marie curie

I used to use a red oak bow- I liked it to practice with ( a little heavy), and use like rattan or something in competition.

A thought- if you look for them, you may be able to find some katas online or download some from somewhere. http://www.spek.co.uk/karate/jkaKata.php http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cukc/katapage/index.html

Thanks!

Welcome!

My Seiei Kan ones were longer, but Kajukenbo forms are quite short.

I study Kajukenbo, BJJ, and Judo right now, but I used to study Karate for quite a while and I took a semester of TKD, a summer of Kung Fu, and some Hapkido and JJJ seminars. Also, the Kajukenbo curriculum itself is kind of small, so it lends time to Kali Escrima, Self Defense, etc.

I carry a kubaton keyring- I tried pepper spray, but didn't feel comfortable in using it before it would be taken away. I also carry a pocket knife in an easy-access place if I'm downtown late at night (like getting off work or something).

A lot of times people get older and want to concentrate on other aspects of their art. Also, one generally only gets as good as the best person they usually fight, and maybe he wanted some more upper-levels or new people to fight because he's used to the old ones.

I agree about weapons- they are good if you get to practice them often, but if not, its just really risky that the attacker will take it away and use it.

Welcom Gurpreet! Where does your name come from?

Great post! Yeh, as a pre-teen martial arts definately kept me out of trouble and on the right track.

I don't use them, but my boyfriend learns from them quite effectively. I think their effectiveness has a lot to do with your learning style.

I, too, keep my trphies and metals in my closet at home. Also, don't forget that winning tournys doesn't make you a better or worse teacher. He may have the art mastered wonderfully, but be a nervous tournanment fighter.

Bit of each- I really value the physical side of the arts and I like to feel myself move just so. Also, I really see a difference in my life and the way I think about it since I started practicing. The dicipline and understanding of movement are probably the two internal changes I appreciate the most.

I think that the only important thing is that you make all of your students aware of what training/amount of training you had, specifically, so they know what they are getting. If, knowing that, they still want to learn from you, I can't seee how someone would concider it a problem.

I had a friend who used to do kung fu and showed me a fan form- it was really cool lookin...maybe not so much with the practicality...but still awesome

Can you update? Have you gone back? Do you like it?

I do 3 days... about 8.5 hrs total- Monday is 2 hours of Kajukenbo, 1 hour of Judo, 1-1.5 hour of BJJ Thursday is 2 hours of Kajukenbo Friday is 1 hour Judo, 1-1.5 hours BJJ

Maybe you could pick two or three schools in your area, visit each once, and let your kids vote from there?

In my style its white yellow orange purple blue green brown black

Oooooh Neat!

Yeh, padding can be a great idea, especailly when you are a beginner. However, if you are dead set on training without, be sure to make sure any place you find is reputable and check around with thier reputation. Padless sparring has advandages, yes, but can be very dangerous, so I'd be careful.

I'd say go with the BJJ because you can get into shape slowly, then when you are a little more in shape from the BJJ, start your standing art.

Yeh, I did a semester of Olympic Style TKD and all those people dropped their hands. They said that the idea is that they will kick me before I reach there head with my hands. Then I blocked a kick and they got hit.

Yeh, heel hooks are a real weakenss of mine, too.