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An old boss of mine, smoked like 4 packs a day, took his father to the hospital. As he tells the story, his father's lung collapsed and the doctor told him that the tar in his lungs kept it inflated enough to save his life. Of course this story was relayed to be after I was complaining about breathing in his second hand smoke (His father was indeed in the hospital). At that point my boss apparently found a "life saving" reason to continue to smoke. I am not suggesting that anyone smokes for any reason. Lifetime smokers justify their smoking in many different ways. It is not healthy to the smoker and to those around the smoker.

When you find out that wife/girfriend/significant other left you 6 months ago and you just find today that he/she is........gone

From the Shorinryukan website look under Chibana http://www.karateshorinkan.com/history.htm

I know people who have died from smoking. I know people in their 80's who have smoked all of their life. I have known people who never smoked and came down with lung cancer. I suppose it depends on your body. Why chance it?

That's a great idea! I could use that!

I learn something every day. Thanks

Sorry about the flu. Hope you are feeling better soon and get to take the test soon...and are successful

Reiki

Americanization of MA would have started sooner and by now I am sure that there would be big changes. What kind of changes I have no idea and I am not sure if the changes would be good or bad (maybe a little of both). Perhaps, if we started in the 1900's to learn how to fight (with each other and with outselves) by now we would learn how not to a little better. Perhaps that comes in time...maybe even in my life time

Good Luck. Just do you best and try not to get too worried about it. Relax and calm going into the test.

Great observation! Before I get too much older I think that I am going to find someplace that can teach me to use a walking cane as a weapon though....just in case. But...the more I think about it I would not want the cane taken away from me and used on me in my old age...

Based on the length of time and what you remember, as others have said or suggested, you need to start from square one. Start with the basics. The only way you can do this, IMHO, is to, as other have suggested, is to find a school that you like and begin again. Good luck in your search and your eventual path

Welcome Tom!

When I was young I thought that 30 was old. Now,

Of course Chuck Norris can too!

I believe that it is a healing art. Don't know too much about it except I Qi means air or breath or something like that.

Welcome back. I'm wishing you the best of luck in keeping your good stuff going in the right direction

Interesting. I guess my next step is to find a teacher. Thanks

I would think that you learn what you need to for the rank that you are in line for and learn that well before moving on to kata beyond your next rank. If you know the kata for your next rank instead of learning more kata concentrate on making the kata you learned better. If you have "mastered" all of your kata for your next rank then by all means move on. Having said that... I have learned kata beyond my next rank a number of times in my past. It's sometimes easy to want to go beyond.

Congratulations!

Sounds most interesting. I've heard about classess in my area (or somewhere near) maybe I should look into it more.

"...no one has said anything yet..." I would not worry about it until someone say something about it. Since nobody has said anyting you do not have to choose between anything so I would not worry about it until you have to make a decision. I assume that when you started with each school you did not say that you would train with them exclusively or anything like that. Don't worry right now. Train and be happy. If this changes then you have to make a decision. Hopefully the schools and instructors, who are in a position to need all the students that they can handle, would rather worry about losing one student rather than saying something in the hopes of taking one student away from 2 other schools and 4 other instructors. Good luck

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I have seen a number of different versions of Sanchin but I have never seen one done this way. It was most interesting! Thank you for sharing that.

All I have to say about this is that I thank God the Chuck is on our side!