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I think rich was trying to say S K R E W, but it was censored.

I know, I don't get a positive feeling about it, either.

https://www.budokaratehouse.com This is weird... Free board, free training, No experience prefered? What's the deal?

Practice is the Key, did you mean to be sarcastic?

Looks good to me.

Practice is the Key has good English, considering it isn't his first language.

What did your instructor say about this?

I have had a simalar problem, and have overcome it. Let me tell you, hopefully it will be inspiring for you. For the past three years, I have been decent at sparring. No matter how much I worked, only decent. I put twice as much effort as most people my age, but I was never anything more than formidable. Recently, one of my instructors told me he used to be like me, and one day someone severly p!$$ed him off, he unleashed all he had, and has never lost a fight since, and that is all I have to do to unlock my potential. My head instructor told me that I have more potential than anyone in the Dojo, or the surrounding area. That if I unlocked my potential, everyone in the area would be a joke. Then I read (I think it was BB mag), that your instinct conflicts with your skill. Your skill says lunge forward and attack, but your instict says run away. The end Result is standing there not doing anything, trying to decide. I realised that all you have to do to win is relax all muscles for maximum speed of delivery and reaction, fully commit to your techniques-go all the way, really hit with true speed and power. Tonight I (almost literally) ran over two of our black belts. I really felt for you when I read your post, because it reminded me of myself. Just stick with it, you will break through this sticking point if you want it bad enough, DON'T GIVE UP!!

I also do Shorin-ryu. And like Rich, I am 5' 10", 140-143lbs, athletic build.

Karate fighting techniques are mostly geared toward neck breaks, ripping skin with grabbing techniques, armars, throws, and takedowns. That is the essence of Katas. If you are learning true Okinawan Karate, not Sport *, the techniques are geared to kill people, not a Kickboxing match. So a muay thai fighter will own a Karate guy in the ring, But a Karate guy against an equally skilled muay thai fighter on the street... no contest. You have to remember, muay thai is a sport, Okinawans were making a style to kill everyone who invaded. They mixed Okinawan Boxing, Japanese kickboxing, and Chinese Kung fu. They conditioned alot like the thais did, against trees, rocks, ect. If Karate is done properly, it is far superior to kickboxing on the street.

At 11:30 last night I got it up to 130!

I do 120, maybe 125. I weigh 145 and bench 200

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He does Kyokushin.

Yes, I am from Shorin-ryu, and hip movement is stressed.

Grasshoppers aren't carnivorous, hey don't stalk anything.

Yes, I take Shorin-ryu, and I like it.

Since Iolair is still on this site, I just thought I would ask how things were going on making his art.

Thespringy tracks are rubbarized.

If your pretty badly out of shape, it could just be a shin splint, which will go away after a while.

One legged squats, hold sumo stance for as long as you can, go as far as you can into the splits position and hold yourself there without your hands,and practice your kicks as many times as you can with good form.

Monkeygirl has scoliosis, I think.

Yes, better combos and stuff, because he switched to traditional Karate.

Tekken 4=sweet. Tekken force is alot harder now, and Jin fights differently.

Oyama. Too powerful for Bruce.