The Karate Kid

hey dan have u heard about the wu shu show on in the hipadrome in bristol i think i may go 2 it

i alwaqys describe sochin stance as a beginners front stance as it looks like a front stance with the back leg bent which is how i see alot of new comers do it

in unsu the jump is supposed to be a jumping spinning back it before you land but to this day i have never ever seen anybody achieve it not even master kanazawa sensei 10th dan.

Club: Wells and street shotokan karate ad kickbxing club Instructors: Geoff Richards(5th dan), Myself (2nd Dan, and 3 1st dans.

personally i dont like the look of frayed or worn belts. when a black belt turns white to me it wouldnt be the same so my belt doesnt wear like some. but thats my opinion.

side thrust kick because its my most poweful and my fastest kick.

my style is shotokan karate and my belt is 2nd dan black since april 3rd 2005

at my dojo we do traditional shotokan and also freestyle kickboxing.......and i love it lol

mine is a 5th dan black belt in traditional shotokan karate and is well trained in kickboxing. both of which he teaches at my club

gd on ya i always believe in sticking up 4 ur friends

it took me 4 years to get shodan then another 2 for nidan. are you a shodan yeh? it should take atleast 3 years because its atleast in my club it is 3months between grades up 2 3rd kyu, then 6 months between all brown belts and six months between 1st kye and 1st dan then the respective years continuing..

i hate this ive seen it done in clubs. im glad that it mine it isnt like that. i feel that ive worked damn hard to achieve my 2nd dan and all my previous grades so it really pi$$es me off to see people who walk around with a black belt when they really cant do much more than a white belt.

i love this kata its definatly one of my favorites

well done its always a good feeling to pass your next belt

im a second dan but i know katas up 2 about 4th dan level because i love learning them and making them look good. i need 2 learn 3 more then i will know all 26 shotkan kata. no hangetsu doesnt have a jump in it but that jump ios in enpi i believe.

Hangetsu is a great powerful kata the slow moves moving into fast ones make it feel and look strong. also Kez Jitte is my fav kata i love it

i know in shotokan: Kihon Hian Shodan,nidan,sandan,yondan,godan Tekki Shodan,Nidan,sandan Kanku dai,sho Bassai dai, sho Enpi Unsu Wankan Hangetsu Sochin Gankaku Jion Jitte Jinn Nijushiho Meikyo

im a nidan black belt and i need 2 learn 3 more katas which are the 2 gojos and chinte

I think you should let him do it on his own and if he fails his grading he will do one of 2 things, 1 is think ok i must try harder and next time he will give it his heart and soul or 2 he will think ok forget this and quit. i hope he does ok