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Try to take them to the dojo you have in mind .. good idea. Talk to them and express your POV. Try to have your "homework" done and you might even redirect them here. We'll take care of them

Depends on the dog. Sometimes is just good to stop and talk to it. I have a dog myself and I can see his "moods" Although I was in a "fight" position with dogs over the years I talked on a warm tone or showed it I'm stronger and not afraid. It's a matter of luck too

My religion doesn't affect my training. I train Karate and it's not a religious rite for me. It's a hobby and I do it as I create sites. I just do my best

I think every person should have the right to train. martial arts are not only for the 6 foot gladiator like males they are for everyone. MA doesn't necesary teach you to become a killing machine and maybe not help you too much with the girls MA for me is just something I do for myself. I can be selfish as I like, I can take care of myself .. of what I want and I can develop as much as my body allows me. I have no health problems to prevent me from training and I'mm so happy when I see people overcome their problems through training. I have a close coleague who's as skinny as I am. She has asthma, and she trains. She never had problems since she started karate, although her doctor said she's comiting suicide by doing Karate. Still she gained some strenght and feels great. As for people with disabilities .. people tend to fear this and this is why many instructors shut the doors in front of your faces. Maybe they're afraid or perhaps they don't feel proficient enough to work with you. I think MA should be for everybody and yes, you can do karate from a wheelchair, you can do it even from your bed. They should understand it and help you. Although is quite a responsibility to work with poeple that have health problems, I think for a sensei this is the greatest achievement of all. Guess you feel like god It's nice to have champs out of extraordinary people. But to help one that can't move walk again, gain strenght and confidence, that's the true mastery I bow to those who could make such miracles and to those who weren't afraid to try, no matter they were the instructors that said "OK. I train you" or the people with the problems who tried to get some more of this life

Been there, done that If you feel like you really want to do this, then train regularly. You hurt your body more by training once a month than if you trained twice a week at least, but with no skipping classes. The first classes are hell, but after 2 weeks of regular effort your body would adjust and you'll feel great. The way I train: constant (don't skip classes unless something really serious is preventing you from attending them), progressive (start slow and make it harder as your body can endure more. Don't be a hero the first day ... listen to your body and make thind more difficult as time goes by) and smart .. don't overpush .. an injury would set you back really serious, so you need to be smart. Hope that helps ... good luck

Always washed my belts. Ii don't believe in these myths, no offence, MasterJules , and I consider the belt just a belt. It's my rank and you could see I've worked some to get to that rank, but the true sign of my achievement is in my way of moving, my techniqeus, my knowledge and my tired knees and muscles. If my belt is dirty I wash it, if it's worn, I get a new one. That's how we do and I think for me it's the best. I don't think my sensei is the master of all, I don't worship him, nor anything. I respect him for what he knows more than me and he respects me for what I am. We are humans and Karate is Karate, a martial art, not a religion

Check this out In our Shotokan dojo it takes 7-8 YEARS to shodan. 4 classes a week. Not a minute less It depends on many factors. IMO you should have some years under your belt to be ready for shodan. We are allowed to teach after that, I wouldn't like to be taught by a person who's spent 2 years in my style and got BB. I've been training for 3 years and I suck big time compared to peers who have studied more years. The differences between us, the sdvanced students and our BBs are HUGE. And it takes years to become good. many years

After years of MA training you are not ready for a confrontation .. sometimes. So better safe than sorry

Whenever you go to a new place it's not a bad idea to ask aroud. It's a foreign country and a different style. His mistake

I've started at 23. There's nothing to stop you become an instructor. Work hard and smart and you'll see your dream come true Welcome to the MA world and good luck

I don't know what Shotokan your instructor did, but we hit impact pads and heavy bag too. The fact he had a bad instruction in early days doesn't mean Shotokan is bad

Master ... WAKE UP. Congrats Hope I get some cake BTW .. rainbow ... hmm Isn't that the "sign" of a particular minority?

Im totally against it. We had some nights we did the warm up and cardio on music and I threatened I wouldn't show there again I am a radio DJ so I've got some exquisite tastes (prog rock, sympho rock) and I hate dance music. So it distracts me and makes me miserable. I need peace and silence, that's why I chose Karate. If I wanted music I would have gone to aerobic or what else. So I'd say NO. In my dojo, the only music you'll hear would be when we sing happy birthday to a student

It's that time of the year? It's been a good year here and I hope 2005 would bring Patrick more success with the projects. To you all health, happiness and lots of successful projects for 2005 A big kiss from Romania

Hi there. Welcome to our nice place

That doesn't mean you should post like crazy just to have it coloured, as we the big bad wolves are watching you Seriously though, you should't care about the rank just feel comfy here and post when you have questions or useful information. Quality of posts is more important and that could help you get recognized in here. We had people who posted endlesly, but no quality, and people who have "small" ranks by the number of posts, but whenever they open their mouth, well write, we all listen. Be in the last category ... and in time you'll have enough posts, not to mention the respect of other thousands people here So welcome and have fun

This was the first time I could participate into this and I must tell you it's very hard. There are so many wonderful posters here that it's difficult to set to one each month. Congratulations to you. You deserved it and I'm proud to be part of such good community. There are other people who deserve this title and I'm sure they'll receive it. Some of our newest members promise to be as good as some of the people who've written here from the beginning and it's great to discover their potential. We have great senior members and new people who come from behind It's important to be nice to each other, post when we have something to say, refrain from useless threads, never attack the person, but discuss the idea and so on. That's the way to success. That's why this Forum is one of the best

Well, get used to it. You'll meet lots of people who just mock other dojos just because they feel better this way. I've seen it and it happened to me so many times I've become imune. Just mind your business and try not to worry, although I know it's so unpleasant You've made a choice and you knew what you were doing. If you are interested in their offer just drop by again and ask around. See a class and their standard.If you like it, move, if not, don't. One thing though ... it's not nice to badmouth a previous love (well, dojo). The new coleagues would expect you to say nasty things about the others. Be a gentleman and use only nice words. That could show these people how they should act Good luck to you

I've made Dojo.ro after 4 months of Karate training and serious reading Since then it's been on the net and people write to me and tell me it's so useful and it's easier for them to learn because they have it there. I've never payed for classes since I promote my school on it and it's good for me I am in love with all this internet stuff and I think it's one of the best things that happened to our generation. I've went to the Letters Faculty and I could read my English books on the internet. Buying them was out of question (they are too expensive) and the libraries had 2-3 copies for 1000 students. That means I had no chance. Still I could read them online and be able to take my exams. I think all this fear of the new is not good. Humans would still hang in the trees if they haven't the taste for new, for a challenge Just the fact we stay here (people of all ages, from all possible countries and so on), learn from each other and try to change something in our ways to become better is very important. I've learnt many things from you and my sensei is always keen on hearing what new things I've learnt and could be applied in our dojo.

A good project, growing steady Although I post in other MA forums, I must admitt this is the place I feel more comfortable. The people are nice and understanding, crappy messages reduced to zero, everything is perfect Congratulations to all the people that kept it going. I hope in 20 years we'll be here with tens of thousand of posts and still so many things to discuss and learn

Merci, Delta We buy Kamikaze gloves (red and blue) so my choices are limited. I like red more than blue, so that's what I wear

In our school there are PLAIN White gis, no pathches (only the manufacturer's little one) and coloured belts without stripes. We don't like coloured gis although sometimes we would like to have black uniforms Still, what's normal for me, could be "unnatural" for others and vice-versa. So I wouldn't jump into conclusion

All these choices can be good, as every style you've mentioned can be useful as a selfdefence one. It's important to train well and have a good instructor. The rest is discussion If you've already trained Karate you can stay there, or if you'd like a change go for MT. See all your options, try to know the instructors and your coleagues, the conditions in the training hall and all other details. Eventually one would seem the best offer. Think you are a client and yuo MUST be pleased with everything. When you find the best choice just go and train seriously. You'll become good and even efficient

Sorry to hear about it. Hope you'll get back on your "horse" soon enough Rest a bit and take care of yourself

Well ... don't know. Let go the other one, and clean the 20 gigs hard. Put it as master and instert the Windows CD for installation. It should pick up and go. Maybe he could just leave the old 2 gbs alone and work with the bigger one. That's what I would do. Still I'm not a specialist. Hey guys ... where are you?