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It takes some time to get your "groove" back. I think listening to all the signals your body is sending you is the best tactic. Don't push yourself and with moderation everything would get back to normal. Overpushing could get you into trouble and then you'll have to recover from childbirth and the problems you caused yourself by trying too hard. It's better to have only one thing to recover from And I also think it's maybe a coincidence you've damaged your ankle. Take care. You're a mommy now. Co ngrats

Give yourself some time and don't expect great results at once. Try to apply some techniques, improvise, feel Ok with the partner, learn to move, and so on. Also try not to kill the other. Controll your techniques and with very much practice you'll be fine. Just be confident and RELAXED.

When some bones break in a point sparring match, there's obviusly some lack of control. Like someone here said ... i think serious sparring should be done only after some months of working up in the dojo. Beginners tend to get nervous and punch/kick uncontrolled. They should get the basics and only then go to the "battle". Ouchhhhhhh. Never happened in our dojo. Only some bloody lips or a black eye.

It's a men's world ... ahem .. well .. I work at a radio station and here it's almost a man's only place I do Karate and we the girls are quite few. Though I've never been looked down. I train with the students and they are complete beginners. i have to help with the teaching (the instructor is a woman too ) and they have a lot of respect for me and my technique. They listen to my advices and it's OK

I'd be extremely agrresive till the point he backs up. When I know he can't harm me I'll let him go. I'd use punches and kicks full force, still I'd try to do the smallest damage possible. I's be a cross between overkill and merciful. When the agressor is neutralized, I don't think I should continue tha fight. Of course till the point of exchanging kicks, I'd try to solve the situation peacefully

The problem is that MA is for discipline and hard work. Everybody should know that and obbey the rule. Misbehaviour is not allowed. parents should realise for baby sitting there are a lot of other options

I've never been the "defend me" type of girl. Always would get into fights when a kid, afterwards I started cherishing peace Now I guess I would defend my loved one if necesarry Still I think the guys in MA are cool

Friendships from MA tend to be good and long lasting. Maybe because when training with someone it gets almost intimate. You'd let someone puch, kick or throw you. That takes some confidence in the other person. It's all about a good relation, otherwise accidents would happen. From this respect and caring attitude can develop a great friendship .. i guess

Now thats a problem. ou could expell him, but is it the best solution. Doing pushups ... we do it too ... it kinda works. Maybe you could talk yo him ... and try to realise why is he there for? Don't grade him ... keep him on a low rank till he starts doing the thingd the right way and explain why ... because his technique is flawed .. and this happened cause he didn't give a damn on training ... Or ... It's indeed a nasty situation ... Any adivices from the others?

I'm kinda traditionalist here. Kata is the heart and soul of Karate and for me is the key. Kumite is important as well, so I always try to excel at both. Guess I'm not doing sports karate

Still it doesn't ring any bell to me. Could I be that uninformed?

All good things must have an end. It's also sad to hear it. It's indeed confirmed. May he rest in peace and all his efforts be carried on by the ones who survived him.

Shotokan for me works like a charm Strenght, flexibility, endurance, power ... my trainig helped me into these. I'm rather tall and skinny so I needed some workout. And like somebody already said, I don't feel motivated in a gym. Fun ... it's fun to be with people you like, your friends ... it's nice to be able to trust a partner in that way you let her throw you or kick you in the head. Tradition and philosophy ... I'm into that too. Karate for me is indeed a way of life. I've shaped myself to fit the pattern. And it works. My relationship with others slightly improved and I feel better. Psichologycal development. YES I've made some changes there too. Karate made me patient, responsible, confident (well I was confident before, but a little more is just OK ), calm and happy. Sport ... I've come to do 7 training sessions a week. I do workout and feel great. I love all sports, but still MA training is the best for me. I'm happy like that and only wish I'll have the health and strenght to go to my way. i wish you these too. Be happy and enjoy your life in MA

That's why I never wear something that could tell anybody what I do most of the time. I've started being a little more discreet about my MA training, cause some people can really be jerks

SHOTOKAN here. For me it's the best Goju, wado and so on ... related to my style, so I consider them OK too. Destiny put me into Shotokan. I could have been one of those as well. Count me to some Judo, too. Love it.

Practice is indeed the key. Work hard, learn everything with great attention, again work and the time and efforts would make the difference

1. MA training. mostly Shotokan, I also take some classes in Judo. Love every minute. 1. Working with my sites. 1. Radio broadcasting. I'm a "DJ" and it's been the love of my life. There could be other things as important as these: my bf, I love him like I've never loved anyone before. Love my doggie, my town, mountains, summers, Japanese and so on

Now that's something new for me In our dojo you can join anytime. in the first lessons you are taught some basic stuff and then you'l catch up real fast with the others. Sometimes the high ranks take care of the absolute beginners and it's all smooth and fine. I've taught a beginner Mawashi geri in just 2 hours. Guess I'm a genius

I've noticed the huge numbers of posts too, BKJ Congrats. On the other hand, you should post ananswer to a thread only when you feel you really have something to say. i remember a nice thing someone said "Talk only if you think you can improve the silence". anyway .. congrats for your work. Only a month till the BIG DAY. Prepare.

Yeah and it doesn't matter that much you are in a dojo. It's an age that allows one to act different from those who are older and breaking up doesn't have to be connected with the work in the karate class

we have to take into consideration it's kinda cold in Russia, especially in Siberia And they love drinking. Gee they are so thirsty

BKJ, once you've started karate you'll realise it's hard to learn it with the instructor, not to mention without his help. With the teacher by your side you'll make thousands of mistakes. Though you'll know where you are wrong it would take some time till your body learns to do everything properly. Without the instructor it's even harder. Why not benefit from somebody's experience. A sensei is the one that walked the road before you, and you'll have a lot to learn from him. It's nice to know some shortcuts when in a mountain climb

i've noticed that too. The explanation could be that as time passes the training gets harder and without motivation it's hard to cope with it. So the "dojo bunnies" go home because they finally realise it's easier to get a date outside the dojo and they won't have to work like hell for it.

That's the best scenario. It happens sometimes to be OK, and sometimes everything goes wrong. It takes some degree of maturity to handle right a breakup

Still I wouldn't put all the future of a country in such an encounter, though the idea is cute