Wado Guy

Depends upon the particular practioner of each art. Personally, I feel that Muay Thai is a bit more brutal in general. I'm going with Muay Thai.

I saw him fight, I believe it was an older person....a Frechman I believe, but I could be wrong. Reyes dominated him the entire fight. It wasn't even close at all. Reyes is a class act and a great athlete

I'm planning on taking a fishing trip to Montana in the somewhat near future. I'm gonna be sure to look you up Thank you for all the kind words and encouragement. *rei*

I sincerely appreciate your encouragement and kind words. That means a lot to me. The weird thing about my situation is that I have to work during literally ALL of the class times that I could take class. Stack that upon a tight financial scene and there you have my situation. I would not have a problem speaking with my sensei about working for him in exchange for classes, but I'm working during the scheduled class times. It is a rather *large* school (putting it mildly). Several people are actually making a living teaching there. The dues a month are...a bit steep, but money has never been an issue concerning my training until now. One can't put a price on what you learn in the dojo. I'm probably just going to have to sit out of classes for a while and train on my own. I stil feel pretty bummed though. Again, thank you very much for the encouraging words. It's nice to know that there are others who can identify with me on this. Yours in Wa No Michi, *rei*

Recently, I've had to stop attending my school due to work scheduling and financial difficulties. It is literally impossible for me to continue training at my dojo under my current circumstances. I see no let up in my circumstances until possibly the late spring or early summer. I never have been particularly close to my sensei, but have been a respectful, loyal and dedicated student of his and his staff for the past 5 years. I feel as if I've let him down, the school down, our federation down, my friends in the dojo down, as well as the style down. I feel terrible and incredibly sad and disappointed about the situation. It's awful. Would any of you have any encouraging words or advice for a fellow karateka? Yours in Wa No Michi, *rei*

Ironically, I forgot to mention, Cash recorded somewhere around 30 more songs since June's passing. It won't be long until that album is released. It should be an interesting album.

The video of Cash's rendition of "Hurt" kind of disturbes me. I'm not really sure what Johnny was trying to get at, but I respect him for doing it. Maybe I need to watch it a few more times.

Nashville, as well as the rest of the world, has lost one of it's great treasures. One of my few memories of my grandfather was when we would sit in his workshop while he fixed old radios....and there was ALWAYS a Johnny Cash record playing. :) Cash's music is timeless. I'm going to miss him.

I like Sapp. Hes hilarious, but he couldn't actually hang skill wise with Mike Tyson, even if Tyson IS past his prime. Kimo almost took out Sapp under K-1 rules last week. (but don't get me started on how Pride officials gave Sapp a long count). As much as I like Sapp, no one has ever hit him as hard as Tyson could on a bad day.

There is a young lad in class at my school , 17 years old, 6'7". He's still growing too.Tall drink of water. You think a high kick would work on him? Nope I try to wear his legs out as best as i can It's a good thing he doesn't have a temper or else we'd all be dead High kicks are good *to be ABLE* to do. But in a defense type situation...nahh...stick to lower ones.

It's part of our survival training.

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awesome pic!!!!!!!!

awesome!! a man after my own heart

Valithor, Would that be the Northern Mountain Chihuahua or the Pacific Island Chihuahua JuJitsu??

For whatever reason, my school teaches no kiai's in katas. Why is that? Did Ohtsuka Sensei kiai? Just curious.

PETA?? HAHAHAHAHA :) that's awesome!!!

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Compound bows are pretty intense. I've never heard the "THWACK" as an arrow hits inside the gold :( I'll stick to my 9mm

The heavy bag moves. You punch it, it moves. You kick it, it moves. You knee it, it moves. etc etc etc. It moves. That's why I like it

My personal favorite is when sensei asks us to do Kusanku backwards. Talk about a brain fry. Whew! I get about 4 moves into it then I fry!

Yes. I am.

whoa...the male ego in the air is thick today *sniffs* Um...again, I feel that this is like comparing apples to oranges. Alot depends on the instructors you have and the atmosphere of the school you attend. It's really hard to weigh the two styles. It would be easy for me to be biased on this one, but I've never really seen or heard of a wado ryu kata just tearing up the tournament circuits. To answer the original question : CHeck out both schools, find out what their focuses are, check out the atmosphere, talk to some of the students if you can...and I hate to bring this up, but check into what the costs are for each school and how they want you to pay....be viscious in this aspect of your research, not all schools are on the level. Btw, what part of the country are you in ?

yep.

all the wado people coming out of the woodwork..:):)