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Each are very differant. 1. What do you want? Do you want to be a fighter? Do you want to do karate for fun? Are you looking for just SD and execise? 2. Price vs Class number 3.Loacation vs class times.

Any disadvantage can be an advantage if you look at it an treat it right. If I have it and you don't I need to know how I can best use that to help me. God gave you a body to work with make the best of it.

Doug got to see his belt. Now no one will belive you when you tell them you won Survivor. LOL....

Congrats to Monkey Gril and best of luck to you. Let us know how you do when the big day comes.

The class and the ability of the teacher to teach and control it.

Palm or Elbow

A style that teaches weapons LOL. Again it just depends on when, when and who you are.

Yeah just keep posting and you will be ok. This is the simplest way to become a black belt. LOL. KK75 Im with ya on the purple belt I made Patrick put mine back up so I could look at it one day. LOL. Thanks again Patrick

Koreantiger81 hit the point I was trying to make. Many people get in a habbit of bouncing in the same rythem. As long as you can change and work what works best in each give fight you will be ok.

KSN Doug I would hate to be you. LOL. Thats what you get for winning Survivor. Your the only one who can say that anyhow. Maybe we should talk to Patrick about getting you an title belt that says Survivor Champ. Make it look like a WWF belt lol....

I figured it out a long time you can't force yourself to do anything. My advice is to take a few days or weeks off and come back fresh. Sometimes we just get burnt out. Don't focre it because you may loose all intrest not meaning too.

Congrats I will be there soon. I think I got like 30 more to reach 1000. I was very honord to become a staff member but I missed seeing my belt turn as I went up the ranks. You are one of the few that has made it this far. I enjoy your posts and hope to see you arround much longer. Congrats... Returning bow of respect.

I have neve had the chance to use it. LOL. However if you told me I could hit you with anything I wanted to and that was the only shot I got I would take a elbow strike. Theyare very powerful and do tons of damage.

When I first read the post I figured you were going to talk about working in a bar. LOL. As far as sparring goes. I change up. If I bounce a lot I get tired. I try and only use it as a change up. I also think if you stay the same you become predictable. So bounce some and stand some. Keep the other guy off guard.

Fist thing is first when you throw kicks into the air never thow them at full force or you will keep hurting them. The same is true with your elbows and punching. As far as how to help build them. Its not a realy easy answer. Because if you have weak knees many of the lifts that will help can hurt more than they help. Leg Extintons is the obcious one. I would say lunges and step ups could not hurt. Best advice may be swimming or ridding a bike.

History

Sometime mental training is better than physical. So if its to late just read some info in a book or watch a video. You don't have to put on a Gi and beat up a bag just to learn MA.

Welcome

Yeah thats it. LOL. I set here and tried to think of what it was called but could not. Dragon Warrior was its name. Great game. I always wanted to get part II and III but my Nintendo had messed up and I had moved on to Sega. Only if PSK II would come out with it now.

Very nice Patrick but I have one question. When did Texas become its own country? LOL. I really like the belts and numbers besides them. Very cool.

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It can't hurt

Best bet is to get Gichin Funakoshi's Masters Text off EBAY or Amazon.com.

Agreed

We consider the first black belt your Shodan.