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kanryo2
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Hello all....

--kanryo2

Welcome to the forum.

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.

Welcome! :)

"If your hand goes forth withhold your temper"

"If your temper goes forth withold your hand"

-Gichin Funakoshi

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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

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!

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Welcome to KF.

 

What karate style are you studing?

Hi there!

 

Welcome to Karate Forums. :)

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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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