mecalder

The first time I did a kiai, I was quite quiet also. I find it's more getting out of your comfort zone. There are times when I'm the only one in the class doing the kiai during katas because I will be doing fukyugata while other people are doing higher ones. I figure just let it out. Sooner or later someone else will be doing it by their self also. And it's more impressing to your sensei to do a good loud kiai than a kiai he can barely hear.

I bought this book last night. Seems good so far. Looking forward to reading more of it.

03/13/08 5 pm - Chest/Biceps workout: 5 sets of bench press/5 sets of seated dumbbell curls, 5 sets of cable crossovers/5 sets of standing dumbbell curls, 2 sets of incline dumbbell presses/2 sets of barbell curls 7 pm - Stretching, Kata Work, Sparring

Speed can be incorporated in heavy training also though. (Power Lifters)

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I'm self employed now. I'm planning to go to school in the fall for electrical training. But I'd like to be in pro sports

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Club: Bill Conley’s Schools of Karate (Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu Style) City: St Stephen, NB Sensei: Bill Conley (4th Dan)

Also, I think I should add in, for equipment, we train in his garage. We have enough free weights to put 565 pounds on his barbell, and we have enough to put 100 on each dumbbell. We have a bench that can go incline flat and decline, and a cable machine. We also have extensions for preacher curls, leg curls, and leg extensions, and a self crafted calf raise machine and makiwara. We don't have a leg press machine.

My uncle and I train in karate and are looking for a good weight lifting routine. We train 4 days a week using day 1 chest/biceps, day 2 back/triceps day 3 shoulders/traps day 4 legs. I do abs and cardio at home. We have been lifting for 6 years, using a bodybuilding style. Lately we've been looking for a routine that will benefit as many aspects of karate as we can improve through weight lifting. We train in the morning, doing 1 hour of heavy explosive lifting, with slow controlled negatives. Then we practice katas, fighting form, and body toughening for 30 minutes after that. We intend to continue practicing for the 30 minutes after, but I am wondering if anyone can give me some advice on what our weight training routine should look like? Thanks, mecalder

Faves are probably Hammer Curls, Flat Dumbbell Press, Forearm Curls, Squats

Whats your favorite game/characters? My favorite is Soul Calibur 3. Favorite characters are Mitsurugi, Astaroth, and Maxi.

That would be cool to have. I don't have any of those. The swords I do have is the one wielded by Nathan from the Last Samurai, and Bill's Sword from Kill Bill.

I've watched db through dbgt working on 3 times. It's my favorite show. I am looking forward to seeing it, even though I didn't know about it until I read this. But I think they will have a hard time making it as good as the show.

A few years back, I didn't know any Japanese at all. But I like to watch anime, and most of the anime that I watch is in Japanese with English subtitles. So from watching it, I've picked up a little of the Language. Not sure if you like those type of shows or not, but if you do, you can pick up some of the Language that way.