Shotokan-kez

Brian i'm with you there! We are the same age so we'll just stick to that theory eh!

Wouldn't that make you stay on the same belt for a very long time? Not that it matters i suppose. I'll be on 1st kyu for at least a year but it doesn't seem to matter because i know shodan is next. If all students just thought well it doesnt matter if im on this belt for ages, they just look forward to getting the next one. It would work well then.

Yay my baby's home now! He had lots of things to tell me and show me. It's mad because Ryan came home from his two weeks holiday and then Ethan has gone off with his dad for a few days. This is good because i can spend some quality time with Ryan and do lots of talking! He's very brown too, but a nice brown and he's all handsome and cuddly

Glad your feeling better Brian!

I must buy some lol

Very good!

Those two fights were good, i tended not to notice the main thing, the 'bouncing', because i was enjoying it so much . I noticed that in the first fight one of the guys was brought down a lot, i'm pressuming that was because he was unstable on his feet because of the 'bouncing'? The second fight looked a bit like how we do it but with just a little bit more moving around. The thing that got to me about the second fight was that they wasn't wearing protection and they were really battering each other!

Well Sohan and Brian said it all really. Go up, have fun and just do your best! Good luck with that and let us know how you get on.

Thanks for that it looks good!

I agree with a lot of points here. If your instructor says your ready then maybe you really are. Two years is quite a long time, so maybe you can re-assess the situation then and see how your feeling. I'm similar to you as far as confidence goes, im hoping to grade for my black belt in april and my confidence isn't so good. But i know that i have to just get up there and get on with it. Your school and instructor sound really genuine and thats great!

Hey good one! Welcome to the forums and welcome to Karate! What style are you?

I tend not to bounce. But like others have said it's not such a bad thing, because it can keep you moving and so confuse your opponent. I also agree that it can waste energy and be easily caught out with a sweep or something. I would advise maybe just trying to minimise it.

Hehe Carolyn i noticed whenever im in Scotland the shelves are never short of iron bru!

Isn't that funny then, that i have learn't kanku dai, bassai dai before bassai sho

I would have a talk to the sensei. A lot of clubs round here just put say a yellow belt on and you and see how you go for a while, then the next. I think it's fab you have got back into it after being away for so long. And you are showing determination which is also a good thing. Have a chat with him, see what he says. He may set up a special test for you and give you a higher belt.

Do you know the publisher of the mag?

Oh no Brian thats bad Between the pair of us how many injuries have we had eh? I know what it's like when you pull your neck, you can't turn your head and you end up turning your whole body to turn to look at someone. Aww make sure you rest it and get some heat pads on it or a hot water bottle. This kinda thing normally starts to feel better after a few days. Sorry hun i know that probably doesn't help Hope you feel better soon Brian. Kez x

Thanks Bearich, i'm not sure about the first one, i think i'll feel like a robot The second one looks ok but i'm not sure if i'll be able to wear that under my gi, it doesn't say.

Brilliant

Milkshake. I never have but a kid once did and vommited everywhere....eeewwwww. I never do eat tho before a lesson, well at least not a hour before!

Hello there and welcome to the forums!

Hello there and welcome to the forums!

Hello there and welcome to the forums!

Hello there and welcome!

Well i will drink almost any but my faves are pepsi and dr pepper. My dentist said i should stop because like orion it was hurting my teeth and i was having fillings. My dentist also said that the sugar free one's are just as bad!