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The best way to defend against the street fighter is......not to get into one. Nuff said

To me training is training. Why not take the opportunity to learn some basics. Once you do this, you'll only have a better foundation once you start your chosen art.

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Shorinryu Sensei: I have a pair of the Shureido Sai, I believe, but the only thing I find problematic is the narrowness between the side prongs and the shaft. I don't have large hands, but notice that there is not much room between that area when I have it held between thumb and forefinger. It in essence makes it hard to do spinning techniques with the sai. Do you find this as well? Also, with the pair(s) you have, have you noticed the narrowness between the prongs and shaft portion of the sai?

Funny you should mention the tonfas . I just bought a custom made set along with some custom made kamas . Although I haven't used the tonfas in a long time, I just recalled having a heck of a time spinning them properly....it would always stick to the palm of my hands. At any rate, can't wait to get both weapons . They are my early Christmas gift presents .

I saw his very first fight on ESPN one night long ago. Haven't seen any other fights, but he did dominate his first opponet, and I think either ko'd or tko'd him.

Rather than go straight for the stand alone school, why not start at a rec center/YMCA. This way you can build your population of students, and when the time is right, work on getting a place of your own. Don't know much bout the small business loan aspect, but good luck in your venture

Shotokan can be as effective for self defense as any other art out there. It all depends on the instruction you receive in the art, as well as how much time the student practices. I've taken Shotokan in the past, and found that it only enhanced my previous training in Kenpo. The one thing I will say about Shotokan which in no way is meant as a negative, but they did not have self defense techniques like I was used to in Kenpo. Many of their self defense comes from the interpretations of the katas. Otherwise, if you ever get a chance to watch a traditional tournament, not the open tournament, you'll be surprised as to how fast and effective a Shotokan fighter can be. Also, don't believe everything you hear about the style. Don't fall into the falsehood that all they know is a front kick/reverse punch combo. Although it is a main staple of the style, I've seen the upper ranks throw just about any kick as well as the open tourney competitior. Remember, the fun really starts once you've reached your 1st degree black belt. Everything up to that is all foundation, the real work begins after that

Try bending your knees more in your cat stance, and then align your trunk over your hips as you sit lower in your stance. Hope this helps

Sounds to me like a front leg jamming kick is simply a front kick that jams any incoming attack. As for the side thrust kick, well that's the side kick with power, and it requires rolling your hip completely over, as oppose to the side snap kick.

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If a shuriken is not designed to stick, then you might as well be throwing a ball . I think it's all in your technique of throwing the shuriken ...................

I film my training every chance I get. It helps me remember, and makes me make improvements in my training.

My feeble attempt at Tagalog: Comosta kayo Like I said my feeble attempt even though I half filipino, I don't speat the language. I do know some of the "other" stuff in Tagalog, but the forum wouldn't be the place for it . Anyway, welcome and happy birthday

Generally speaking one must progress through the rank of black belt to become an instructor. At a certain grade, or level of training, you can be required to start on your teaching hours(kinda like an internship for becoming an instructor). So dojos also have a certification program that they put their black belt instructors through to "certify" them as being able to teach. As far as pay goes, that is all up to the person you will work for. It also depends if you decide to open and run your own program. A friend of mine who frequents this forum was once a professional instructor, and I recall at one time he was making around $25,000 a year. One last thing, welcome to the forum

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I was taught that the kiai came as you did your third stomping kick/inside crescent kick and block sequence .

Nijushiho when I was training in Shotokan

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Did you happen to see it from one of Tsunami's many videos on traditional martial arts?