Shotokan-kez

Fran, congrats to you. It's great the black belt grade has been helping others, i find that important. Well done...keep training hard.

Hello all. This is just a moan really, i needed some advice and to talk so i thought this would be the best place, i hope no-one minds. Ryan is 12 and Ethan is 5. Ryan wets his bed every single night, medical tests have proved it isn't medical related and i have been told by doctors he will grow out of it. Ethan is 5 and he has never wet the bed, not even when he came out of nappies, he didnt even use the potty he just went straight to the toilet and he didnt need nappies at night. Why do i have two totally different kids. Ryan is almost 13 and he doesn't even take responsibility for it. I have so much to do in my life, with work, housework, studies, bills ect. It's getting me down having to wash so many bed clothes every single day. He won't even strip his bed in the morning if he is wet and i have to force him into the shower! Another problem is that he can't have sleepovers with his friends and they can't come here because his room smells bad, as well as the fact he will wee the bed. Has anyone had to deal with this before? It would be nice to know why he is doing and how old he would be before he stops...14, 15 or 16?? He was once on a medication called desmopressin but they wont let him have anymore because it has been so long and they said it can effect the kidneys. Any advice much appreciated. Kez

Thanks Brian

Thanks for that sensei. Great advice. I love Kanku-Dai, it's one of my favourites along with Jion. The reason i think about kanku-dai when doin the snap kicks is because i keep wantin to go into those strikes/blocks that come next I concentrated on Kanku-Dai a lot because of my nidan grading and it was one of my chosen Katas. So it's still fermented in my brain lol. I will keep at Kanku-sho, i have seen the Unsu jump but not yet tried the kata...as you state fun fun fun

Hey everyone. Just wondered what everyone's take was on this kata. My main problems with this kata is the jump, not the jump where you land in shuto-uke but the second rather big jump. As a rule do you actually have to kick your hand and how high does the hand have to be? Also i find it difficult to jump straight back up again without losing balance a little. I also tend to go into Kanku-dai, especially when you do the side snap kicks on either side. So what do you all think of this kata, and how long did it take you to get that jump right!

Good luck with that.

Thank you Dobbersky!! Well Wythenshawe, my partner lives there lol. I had to go in they were my friends. Osu

I'm just starting to learn new kata's now i have my second dan. I am concentrating on Kanku-Sho for now i really like it.

Refereing to the red and white belts...I have only ever seen that once and that was in a book! Stating it was from the style shotokan, but in all the years i have been in shotokan i have never seen it. I once asked my sensei and he shrugged it off. Has anyone else seen this? I bet you wouldn't be able to get them embroidered.

Great stuff! I was sore too after mine, especially since i got my butt kicked in the kumite hehe! Great feeling though isn't it, well done, congrats. xx

There was once a post on here with a picture of a homemade belt display and it looked pretty cool. I can't remember the poster or what the post was called, but if u can find it it may give you some idea's.

Good luck Dobbs!

Pretty good...that guy has a good kicking range!

Thank you so much everyone, for your help through everything.. i feel great right now and i'm so happy...woohooooooooooooooo

Thank you all..

Hey guys....I have to be quick as i am using another computer. Just wanted to let you all know i passed my 2nd dan grading two weeks ago. I dont know if any of you read the post about me being assaulted but i never thought i would be able to do this, but i found the courage and i did it and i am feeling so proud. I have also been made a chief instructor for the kids class. I am so happy and proud and sometime this year i may come down from the clouds lol Just wanted to share this with you all (my friends), i dont know when i can get back on to check any replies so i thank you all in advance. Kez xx

Yep, what goes around comes around!

Guys i got some bad news The police are not bringing charges! I am so angry. They said all the statements given to the police are too weak and there isn't enough sufficiant evidence to charge them. My best friend described what they were wearing, and they arrested guys wearing the exact same clothes but the police said they cannot charge someone based on what they were wearing. Because no-one can identify them in an ID parade, the case will be dropped. In a way i am glad it's over because i did just want to forget it and get on with my life...what annoys me is that these guys have got away it and they will continue to assault other poor victims

Congrats...and good luck for the rest!

Well thank goodness this isn't a grading requirement at our club...i would collapse!! I can't even do five push ups let alone 80 I can just make 20 sit ups and 20 leg lifts. All we have to do is an extra warm up at the start of the grading, the rest is up to the Karateka.

I don't really remember my first grading, i have been doing it for so many years and have had time off it has faded a lot. I can tell you though that all my gradings are nerve wracking. I find the Dan gradings the worst, i feel sick now just thinking about my Nidan grading on 17th may.

Defo have to have electricity Brain, i would also be lost without my pc...i would build an extension on that and have a gym

thank you

He was brilliant and do you remember that woman from the other week, think she was called Sue...anyway she was great too. And there are some fantastic dance acts this year.

What a great idea Brian...Thanks!