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Entering university was the start of a great time and adventure for me. I got to train so much it was great. I got a really bad mark mind and it messed up my head and starting work by a few years, so without sound like a moaning parent please do not make the same mistake as I did and neglect your studies. Anyway, you have 3 years at university I assume. You could decide to give it a try and if you like it start grading. You might get assessed and may not need to start at the bottom. The main friends I met at the club are now my friends for life. I was lucky as I chose my university based on the fact that the city had a few clubs belonging to the association I was with. Nevertheless, at each lesson I tried my best to perform the basics and kata like everybody else.

This is a case of Wado Ryu clubs starting to use Shotokan terms. Sokutogeri and sokuto fumikomi are kicks using the edge of the foot, which is what "soku-to" means. The people above have also said correctly that yoko geri is a kick to the side, so the two maegeri in Pinan Yondan or Kushanku for example are "yokogeri".

Black belt Wado Ryu

Bournemouth Wado Ryu karate club, does exactly as it says on the tin.

Samuel was incorrect with the nagashizuki as zuki means punch. He was correct with the idea of sweeping action. Nagashizuki is the process of a forward punching action whilst turning the body to take you off the original centre as if to avoid a simultaneous attack. This web site has a far superior explanation to mine. http://www.wadoworld.com/technical/moving/inasuirimi/inasuirimi.html Zenshin may be a shortening of the term Zenshinshite which the action of stepping through with the back foot. I think in this instance "zenshin gyakuzuki" means something like this: from left stance, step through into right stance and perform left gyakuzuki (reverse punch) as you come into your stance. We actually use the term "ayumi ashi" for that movement now. One important factor when making zenshinshite or ayumi ashi is to be correctly move forward in a safe way so that you are protecting your centreline and not to go wide with your feet.