Mr. Karate

Thanks for the info. Looks like I'm gonna have to look into some other styles and dojos.

How similar is Kyokushin compared to circular Karate styles like Shorin-Ryu and Goju-Ryu?

Thanks for help. So just to set things straight, seiken is forefist punch (otherwise a general punch term?) and gyaku-tsuki the actual term for reversal punch correct?

Hello fellow Karatekas. I was studying some Japanese terminology for Karate techniques and came across some confusion with a certain name for a punch. I am confused with what a reversal punch would mean in Japanese. According to the book I'm reading, the best terms would be seiken or gyaku-zuki. I was taught that a reversal punch requires that you strike with your first two knuckles making a fist while keeping your wrist straight, forearm slightly angled, and elbow bent a tiny bit. It also required that I strike with the hand farther away from my opponent, withdraw my hand that is closer to my opponent, rotate my hips on a snapping motion, tighten my muscules and exhale when I make contact. Majority of which is done simultaneously. The problem is that the description of gyaku-zuki matches some of the motions I was taught with a reversal punch and vice-versa with seiken. Sorry for this being a little long but it is the only way I can describe the situation.

Thank you all for clearing the meaning of Bruce lee's quotes. Can you guys translate these? "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." "When there is no center and no circumference, then there is truth. When you freely express, you are the total style." "He who knows not and knows not he knows not, He is a fool- Shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not, He is simple- Teach him. He who knows and knows not he knows, He is asleep- Awaken him. He who knows and knows that he knows, He is wise- follow him."

I watched all of Bruce Lee's movies about two months ago and have always wondered about his quotes. Do I have these quotes right? "Don't think. Feel." ---- Enter the Dargon I have no idea what this means. "When you pour water into a cup, it becomes the cup. when you put water into a teacup, it becomes the teacup. Water can either flow or it can crash. Be water my friends. Be water."---- from an interview(is it?) Does this mean to be shapeless, formless like water?

There are too many to list. I'll just mention a few of them. 2D - Street Fighter Alpha 3, King of Fighters series, and the Vs. series 3D - Soul Calibur 2 and Bushido Blade 2

Thanks for the information.

Some time this year I'm going to purchase a katana, but the problem is, are swords illegal like in Japan without a permit?

Greeting everyone. I have been sparring for quite a while now and have failed to come up with some good combinations for both offense and defense. As a result, my opponents has had little difficulty blocking and attacking me. It seems I heavily rely on single strikes. So can anyone give me some good combination attacks? Here are the best combinatons I have so far. Please correct me and forgive me if I use the wrong term of attacks. Any help will be appreciated. roundhouse kick--> sidekick--> spinning back kick elbow strike--> backfist--> palm heel double punch--> front thrust kick