Brandon Fisher

Here is a picture of Renshi Donnie Michael of the Shorin Ryu - Shorinkan of Kokomo Indiana. This is 7 years of teaching 40 classes a week and training also with the same belt on. The second picture is of Hanshi Minrou Nakazato, 9th dan of the Shorinkan in Okinawa before his promotion to 9th dan when he was still wearing his kyoshi belt. https://www.fisherkarate.com/misc-pics/donniemichael.jpg https://www.fisherkarate.com/misc-pics/hanshimnakazato.jpg

Yes, as I said before Kiba Dachi drops the body weight. All stances are transitional - the work is done in getting into the stance. I meant that it was created due to fighting from horse back sorry I wasn't clear about what I meant.

Well, I'm 18, and since I wear my belt so much (20+ hours a week), it's fraying quite a bit around the knot, sides, and back - so by the time I'm 25, it may be rather frayed. Of course, I will have been a black belt for 10 years, by then, so I don't think it's that ridiculous, under the right circumstances. I agree!! One of my black belts belt is very frayed after her having worn it for 4 years training between 15 and 20 hours a week if not more at times. Times it is around 43 hours when we had summer camps 5 weeks out of a summer. This belt is a Eosin panther belt also.

This is true and I can confirm that. Eveer in my 13 years of research have I heard that karate was used from horse back ever. Keep in mind the creators of karate were farmers and fishermen. They worked on their hands and knees in the fields or on boats in knee deep water fishing. Now if they used that stance to help from getting knocked over in the water from the strong waves and or current I could believe that. But never once did I hear about fighting from horseback. I know the samurai did that to some extent but even then not a great extent. Do you guys have a viable source on the kiba dachi usage that I can see?

who told you that? that's not true. I have never heard of that either.

Over time you will come to realize the importance more and more of kiba dachi its an essential stance to learn and devolop so it is strong in my opinion. Applying it correctly ie: at the right time is what takes time to learn.

I feel that a instructor has the responsibility to teach to the best of their ability on all subjects. I have always felt I wanted to ultimately teach my students well enough that they become better then I am.

Yeah, Wallace has trained with a bunch of different people but I think Goju was the first art Wallace got his shodan in, wasn't it? My understanding was Mr. Keeney and Mr. Wallace were jsut training partners not student / teacher. I could be wrong though.

There is video of him on the Budo Exotica DVD from Yamazato Productions. Sorry I don't have any links but you can get the video here: http://yamazato-videos.com/ or https://www.amazon.com

Soke Tak Kubota right.Yes, Soke Takayuki(Tak) Kubota I have seen some very impressive videos of Soke Kubota. He moves so gracefully but with so much speed and power. Just can't hardly swallow the sledgehammer demos. WOW!!

Shugoro Nakazato Chosin Chibana Ankoh Itotsu Gichin Funakoshi Fumio Demura Mas Oyama Eiichi Miyazato Chojun Miyagi Morio Hiagonna Shoshin Nagamine Just to name a few

Soke Tak Kubota right.

Let me know where exactly you are in Indiana and I will try to recomend someone close. I am very familar with the area. As far as the Shorinkan group there I know Renshi's Ward and Michael and Kyoshi Bethea. All three are top grade instructors, karate-ka adn people. If you are close to any of these 3 go there. PS1, Mr. Keeney teaches Goju Ryu. He was only one of Bill Wallace's instructors but a great instructor at that.

Go to karateshorinkan.com and contact them about listing it on the site.

I love seeing posts like this. Glad you got back into it and are enjoying it.

Yep I am a member. 18 hmm not sure have to count my fingers. hehehe. LOL yeah it was weird that I couldn't get it to work. Finally got it to work. I am not sure what style he is

Contact the United States Karate-Do Kai Hanshi Koeppel he has some good ones on matsumura Seito.

I could not view it. I ok'ed it on Youtube to view it but it would not let me.

There is room for a lot of Oyo (more creative side of bunkai) interpetation as well as other elements. Its a great kata!!

Its pretty common to hit a point and feel like that. I have felt like that for the past 5 years up until Feb. 2006 when I was no longer with my instructor and teaching on my own. I was allowed to train again and teach the way I have taught my black belts and not sugarcoat things. This is what did it for me. But sometimes its not that easy. I agree talk to your instructor and maybe take a week or 2 off and then come back to it.

Agreed

I know of an instructor in San Diego that teaches Diato Ryu Aiki Ju Jitsu.

I didn't want to say it on the board but I described that similar situation to my wife when telling her about this post. She agreed what if they guy died as a result of that. She is a shodan also and understands the damage that can be done to someone sober with a kick like that let alone someone that is that drunk. Parkerlineage I am glad you did not kick him.

start on the novice levels whenever possible.

Parker's Kenpo is the real deal. If you are comfortable with it go back to it.