DAZ

5th Dan Shito Ryu -Shukokai #KsdKarate training 31 years

As said to date it's the individual not the style ,ive studied Shukokai for close to 20 years ,and have studied with some great Karateka in that time ,ive raised questions re the double hip ,hell it works OK , but when i question the need for it i am met with silence and a look of "shut up"! , i dont mean i misunderstand the technique ,but i question the need , why not start in the full re coiled pre punch position in a fully relaxed state instead of double hip ,witch in effect is a pull back prior to letting the technique go ? . sorry to spam your thread but i am a student of Karate -Do first and formost and always will be.

In the Dojo Sensei , while communicating on all things Karate outside the Dojo e-mails etc Sensei , non Karate situations and meet and greet i call him by his First Name.

Hard wood floor every time

All our Grades are in front of a panel ,panel usually 2 to 4 people max lowest grade on the panel is Sandan ,warm up and demonstrations shouting etc are done by Shodan never below.. The only exception is for 9th Kyu this is done in a class environment being the first grade.

How do , I study Shukokai here in the uk and have done since the early 1990's ,Oss.

Tough choice , in no order Annanko Sienchin Seipai Kururunfa Sanchin Oss Daz

Mine is embroidered, name on one side , style on the other , i did not want Dan bars , but my instructor insisted http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/38759/06052008356.jpg currently away to have a 3rd Dan bar added ..in anticipation of me passing in a couple of weeks , i have a spare belt i am currently using while it's away. Daz

4 years min in our association

Dragon Karate Academy founder member of the alliance of shukokai karate association Manchester UK Chief instructor Sensei George Campbell 6th Dan

Evening everybody , been viewing the forum for some time now , so thought it was about time i joined . i live in Manchester UK , and have been training since i was in high school i am 38 years old now , had a lay of for a couple of years due to a bereavement but am now ready to get back into it . early on i traveled about looking for a art that suited me , i did judo ,jujitsu , boxing, shotokan . then found shukokai karate this art/style suits me till a couple of years ago i trained in this art for 15 years teaching for 6 of those years. cheers for reading , and i look forward to chatting you you all . Daz