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There's a new trailer out!! Getting me more and more excited! although I feel like I have already seen a lot of the season now just through the trailers!

Congrats!!

1. My Sandan grading 10 years ago, received really good feedback on how well I done and how mature I was for a 21 year old. 2. My Shodan grading after watching me in kumite the examiners used me as an example to spar with one of the higher dan grades. 3. Winning gold medal at a world championship for Kata (was in 16-21 year old category just after I turned 16)

Don't be so hard on yourself. Training always fluctuates, and we all go through periods where we feel disappointed with our training. Especially for an instructor, its too easy to focus on your club and students needs before your own. from the look of it your school is still pretty new? It will have taken a lot of time and effort setting that up so it would have taken focus from your personal training. Be proud of what you have achieved in other areas and take it as a learning experience, and that this has just shown you what you need to work on...

Congrats! Pizza is usually my go to celebration food!

Fantasy based, modern type of story line. The Author is a martial artist main styles being Kempo, Kung fu and tai chi which are some of the main styles that we see in the books. He takes Martial art mythology and turns it into a fantasy story. There is a secret society that uses the dark art of Dim Mak who are the main bad guys throughout the series. There is also this martial arts school called the Hall of Dragon, which is where the main character gets invite to which is basically their version of Hogwarts! I don't feel like I am really doing it justice, I think if you look into it you can actually download the first book for free, it's definitely worth checking out!

This is about a book series, I figured that fits in this part of the forum, if not please move appropriately... The Katana Series by Ken Warner consists of 5 Books: Katana Shodan: The Scroll of the Five Masters Katana Nidan: The Unwritten Koan Katana Sandan: The Code of Bodhidharma Katana Yodan: The Immortal Masters Katana Godan: Nemesis Has anyone come across them before? I struggle to make it through a book, the Harry Potter books are probably the only books I managed to get through until I came across these books. It literally feels like a martial art version of Harry Potter! definitely recommend seeking them out if that is your sort of thing... If you have read them, what did you think?

welcome to the Forum!

Welcome to the forum! and to Karate, where about in the UK are you?

Congrats!!!

dependent on your school and Instructor. We don't worry about matching labels

I hold the Rank of 'Man of the House' although this is self-appointed and I'm pretty sure my wife actually has this title most of the time... or think she does... I'm not sure which anymore... Other than that I'm also a 4th Dan in Karate

Hello! Welcome to the forum! what style of karate do you do?

In a more active communication platform I quite often find that I don't contribute as much unless I happen to be online when the topic is first posted. For me personally I do like the general pace of this forum, I can log on in the more see recent topics, Have a think about what I want to say and then later when I get chance, I can log on and reply. I guess it's just personal preferences

Have you actually designed your own miniatures with it? I imagine the design process for something like that could be difficult to get your head around to start with. Out of interest what armies do you play?

How dare you suggest to train for the fun of it!!! what do you think this is... a hobby!?

Congrats! Just saw the rest of this thread, great to see your journey, keep it up!

Congrats on passing the test! a huge achievement! sounds well deserved!

Happy Birthday KF!! where I was 21 years ago... I was only 10! 5 years later I found this forum I was one of the teenagers that has nearly turned into an adult! Thanks everyone who makes this place what it is

Congrats Danielle! and thanks for everything you have done for the community

If you put yourself in a position to have to use your self-defence so that you can gain real-life experience to become a more credible instructor then you have missed the point of self-defence

Congrats! well deserved, contributed so much in your short time here already

Great story! congrats on your Green belt!

Possibly not as excited... but it is something that I definitely want to see, I have been trying to get through the Mandalorian, but it's something I have to try and find time for on my own as it's not something my wife is really into. (and time is hard to find for similar reasons you expressed in your cobra kai post!) It may be a case of using the time I find for the Mandalorian to watch Kenobi instead... unless they are linked and would be missing something if I didn't get up to date first?

Depends on what style of karate we are talking about... For me as a Shotokan karate-ka the karate I do I consider Japanese because of the Japanese influence to my particular style, I'm sure there are others out their that view their karate differently. My first karate club I was with as a child had more of a Korean influence and was taught with Korean terminology so I would consider that karate club more Korean...