foreveryoung001 Posted October 10, 2004 Posted October 10, 2004 Greetings! Student: "Why did you hit that guy with a chair? Why didn't you use your karate?"Master: "Hitting him with a chair was the only karate I could think of at the time."Lesson: Practice until you don't have to think.
gheinisch Posted October 10, 2004 Posted October 10, 2004 Welcome! "If your hand goes forth withhold your temper""If your temper goes forth withold your hand"-Gichin Funakoshi
kanryo2 Posted October 10, 2004 Author Posted October 10, 2004 Thanks for the welcome.... Having browsed around martial arts forums on the net for a while, this place seemed to be a bit more relaxed. Some interesting debates, but not so much of the typical arguing about the best styles, katas vs. BJJ, etc. --kanryo2
LiTtLeDrAgOn Posted October 10, 2004 Posted October 10, 2004 Hey!!! My friend Justin referred me 2 this site, I'd say this site is the best discussion forum for Martial Art's Iv'e seen! A wise man once said..."Courage is not the abstinence of fear. It is what is done when the emotion of fear is present....That is courage my friend" -Jordan Galendiez
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italian_guy Posted October 13, 2004 Posted October 13, 2004 Welcome to KF. What karate style are you studing?
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kanryo2 Posted October 14, 2004 Author Posted October 14, 2004 Well, Italian_guy, since you asked (I was going to just go by "karate")... My school teaches a mix. My original instructor's instructor studied both Tae Kwon Do and Karate (not sure what style of karate). For Tae Kwon Do, he was an instructor in the Jhoon Rhee schools near Washington DC. Our forms follow the ITF style (like Master Rhee), but with a pretty low stance (more like Shotokan to me than ITF looking). It's a small independent school that isn't affiliated with any particular style. Sparring with gear and with contact. Normal self-defense. We also include ground fighting (looks like regular Jiu Jitsu style to me) that we often include in sparring. While we learn traditional forms and techniques (including the high kicks of Tae Kwon Do) our sparring is based on more traditional kick-boxing techniques (we actually separate our forms techniques used for strength and balance from our sparring techniques) which may sound odd. So in one way, it's easy to fit in - we study a variety of traditional and "modern" techniques. But on the other hand, not having a recognizable style can also make it more difficult to fit in. We just call it karate at my school. --kanryo2
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