PlasmaShock

In the tournaments i go to, yes. in shotokan tournaments, you only get points for the head, sternum, above the waist and the rib cage area(with roundhouse kicks). if you face sideways and have a good guard, they will have a hard time trying to get in and scoring a point on the more vital targets. if you have any more questions similar or close to this one, will gladly try to help.

a good startegy is to tell urself to never be in the way of the kick. when they go to kick you shift backwards or sideways to aviod the kick. you sometimes don't even need to block it if you shift away from it enough.

Shotokan is very picky about the gis. especially my senseis . I also don't really like uniforms with really long pant sleeves and arm sleeves.

I find it hard to belive that if someone wants to fight they would motorbike charge you rather than just confronting you instead(unless they're insane ). plus if you kick someone off a horse or moving object, that could snap you leg, throw you off balance and make you land very dangrously(like on your head, neck or arm).

does anyone know where you can download the movie or in different downloading sessions. i really want to see that movie and i cant find it anywhere .

my favorite fights in the karate kid movies are when the guy does like 3 tornado kicks in a row then does some punches then a jumping cresent/hook kick then one of the cobra kais counter attacks him on the landing. i also love the fight scene when mr miyagi is fighting the bad guys from the second movie in the back yard.

heres a good way to test your self defence. have some people attack you and block and parry all their attacks(don't hurt them though). well actually you don't have to do that lol. you can be good at self defence by reconizing dangerous and potentially life threatening situations and avoiding them or escaping them.

my sensei would probably like to teach his higher students more advanced moves but he is recovering from a busted knee. its healing well so he will probably be able to jump on his leg in about a year or 2. im one of the highest students(4th kyu) in his beginners class plus i already know how to do jumping kicks. i just can't jump high .

Many people may have asked, "what is a ture martial artist?" Well, here are some points of a good martial artist. -Trains to the best of his/her abilities and tries their hardest -Shows respect and discipline towards themself and others -Does not think his/her style is better than another -Enjoys training in the martial arts -Helps others who are in need -Isn't cocky or arrogant about their martial art There are many characteristics of a good martial artist. Please add on if you'd like to .

JKA and ITKF.

i live in canada so its illegal to own any weapons like automatic guns, tazers, and stuff like that. the only thing you can have with a permit is martial arts weapons, semi-auto guns, shotguns, rifles, and some other things. of course you can have pocket knifes.

my favorite is "i know kung fu and 7 other dangerous words".

when did you people learn jump kicks? my sensei taught me the jump front kick when i was a 5th kyu. i always knew how to do them good but not high in the air. but the important thing is to apply what you learn in basics and use them in advanced techniques. i think they are good exercise to get your speed up and stuff like that but they don't have much practicality.

in my opinion, its all in the hips baby!

my best bet would be a quick jab, maybe a reverse punch after blocking or avoiding a punch, sucker punches are effective, also a shift to the side followed by a quick roundhouse kick. just do what you would feel comfortable with or do what you martial art instincts tell you to do.

That is purely disgusting.

Unsu!

on a board breaking video, near the beginning, someone kiais and it sounds almost like hes throwing up. its actually a pretty cool and funny kiai. listen closely near the beginning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcOK1pyCLRY.

i learned this kata and im a purple belt.

it really annoys me when i see uniforms(especially flashy ones with stars, patterns or stripes) that have a whloe bunch of logos and patches. uniforms should have nothing on them. it is a symbol of respect when uniforms are plain and the color of the gi goes with the style. although its good to have at least one with the name of the foundation like jka or something like that. do you agree with me?

you should not be angry because people train 2 times a week. thats how many days i train in a week. its all a matter of affording classes, injuries/health, maybe work or school stuff, and other things.

i practise whenever i feel like it . usually a couple short periods each day.

i dont want to say my name. but i am a 4th kyu(2nd purple) in jka shotokan karate.

one of my senseis had a big belly and he had the most beautiful form. it was almost perfect and i think he was a 3rd or 4th dan.