Shotokan-kez

I did a google search and found plenty of information about him but it says nothing about him standing down.

Woohoo, can't wait for season 3 to come to the uk

This sounds cool, we have done something similar in class before and i love it.

Just remember a lot comes from within you. MA can help you, as it did me. Karate will give you strength in your body and soul, but in your heart you must want it too. Good luck in everything you do. Kez xx

iceman i have to the same probem as you, i cant gain weight either, and like you is rarely hungary. i was to my stomache shrank and it needed training to take more food by eating 'little but often'

some martial arts uniforms are crazy colours, i think i remember a post on kf some time ago, some pictures were mad.

how strange

Hmmm well i just tred to avoid certain places, at first its hard cos you feel a bit isolated but its great when you can go back to those places wthout concern. I also had to reduce my time on the pc cos i smoked a lot while chatting. I removed all the keys from my keyboard so i could clean it cos they were sticking To my horror it was full of tobacco, i rolled my own so it used to drop all loose bits inbetween the keys. Anyway seeing that made me realise i have made the right choice and that makes me feel good

Ours are white. I do like the black top white pants look though, and i would like an all back gi. For us its white gi only.

Cheers ps1 this helps heaps. Got/getting things into perspective now

yep thats what was bothering me the most zorbassan.

Thats so funny. We once had a kid that drank milkshake just before class, he puked everywhere.

Sorry to hear this. I agree with what everyone else says, talk to your sensei he may be able to help you. I know my sensei has from time to time. Good luck!

Yeah i've chilled out about it a bit now...it is quite personal kirsty..just something about him that gets to me..i.e his attitude, swareing ect. i'll just try to get on with my training and ignore him.

I just cycle and walk really.

Unfortuatly i am the same. I suffer with a panic dissorder so when i am put in serious confrontations (outside the dojo), i do tend to freeze up, my heart races and i feel i may pass out. I am 1st kyu but this doesn't mean i am no good at my karate. Bushido man hit the nail on the head, i think it is defo mentality, confidence ect...i am getting better with every training session and my fighting is improving. I'm sure this will improve with your friend to given time.

We also have to do bassai-dai for first brown belt. I'm 1st kyu now and i have to know kanku-dai, jion, empi, and hangetsu. Out of them the only one i dont know is empi. I haven't even attempted any other tekki's yet accept for tekki shodan.

Of course this makes sense Bushido, i'm with ya there. There are too many people (especially the younger ones') who gain their black belts and thats that, they dont come back to training and think they have become bruce lee! When i do finally achieve my black belt it will just give me more determination to keep going and train even harder. There is so much more to learn after gaining black belt, training doesn't end there!

Great choice....Bon Jovi is brilliant anyway. I also like Bryan adams..."kids wanna rock"

Sounds good cathal...will let you know!

Hehe everyone will be wearing tie waists from now on. My waist is elasticated too, but i may have to buy a new pair in case he tries to get me back! Lol

I completely agree with you. Kata i find to be important, balance ect.

Definatly 5 years or so. I am on 1st kyu now but im quite happy to wear this belt with pride for a year or even two if i have too, it's worth waiting for.

yeah i suppose after sleeping on it i might be over reacting a little. I will be keeping an eye on this guy though.

Thank you everyone. I have started to tell people now. I have avoided a lot of people and places who smoke so a lot of them hadn't realised. They have been great tho because i have been able to tell them how long i have been wihtout a smoke! It's great.