Simo

yeah my sensei uses the japanese then to english with the kids and with the beginner adults etc, and in the advanced classes which are small cause its mostly just the orignals in our dojo, its all japanese

Hey all, I dnt kno if this topic fits in the general, but i thought tht i may aswell put it in here, and it will b moved if need be. Well i have been doing Goju Kai for a lengthy time. I want to continue to train in it, but i am seriously thinkin of starting Hapkido. i want to venture, but i was wondering on what others think of this topic, it has probley been on here a million times, but i thought id start this thread. All replys will be repected gratefully!! Thank Simo

yeah im not cramming just wanted to kno how others went about there final months before they went for therre grading, but thanks for tht Simo

I dont know if ive done this yet, but ill do it again if i have well... Hi I'm Adam. From Australia and yeah if uve noticed my nickname is Simo I live for karate!! Gives me tht escape from everything. I also am into bodyboarding!! It also is an escape, which i enjoy! Simo

another simple cardio workout, swimming, it can also help u strengthen and maybe help out the pain in ur legs!! Just an idea SIMO

my teacher is a 4th dan, but within the area i live in, Goju Kai is a closenit community, so others i trainin with are another 3 4th dans and 3 shidoin SImo

parkerlinage, totally agree, respect is a must i think when in there case returning to the dojo Simo

yeah i just wear my Style's badge

damm now thts gotta suck!!! Hope everything is better Simo

Actually its the karate-ka not the style. Personally, i think all styles have there own advantages and disadvantages. Its up to the karate-ka to perfect there technique, because no style is complete, it goes behond. Simo

Haha small world eh! im still thinkin of what to do, thinkin of joinin the police force, but i want to continue doing Goju Kai. Goshi Yamaguchi Saiko is coming over to australia in Early November, and i am going to his 2 day seminar, which im looking forward 2, espically the beach training, and just his presences as a motivational tool towards going for 1st dan SImo

what if u go out in the real world? theres no stopping the attack to reform? explain?

Thanks for tht, a good read. You from Tamworth? im from coffs harbour..

yeh gekisai ichi/ni, safia and seuinchin bunkai..

Mate thts the stuff i was after, because i know i hav to scratch up on basics, kihon, kata and kumite but i was just seeing how u prepared.. cheer Simo

yeh i train bunkai all the time, i think there can never be enough bunkai training, becuase repetition is the key to also understand the technique

Ok well im going for my black belt grading in less than 6 months. just wondering what sort of training you (the person tht is reading this) actually did. It will b good to kno, not just for myself, but other people tht are reaching the dan grades and abode. Simo

Hey people, been bodyboardin for bout 7 years, wondeirn if thers n e Fellas n CHicks out ther tht boogie 2? If so, give us a yell ADX

yeah i love Hardcore/Metal, but because i live in Australia, im mostly into australian hc, like Parkway Drive, Carpathian, I Killed The Prom Queen and some local bands. But others like Throwdown, As I Lay dieing and August Burns Red.

The instructors id like to train with are (Deceased) Gogen Yamaguchi : Simply because he is the orginal source for Goju Kai, and really who wouldnt like to get back to the orginal source. Jigoro Kano: I only touched on Judo back in school, but to undertake judo with Jigoro Kano wuld b a treat, because i personally think it wuld benifit me in karate and in self dence and confidence. (Alive at Present) Goshi Yamaguchi: My Idol (As well as my own instructor) and person i look up to most to date. Would b a pleasure.

I think tht the resources on the internet are a good thing with MA, but i wuldnt use the whole source as a guide, maybe comparing text and whats it on it.. Best to be 1 to 1 or 1 to many with an instructor

when i first started karate i trained in the gym 3 times a week, tryin to bulk, becuase i thought it wuld benifit my karate. Which in a little way it did, through strength, but personally my opinion wuld b conditioning, because it focuses on your own progression in karate. But it all depends on the person, some say they dont condition because of the effects tht culd happen later in life.. like i said my opinion, others my disagree

when i first started karate i trained in the gym 3 times a week, tryin to bulk, becuase i thought it wuld benifit my karate. Which in a little way it did, through strength, but personally my opinion wuld b conditioning, because it focuses on your own progression in karate. But it all depends on the person, some say they dont condition because of the effects tht culd happen later in life.. like i said my opinion, others my disagree

best seminar i went to, was one in sydney, with Shihan Brain Mackie. Was a real enlighting seminar, espically training wit one of Australia's most knowledgeable and tacitical karate exponent. But also at the seminar, there were some of australians best Goju Kai instructors aswell eg, Tommy Curtis Shihan and Mark Burton Shihan.

i do goju ryu and we dont use padding