dineshm

I am 6 foot 1 My front kicks can kick someone my height. I guess, it' more about using proper technique than trying to kick high initially. Make sure you have proper leg rotation, and hip rotation. Balance is also key. If you are doing all those things, and no change, try doing leg swings after a warmup

Dont talk until your lawyer gets there.

Shotokan(Kanazawa) Matsumura Shorin Ryu(soken) shito Ryu(kuniba)

For my first couple of years training, I hated sparring. I would train mainly kata, my basics, and only spar for gradings. Once, I went to a tournament, and got thrown in the ring against a seasoned Nidan. I won. Kata is sort of like Microsoft Flight simulator..it's not going to teach you to fly a plane perfectly, but if you are ever in the situation, you aren't caught with your pants down

congrats man.! Keep training hard.

How much $$ you got to spend?

When I was learning about cavities in dental school, they had us cut specific shapes in fake teeth. We did this over and over, over and over. You are never going to meet a cavity, with that exact shape, but it' prepares you ,gives you some experience.. I think kata has it's purpose, like everything else. Personally I think kata should be practiced regularly, not only as a important part of a martial artists development, but to preserve the past. History is important, and it's preserved in the kata. Karate now is seeing many fancy kicks, spinning this, and jumping hook that. You wouldn't find those in traditional kata. The same way reading a history book, or talking to your grand parents gives you an appreciation of the past, and allows you to grow as an individual,.... Do your kata, and like it .

I wouldnt' advise throwing a GI in a dryer, unless it's cheap.

Hang Dry after a cold/cold wash. No woolite. No fabric softner. Hot iron before hanging or folding. Never had a problem with shrinking. What brand/weight uniform? Good advice. Why do you hang it in your bathroom?No sun?

so tell us what you know about it. What I know about it? Not much. Only that it's supposed to be a family style. A family style isn't usually taught to everyone. George alexander's Hohan Soken, life of a grandmaster allegedly shows part of the hakutsuru kate, but without Master Soken, or Fusei Kise to confirm it's; authenticity, it's probably just a hoax.

People can 'claim' to teach the matsumura hakutsuru, like this guy. http://www.amazon.com/Hakutsuru-Secret-White-George-Alexander/dp/B00007MEYT The question is, how many actually know the Matsumura Family Hakutsuru? I'm guessing 1.(or 2?).