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Well it's been a couple of months now since I've been diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome, and while the majority of the time the symptoms are "manageable", the past few days it's been a lot harder. I'm taking a few things at the moment (well for the past couple of months); Glucosamine, Cod liver oil, Calcium tablets, honegar, eye drops as well as piroxicam, paracetamol and ibuprofen (and the stronger versions of them when required), while I'm waiting for my referral to see the rheumatologist for a proper treatment and further tests (there's a possibility that I may also have rheumatoid arthritis or Lupus). So my question is, to those that suffer from forms of autoimmune conditions before you got treated/put on a treatment, what did you do to alleviate joint pain? And did you either have to stop training or pause your training?

To be honest, if you have any concerns you should visit your GP/Doctor/Nurse. Better to get it checked out sooner rather than later

Hi Guy's, Just found out what form it is, :Thanks for those that were looking into this for me -Ken

Wow, they really go for it, don't they?

Hi Guys & Gals, We practiced a form last night (in TSD) and I can't remember the name. It starts off in a (going forward) back stance, then reverse punch (with knuckle), back stance again, then reverse punch (with knuckle), back stance again, then reverse punch (with knuckle), then both fists punch down, then swinging your (both) arms up then down. I'm not sure that I'm explaining the movements correct, but that's the gist of them. It was the first time that I practiced this form (so I may have gotten a couple of movements wrong) Not sure if it's a MDK or SBD form, but it's either a 2nd or 3rd Dan form (however again, it's dependant on the association). Any ideas? Thanks -Ken

Glad that it sorted, well at least for now

If any of us find anything, we'll post it here. However information is a bit thin on the ground on this kata... Hopefully we have some practitioners of the art on the forums who can assist a bit more

Can't seem to find a lot of info on it. Did find this small vid of it, if it helps

Thanks again guys

Cool, nice work

Isshin-ryu and Ishinryu are two completely different styles of karate, both are in the UK/GB, it's not just a US/GB thing. Have you considered arts like Tai Chi (there are classes that are for health as well as self-defence, eg Wu style, though Yang style is pretty good too), Lee style kung fu or even Bagua Zhang?

All three are excellent styles and glad that you made a decision (however if in the future you want a change, you could try out Tang Soo Do ). Keep us updated on how you go, especially on your first grading (which will probably be in 3 months time).

While I see why you did what you did, I agree with your CI in principle... After all you've trained under him for X amount of time, then basically wearing a white belt under another instructor in the same art (however please correct me if I misunderstood), in the CI's own dojo. See it from your CI's point of view, basically it sounds like you've just told your CI that what he's taught is either wrong or useless (it's different if it's a different art). From what I can see, you have a few choices before you... 1. Communication - Open up a dialogue with your CI, explain to him that you didn't mean any disrespect and see where that takes you. 2. Leave your CI and just train and grade (if poss) with the re-occurring instructor (however you have to realise that while you may be learning something different, if this instructor is only part-time and/or just re-occurring is the possibility of him leaving greater). 3. Leave your current association and find another. There are probably more options, but at this time of the morning, I can only think of those 3 main ones However it pans out, I do hope it works out for you

I've attended 4 classes since the start of the new year (missed one), and I know how you feel. It's been a while since my body has had to recover a day or day before aches and pains go away, lol

Kobudo (Martial arts weaponry), a lot of Shotokan associations will teach a weapon or two, not all do mind you... My first association offered Bo and Sai training, 2-4 times a year. My second association offered Bo and katana (as the instructor of that association also was a kendo practitioner) training. So it would be down to the instructors. However, glad you are going to try it out

Just checked out the price on Amazon US, buy it new $26.99, but it used $56.73.... ???

Happy birthday guys Virtual beers all round

That's right Quality wise, I've seen no difference between those with and without Japanese affiliation. Organisation affiliation is different from lineage, from my point of view, as while the main association that I belonged to many years ago wasn't affiliated with any of the Japanese organisation, I could actually trace back my sensei's instructors back to the "founder" or "creator" of Shotokan karate. I agree! However you first stated that you fell in love with Seido, go for that... If that isn't for you, try the others. I only stated Shotokan as that was the art that started my love of the martial arts (practice wise, as it was Kung Fu with Jackie Chan that got me interested ).

Wow, thanks guys & gals

To be honest, it sounds like you've already found the style that you want to do - Seido. GO for that one If you still want to know our opinion, I would have said Shotokan, but I also know that there can be a wide range of quality between associations.

Now a days - 30mins drive. In the past up to 1 1/2 hours drive...

Thought I answered this a while ago, but could find my answer, ok well... With TSD: £10pm (this is for the first 6 months, then it went up to £20pm), this includes training up to 4 times a week and there are no other fees to pay (insurance, gradings, membership, etc are all included). This is my main club, which is non-profit. With Shotokan: £5 per lesson, £20 per year for membership & insurance. The price of the gradings are dependant on the association, however looking into them this year, the prices are between £40 and £80 for 2nd Dan and above (again depending on the association). With Kickboxing: £5 per lesson, £20-£30 per year for membership & insurance, I can't remember the price of the gradings - I believe it was in the region of £15-£20 (pre black belt)...

You could argue that a lot of what we regard as Martial Arts contain superfluous material that isn't immediately practical or the quickest route to learning viable self defense. Karate, Taekwon-Do, Kung Fu and the like are a long term investment whereas if you trained in a self defense class specifically you might get your return (good self defense base) sooner. You also have the discussion of "martial art" vs "martial sport"... Self-defence vs competitions, etc...

I know what you mean, not so much muscle pain for me, but joint pain

(belated) congrats mate