bushido_man96

Grappling is a great idea, and UseoForce has made very good points. Your karate training will help you implement striking, so don't worry about the wrestling's lack thereof.

ps1: Things like indominable spirit, respect, honor, trustworthy, critical thinking, strategy and so on. I say once a black belt (or tan or whatever belt) always a black belt. There are many grandmasters who aren't able to do what they used to do...does that mean they are no longer grand masters? I understand what you are saying here. And I agree, to an extent. As long as the mental attitude is carried on, then I agree. But there are people who do not do this.

I know exactly what you mean. I have the same problem. What I try to do is draw them in, bait them with a feignt, and then see how they react. Set the bait again, and respond accordingly. I had a post on sparring tall people a while back. It can be frustrating, but it can be done. Working your angles and using your timing will be your biggest assests. When I spar in class, I do a lot of blocking, and let them move in on me, and then I just start slugging away. I am not much for countering, but I like to block.

Thanks, White_Tiger.

Gotta love governing bodies, don't ya? Nothing but red tape and jumping through hoops to get things done. Oh, and the waiting.... Not to mention the politics involved.

I figured it out. In the ATA handbooks, it is written as neh-reyo chagi, and the translation is axe kick. Hope this helps!

I am sure you are not doing it wrong; it is likely an organizational difference. That is the only problem I have with this group of forms, is that EVERYONE has taken them and messed with them, making them their own.

Thanks!

This is how many medieval stylists have to recreate medieval systems. Also popular in ancient Greece for the games were boxing and wrestling. Likely, pankrationist would have combined the two styles, and formed a hybrid style....the first MMA events in history!

Me and my instructor agree that if you say you are a Black Belt, but don't practice anymore, then you aren't one anymore.

Well, this wasn't really anything the ATA engineered. This is something my school owner did as a program in school only as part of her Master's preparation. Aodhan Yeah, I understood that. But, don't you imagine that is where the ATA comes up with some of it's ideas? It is great networking.

Welcome to the forums.

I know it is early, but I found out this week that I will be eligible to test for my 3rd dan in April of 2007. I am excited, because I can now see it in the distance. I will have to test for 3rd recommended first, and then I can test for 3rd decided between 2 to 6 months after that. I am excited, and can't wait!

You make a good point here. I think the problem is that so much physical improvement has taken place between white and black belt that one thinks he is not impoving anymore. What the student needs to realize is that the improvements are going to come in more subtle ways, like improved timing, better stamina in sparring and forms, and the development of fighting strategies, and things like this. These little things tend to slip through the cracks, I feel. It is important for the instructors to help the students realize these subtleties, so they can continue to improve on them, and show them how to realize them, so they can be proud of them.

I agree.

Hey, Sohan, I hear you. I ran a school for a couple of years, and knowing what I do now, I would do it differently. But for right now, I am more than happy being a student, and getting the opportunity to teach a limited number of classes to help out my instructor. I am greatful for the experiences that I got running the school, both good and bad. In the future, I will be better prepared, and a better instructor.

Of course, in a one off situation its helpful to use english. But if i decided to dedicate myself to a korean style i would expect to use the korean terminology and using it would most likely make the techniques easier to talk about. I think thats what most of the other posters are getting at. I agree with you here. However, I don't think tradition is lost just because a teacher wants to teach in English. Yeah, we want to use the Japanese/Korean titles of forms and such, but the English language commonly adopts words like this into use, so to me, it is not a big deal. I agree. The english langauge is always adding words. If you looked "karate" is probably in the english dictionary. In my school we use mostly english, though for lining up we sometimes use korean. And for kata as well as a few basic terms, we use japanese (dojo, gi, obi, uke, etc). Our style isnt exclusivly japanese or korean, hence the mixture. I do like it that most people on the forums use english words for techniques. I find it confusing if they use japanese or korean, and while I do enjoy learning more of each language, I dont know the names of every technique in both. -.-The way you describe it is the way I used to do it our ATA school. The school I am in now uses more Korean terminology. However, common words like dojang, and chareot, kyung-ne, and there Japanese counterparts, will always be standards in the martial arts communities.

Happy birthday, Shotokan-kez. Hope you have many more!

We in TKD (at least the TKD I have done) keep our eyes down, as it is a sign that you don't trust them when you bow and look in Korea (I guess). So, when we bow, we look down, to show humility.

You may have hit it, DCMS. I have kind of big hips anyway, and even if I did lose some weight, I would still be a little wide (girthy, I guess you could say). I got the good chamber, and when I do the form for testing or demo, I don't try to cheat to get a higher kick. I pop it waist level, and stick it for a second, then pull it back. Technique is always first and foremost for me.

Of course, in a one off situation its helpful to use english. But if i decided to dedicate myself to a korean style i would expect to use the korean terminology and using it would most likely make the techniques easier to talk about. I think thats what most of the other posters are getting at. I agree with you here. However, I don't think tradition is lost just because a teacher wants to teach in English. Yeah, we want to use the Japanese/Korean titles of forms and such, but the English language commonly adopts words like this into use, so to me, it is not a big deal.

No, just my idea. Not sure, exactly, just and edgumicated guess. Drop Sohan a PM, I am sure he knows why it is like that, and how to correct it.

Yeah, but you get to start spinning, ducking, jumping, turning, twisting, flipping, and all of that other stuff to go along with the techniques now. I love watching the movie Only the Strong, seeing how they flow in the drills. Yeah, the movie is kind of corny, but the choreography is great.

We can all thank Funakoshi and Kano for the advances that they made in spreading the martial arts to the public.

Yeah, my instructor has some of those THICK ones. I think they are made that way so students can work on contact drills with the instructor. Definitly don't want one of those. Once I get my protector on, it feels ok. Then, I try to spin, or do an axe kick, and I get caught.