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About falling in love with one in dojo had a crush on my sensei. Fortunatelly I reminded myself he is twice my age and he is too short (a little taller than me and I really like tall guys ) So it ended before it began. Fortunatelly because one of his "helping hands", a young woman shodan had a crush on him for years and she tends to be jealous on every new "wanna be mrs sensei". Uhhh Imagine what i would have had to endure from her. I guess it's impossible not to feel "something" for anyone in the dojo. it's in the air

Well about Kata. It's hard, but it's the essence of karate. i train in Shotokan and though i hated kata because of my lack of coordination, I've come to love it. Why? Because somebody (well, my Sensei ) showed me the applications (the so called bunkai). I realised then this is not as harmless and useless as I thought it to be at a first glance. Funakoshi taught his students karate ONLY by means of kata. For him kumite at first seemed useless and too bloody. I think kumite is important, but kata is as important as it. And this is why I chose Shotokan (Karate if you like, because I appreciate the other styles in connection with Shotokan , not just the style I train in.) If you want karate live with kata too, if not ... there are plenty of other styles more fight orientated. And to come in terms with another "poster" here ... I also think Karate is a way of life. For me a great one

I'm 24. Guess I'm still young. This impression fades out when I'm with some of my coleagues who are 13 or 17. What days ...

it was a double post, so I edited this one. Sorry for the double. Gis ... well I went today on a competition. They were selling there karategis among other things. How much do you think a Kamikaze Monarch costs? 150 Euros. Hmmm

i do Shotokan and in my club students wear white gis. They are getting dirty very quick, but that's it We'll have to buy a lot of them in order to look clean. I like the idea of black gis. They are quite elegant. The Century's coloured gis? Hmm Not for me 10x. I wouldn't like to look like a clown.

Nice link. 10x. The second one works. Haven't tried the first, but I take your word for it.

About having to go to the bathroom while in the middle of the exam. Know that, done that Fortunatelly sensei thought I've done a great job during training and exam so i "graduated". They told me though i shouldn't have gone to the bathroom, because I was disqualified Nice FORUM. Congratulations