jiyaku-san

hmmm it's really hard to tell.. sometimes it looks fake, but other times it look pretty legitimate... i'm pretty neutral with this one...

i can't remember hi first(or is it the last?) name but his last name is takahashi. also thankyou for the tips cathal i havent had much sparring training because our old sensei didnt do any competition or anything so any tips for drills etc? i think i just need experience eg do more actual fighting. wile we are on the topic of sparring is there a way that i can train to kick faster?

hello all, i just found out recently that i will be going for my 1st dan black belt in August next year and wanted to know if any one had aany suggestions for training etc between now and then. i have about a year to train and i am being graded by the head of our organisation who is coming out from japan. ps: im only 15

does anyone have any stories/tips about their black belt grading?

i think it is because their sensai said she could but 5 years is a little too short a time to go to second dan in my opinion. in my club you have to be 18 and over to go for anything higher than 1st dan. i have been training for 7 years and currently hold 1st kyu..

i was just wondering do any other clubs forbid going to second dan or higher before they are 18? a girl in one of my classes got her second dan not long ago and she is fifteen. she has only been training for 5 or so years