internet, you should go to a store and try some on, get a tight fit, but not too tight, if someone that had sparring gear, and wouldnt mind going with you, let them help you pick some out. You get what you pay for.

there is actually 2 people using this on my user name... my little sister too, shes just starting out, im already into my 3rd year, doing shotokan, she likes to ask alot of questions, from now on, ill specify whos asking from now on, haha this is me now. and i asked about the bo staff, they teach you alot of hits and blocks and things, but they never teach you to spin it, and when i try, i whack myself in the face with it. haha i was just wondering if anyone had any tips, on, not, whacking yourself in the face lol... i play the drums so i can spin it around my fingers really fast, but with the longer bo staff, i just end up hitting myself.

does anyone know how to spin a bo staff??? like fast and without hitting yourself in the face? lol.... if you do, could you please give me a good explination lol.

they dont work, i have one at my gym, they dont work AT ALL!! just stretch everyday.

i missed 2 classes, we generally learn alot in ourclasses, but i missed a few things, so i want to go ont the internet to find some pictures of kicks and punches, so i dont have to drag my instructor to the side and be a hassle for him because i neglected to come. is there any good websites like that you guys know of???

hahaha that would be funny, there might be some for sale on the internet or something. if you have the time to look, in all of the womens sections. dont buy a red belt and wreck it.. lol cause youll have to buy a red and a white belt, just to make a pink one.

thats a good idea, but is there any i could do on myown???

i think its really cool, and a valuable thing to learn, if you ever need it, you might not, but its fun!

they are katas. anan and anaku are both different.

hm, did you try googling it??? where did you hear the word??Ananku The exact origin of Ananku is unknown, but it is believed that Chotoku Kyan (1870-1945) brought back this form to the Tomari region from Taiwan in the year 1895. Ananku means peace or safety from the south. The kata was developed as part of the Tomari-Te system and during the 1900's, was further passed on by Shoshin Nagamine (born 1907) and the Matsubayashi Ryu style. The kata emphasizes both offensive and defensive moves from a deap forward leaning stance (front leg bent). Strong punches and double-punches occur throughout the form. thats all i could find, hope it helps!!!!

hm, did you try googling it??? where did you hear the word??

like there is okinawan kobudo isnt there???

learn some sweet karate tricks like back handsprings and backflips, haha chicks love this stuff! everyone in school will admire you hahaha

OH MAN OH MAN! this lockout is the stupidest thing ive ever heard of, its a stupid dispute at our expense, whatever, atleast we get to see the littleguys play, just gives them a chance to be seen, and they dont get payed half what the nhl guys get payed! they do it for the love of the game! hahaha anybody else have anything to say about this lockout!!??? BRING BACK THE NHL!!

GOO BLUEJAYS.!! thats right, im canadian, only canadian teams for me!

is there any actual adidas website you can buy adidas equiptment off of? and can anyone recomend it??

thanks everyone for your help!... is it the same as okinawan kobudo??

I'm not flexible, at all.. haha cant even touch my toes im about 4 inches or so away when i try, and when i kick, my legs are only about 90 degrees apart, front and sideways. i dont want to buy an expensive stretching machine, but, does anyone have anything that could help?? im kind of new at this forums thing.

Im actually going to say the nunchuks, better offence, partly because it is harder and faster, so if you get a good hit at the opponent your good to go, but martial arts isnt about hurting someone, its about fighting someone. So, i would say the nunchuks, only for offense. but really if you are defending yourself use the chain whip, it is longer, and lessens the impact, say if you were to be holding the nunchuks and someone hit them fast with a bo staff or "nunchuks" it would give you that tingling sensation (like if you were to hit a baseball with a wooden bat) and your hands would go asleep, which would definately lose your concentration. So it depends if you are an offensive fighter, or a defensive fighter. I know you are going to use them for defense, but if you are going to hit them.. dont hit them with the chain whip. it sucks when you get hit with one. Sorry that wasnt a very good explination. If you want the best answer? go ask your Master, he/she should know what to do. but i hope that helped.

WOW THANKS Ted T.!! that was a really good explination.

how do you pronounce shotokan???

That is a weapon, just a little modified... called the chain whip,(whip chain) or rope dart. it is not very common in dojos because they are dangerous and usually made of metal. They are only used for demonstrations cause theyre made of metal with a peice of fabric on the end, and could whip your own or someone elses eye out. If you are thinking of using this weapon... practice with a rope or heavy string with something generally heavier tied to the end and you can get a learning video on it, like.. John Su Chain Whip Series.. hes good, and this is an easy video to learn from, i guarantee you that all of the moves you will learn were in Elektra. Heres a link that will take you to a site that you can get the videos from... Dont whip your eye out bud.

is there any martial art focusing mainly on weapons?? i know theres shorin-ji kobudo.... is there any more???

how do you pronounce shotokan and okinawan??? anyone??