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Just curious to know what stances feel the most mobile and natural to fellow karatekas on this board.

Great thread! Me personally, I can only strike using the instep or the shin. Whenever I try hitting with the ball of the foot, I always end up striking with my toes. Is there a trick to hitting with the ball of the foot?

so when practicing evasion techniques, do you simply hop out of the way or side-step?

No, that's basically what I was getting at--evasion techniques. Boxers do it to, except I think they call it "bobbing and weaving".

Does anyone here do any tai sabaki drills? Just asking out of curiosity.

Found this on the Black Belt Magazine website. Pretty good read! http://www.blackbeltmag.com/document/486

good link.

Who was Willy Williams?

Should you ever lose your temper in a fight?

There are quite a few serious women competitors coming out of Japan right now, in particular a woman by the name of Megumi Yabushita. Search for her on YouTube if you're interested.

Sorry 'bout that. Scatterbrain, what can I say. http://www.neufstream.com/visited/search/lyoto%20machida/video/x15wkh_lyoto-machida-vs-sam-hoger

Do any fellow karateka have tips for an individual who wants to desperately improve as a fighter and overall martial artist despite a jittery personality?

Finally found a link that shows the Machida/Hogar fight from UFC 67. Apparently Machida fights with Shotokan and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. All I can is that this fight was good!

Just a video I found on the YouTube. Chuckles!

Would you recommend the use of protein powders or other nutritional supplements?