Bobby

can it also hide a kick, many people lean back when thay kick or give away there next movement by shifting their weight. Where as if you weight is already on the correct leg you can kick with out giving it away. Would you agree?

By doing kata's in so many differerent directions (facing a different wall) as well as doing the katas left right forwards and backwards you can internalise them.... once you have done that then you can start to look at things like, softening the chest, sinking in the thigh, foot and hand timing, relaxing the shoulders, shorter kime.....ect Thats the way I have started doing it. and not just with kata also with basics and kumite. try doing you kumite when both sides have the same legs forward or the other way round (mabey even personal add on's) What do you think? [ This Message was edited by: Bobby on 2002-05-29 15:53 ]

YEP I like the faces

OH! ok, well I have learnt my kata's left right, backwards and forwards! I thought that many clubs did this training????

Thanks for the welcome!!! :nod:shotokan!

hi, so you do shotokan as (excellent) well, thanks for repyling - what grade are you? [ This Message was edited by: Bobby on 2002-05-28 14:57 ]

no, I mean, for example - start from the end of heian shodan and work backwards ( is that any better?)

have any of you looked at the kata one 1 posted?

My name is Bobby, I am a 1st dan in shotokan karate, interested in how other people do things as well as my self. tlk 2 u soon

I dont know about any of you guys, but who does their katas left, right, forwards and backwards?..............I do.

why bother against guns!!!

No, hollowing the chest as in softening the chest. Getting rid of all the tension. Many instructors tell you "keep your stomach tense" when I ask why they say "just do it" eventually i got an answer which was in case you get hit! (but you aint meant to get hit! are you?) - also if you soften your chest your weight sinks down into you legs.

hey, thanks for the welcome So in front stance is your weight is in your front thigh? - so you can push from it to kick? in cat stance do you hollow the chest and sink in the thigh?

Hi does any one have any ideas on stance principles? I have heard a few, any one got any? where the weight is? posture? ect....... [ This Message was edited by: Bobby on 2002-05-28 09:41 ]

ok, I thought that you only graded when you were ready