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Good one. I purchased a wobble board I have been using it for many things for balance; for example doing push ups off it and of course standing on it. It helps for strengthing that all important core.

Sounds pretty cool!

Congrats!

I rented from Movie Gallery which is a chain store like Block Buster.

Sounds like a gym that my husband and I went to in N.C. Until it was moved. I agree ahh, the memories. He also said that is where he had his best work outs. Go figure.

That is a good explanation Traymond.

You are correct I left that out by mistake in the early years the kara character was Chinese and then Funakoshi changed the character to mean empty when he went to main land Japan. Sorry for forgetting that.

Here is the trailer for Chocolate;

Did not care for it at all.

1609 when the Ryku Islands were invaded by the Shimazu (Satsuma Clan) which known for there fighting skill is when the first karate came about because when weapons were banned the Rykyuans began practicing fighting with their hands and feet, they also were in trades with China and were learning some kempo which was Chinese Boxing even before that time of 1609. Karate was not given it's name "Karate" until it came to main land Japan in 1921-1922. But before that Karate was known as To Te meaning Chinese Hands and when it came to Okinawa it was called Okinawa-Te. Funakoshi gave it is name Kara meaning Chinese, te meaning hands.

Like I said, Yuck!

Thanks for sharing.

Kuma, I am from the tri-state area where OH, PA and WVA come together.

Welcome Scott!

Welcome Adam!

I twisted my ankle when I tried to sidekick somebody who was coming in too fast. Almost four months have passed since the incident, but my ankle is still only 90% - can't do hard round kicks to pads without it hurting like crazy. Sorry to here that. I have been noticing it with kicking also and last night we did a lot of stance work and my ankle was bothering me. I could not get in my stance fully.

Every one is different, I thought you were just a little unique.

Welcome to the forums.

Pretty similar to my wife and I, since she's from the Ohio Valley and moved to the Burgh shortly before we met. Small world. It is a very small world. Where at in the Ohio Valley?

I heard the same thing with ankle weights, I diffidently use caution. But I agree with what every one has said.

Kata is and unwritten record of techniques, which was pass from teacher to student. Kata is very useful in many ways. For instance kata is very good for strengthening legs and techniques when practicing it right.

The Crowe, The Craft and White Christmas. There properly are a few more that I can not think of, put those are the one right off the top of my head.

I have not seen this in the tournaments that I compete in. In the ones that I go to they have the BB compete last after all the kyu ranks have competed.