steveking63

Nice work on gankaku jiggy9. I was shown this Kata prior to taking my 1st Dan and treasured it as I was told is was a 2nd Dan kata. It made me feel god as 2nd dans at my then club could not do it. People were judged on the number of katas they could perform. I have since learnt from this folly. Now as a 2nd Dan myself and learning from far more experineced people than my humble self it is not the number or level of kata you can perform, but the quality and understanding of it"s contents.

I suffered with hangetsu. I have knee injuries and was taught to turn my knees inwards by my shotokan instuctor. I adopted the stance to focus more on my hips and abbs. After all the hips are the powerhouse for karate techinques. This made the kata more beaable, and the stances felt stronger. This is the way I now teach it to my students. From a physical point of view turning the knees inwards is not a natural motion, and could lead to ligament injury. Thanks for good point SaiFightMS

Thanks for the welcome. My style is Shotokan Karate. 2nd Dan I have also trained in Jujit su and JKD and Kickboxing. I like the traditional arts. However training in the other styles has helped to develop and expand my style.

just to say hi. heard lots of good things about this site.