The_Yak

welcome to the forum

I'm from Melbourne FL and I believe that he is a 4th degree black belt.

At my school I had the option between learning several weapons and I chose the Bo. I chose it because I shoot pool all the time. I compete in tournements and play for money in local pool halls. I figured that if I knew how to use something that I always had with me I would be better off than learning something cool like the sais. _________________ Patience is the key to understanding. The Yak [ This Message was edited by: The_Yak on 2002-08-03 12:32 ]

Good or bad doesn't matter.

He's my instructer just wanted to know if anyones heard of him before?

Under black belt wears all white, black belt has choice of whatever, demo team wears black top and black pants with red and white stripes.

Wow that's great. Good luck with the changes.

wow that's awesome

Welcome to the forum.

So do they want you to carry a sword around all the time?

Bunkai- Application It's how you get real-life application from kata. You also do variations of the moves.

Welcome to the forum.

What were 1001 uses for a sword? Just a few examples would be great. Was steak knife one? J/K

In my experience you must first give respect and then you recieve it. This even applys to all the jerks in the world.

thank you all for the warm welcome

I don't think its ever too late to start any martial art. I'm 19 and I just got back into karate. I've taken american kempo and yoshikai karate both have been very good for me.

Welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum, hope we can be of some help.

welcome

Welcome

Correct me if I'm wrong but most school fights can be avoided by not having an attitude and respecting those around you. If you do those things the chances of someone wanting to fight you become very slim. Remember: Most of the time you have to give respect before you get it.

Hi all, I recently began studying yoshikai karate under Michael Smith in Florida. I studied american kenpo when I was younger but stopped in order to pursue other hobbies. I'm 19 now and decided that I was begining to get lazy and should become more active. Karate is helping me do that.