Zaine

Btw, he's my best friend, so don't get me in trouble. I got double tested with him, and I bloodyed him. But we both passed our double test to 1st kyu.

I challege you to a fight.

Oh and Ernie Reyes Jr. is actually a really good fighter, he used to be a kick boxer.

I think you blew this way out of preportion. These people are competition fighters, and the rules actually state that you can't fight so hardcore as you might be used to. To say that your insulted though...get over it, is it your style or you that is looking bad, its you thats the fighter. They don't represent us they represent themselves.

You dont hit a makiwara board to make your hits stronger, you do it so when you hit people or things it doesnt hurt you...

Actually it is smart to start with foam. It gives you a base idea on how a nunchaku moves with out the pain of when you screw up badly. The move to the wood, you dont really have to relearn it, it is just different with the weight, I had no problem when I started using real nunchaku from the padded.

I mean, it hurts, a lot...when you miss

Wood and cord, its as unknownstyle said, better for joint locks and control

Google is a wonderful thing, century seems to have good weapons all together, and it is good as a start, I would get more high class ones later on.

Dont start swinging low...for the love of god, dont swing low untill you know what your doing.

It depends on your nunchaku. They all vary from weight. I perfer red oak anyway though...

Yes, called a Kai or Eku depending on who you ask. More for show / cultural, I'd rather have a stick. Define "learn" Not sure, I've seen a few advertised. Century might have one on it in there Panther stuff. I would have to disagree with you. Not for show. It is a very effective weapon. The small end is used to jab at the opponet, and the large end to hit. The large end was also used to fling dirt into the enemy's eyes. That move is actually used in most katas.

Why limit yourself? They both have there ups and downs...its like a stalemate, try to train in both of them.

Push your hips up and foward. If done right with enough force it will fling him off balance and cause him to go foward. His hands should land somewhere next to your head. Wrap you arms around his and push over to your side. He will be on your back watch out if he has some experience in ground fighting he will get you in the guard.

Watch old fights before you fight?

Getting beat is no big deal. There will alway be someone that can beat you. You should learn from your mistakes and come back stronger next time.

Get close to them and box them in.

Its like The Last Samurai put it. To many minds. Your thinking to much. Let your body do 95% of the thinking, and your mind 5% Your body acts faster than the mind and if you clear your head your body should take over.

I actually did one of his seminars. He is a great teacher, he is one of those people that has done so many seminars that its not fun unless he isn't serious. My teacher did an interview with him on his podcast website https://www.karatekast.com. Look it up.

My school has a belt fee of 5 bucks, but thats it.

Thats a very good point.

And because Goju Ryu is a softer style of Okinawan Karate. And it didn't actually get roots from every type of kung fu, that would be the only way it would be easy for a Goju Ryu person to join any kung fu. And Goju Ryu has Shaolin Kung fu roots, a harder style of kung fu. So it might not be as easy as you think.

LOL, i was having a bad day and that made it good

In Matsumura Seito Shorin Ryu a vertical punch is for power, it is called a shiringi (excuse the spelling, im tired) and horizantal is called matsumura, vertical is used for power and horizantal is used for technigue, you just haveuse the right punch at the same time.