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Its serious mind blowing but worth it and the cold after lol

No cause that's what i want too lol

Done, found the question regards what styles very generalistic against karate, karate can be sub divided into different categories

Kata for life and kata for competition are 2 different animals. One is wild that for the streets, for self defense and one is domesticated, for aesthetics, nothing more than competition I think if one only wants kata to win trophies, one must treat it as a Japanese dance, and work on that. Good luck, hopefully someone willbe able to advise better, OSU

I think this is the kind of thing people need to keep in mind. Appearance means little compared to fighting ability. Totally agree, solid post!!!!

It's meant to be a finishing technique or a final strike to prevent the opponent from getting back up. Although its done in air its a natural instinct to do so they always complete their combinations. OSU

I'm overweight BMI is around 40 My Cholesterol levels are just over 4 I demonstrate EVERY Kihon (Basic) technique I demonstrate EVERY kata. I do the "Bag test" with my students I fight with my students I do the warm up/down with my students I practice my Kata Every day I do sit ups & press-ups every day But I'm still overweight.

I'm over weight, 120kg, I've put on about 16kg since I've injured my knee, waiting for scan on it. But as soon as its fixed I'm running the weight off. I've not met many instructors who don't have the instructor pouch in front. It's sue to not as much personal training and more instructing. But as you've said there has to be a limit,

Sorry Jack I'm not an IT specialist

Tai Sabaki or Ashi Sabaki is apparent in all martial arts in some way shape or form and is definantly there when it comes to Kata For those not conversant with it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_sabaki

Some awesome posts, thank you so much everyone

Isnt that subconscious through knowlege? I'd go with analysing. Wait for good moment, attack and run if there is oppening. Agree to a point but as Harkon says

Good Thread!!! For me it would be through the desire of surviving the immediate moment. I train daily with my kata and varying basics to hopefully be able to react instinctively to any situation that is but upon me. I have in the past reactively used various Combinations of Kata instinctly and only after post analysis have I realised "oh that was that combination out of that kata!!!" etc

Greetings my fellow Martial Artist I used to train in Tang Soo Do and graded upto 4th Gup, I left 1 week away from my 3rd Gup grading. I miss Tang Soo Do and the Senior Kata that I was begining to learn I'd just begun to learn the Chil Sung Hyungs. My instructor changed the gradiing syllabus and rearranged the Kata for each grade, plus put the prices up dramtically for monthly subscription and gradings. I was cross training in Ashihara Karate (which I now teach), and I had to make a decision as to which 'Do' to follow. I have trained in various styles since leaving Tang Soo Do but it never had the same 'feel' until I found 'Wado Ryu'. The 'Nai Han Ji' hyung is similar to Wado Ryu's Naihanchi kata and is also practiced in other Japanese karate styles (it is know as Tekki in Shotokan) so I am unsure of its origin but most forms are predominately Chinese/Korean by default via Okinawa where Japanese Karate stems from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naihanchi Thanks, Patrick OMG, doesn't time fly, it shows how life changes and a persons views on things change over time Thanks Patrick, looking forward to my certificate

Not my own words but Sensei Endō Seishirō best describes what Shu Ha Ri is: "It is known that, when we learn or train in something, we pass through the stages of shu, ha, and ri. These stages are explained as follows. In shu, we repeat the forms and discipline ourselves so that our bodies absorb the forms that our forbearers created. We remain faithful to the forms with no deviation. Next, in the stage of ha, once we have disciplined ourselves to acquire the forms and movements, we make innovations. In this process the forms may be broken and discarded. Finally, in ri, we completely depart from the forms, open the door to creative technique, and arrive in a place where we act in accordance with what our heart/mind desires, unhindered while not overstepping laws." Endō Seishirō

Interestingly nobody was singling out Shotokan nor attempting to make this a "style vs style" thread. All I did was correct a misconception and share a simple opinion with the disclaimer that it was my opinion. I have no problem with systems. It's faulty training methods I dislike. was it not you who called kyukoshin superior then ? sorry it must be my poor English ! Guys you know that if you wanna talk which style is better you need not look any further than this

Totally agree, OSU!!!

Choi Kwang Do has 18, yes 18 grades, before black belt http://harrowckd.com/BeltSystem.htm

I've broken my toes a few times over the years. I got used to the feeling, and get on with it. They don't usually do anything really with toes and fingers. Interesting thread

The best way is to run two different Syllabi, as I do one for the Junior Grades (kids) and one for the adults. The syllabus Basics is exactly the same but Kata and use of Kata as well as sparring is totally different. How am I to grade a 10 year old to Full Black belt if I would not alllow him to spar FULL contact with adults. Hence why I have a minumum age of 16 for Adult Grades. I think that if you don't spar full contact and your style is about technique with a few self defence moves thrown in then actually there is no difference in adult or Junior grades. If they have to spar full contact then one must make a difference in their levels for the candidates safety for one

Awesome that deserves Member of the month OSU

Shotokan is an excellent style of Karate and it depends completely on the fighter, I have sparred with some Shotokan Karateka knockdown rules and they found it extremely hard to switch but I have sparred with others who find it like a walk in the park

Ashihara principles as detailed on You tube, some cameo apperances of Ninomiya Kancho whilst he was still with Ashihara Karate, prior to forming Enshin Karate Kata http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAxEbhSoxDA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND0Quvfp2fs&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdEZLIRC874&feature=relmfu And Enshin

God luck Judobrah, Goju is a hard style and it was good enough for Oyama Sosai to train and get 8th Dan in OSU

Awesome, just re-read the thread, some excellent well researched posts, thank you everyone So from what I can see, and its something that has been stated many times, as long as there has been human life there has been martial arts, its stated in the Old Testiment and in the Quran and other religious scripts so there's our evidence OSU