Your tatami/ring Personality

[cathal]

I tend to be very calm. I'm a very stoic person anyway, so a lot of it doesn't really bother me.

[Venrix]

I prefer to mix things up but everything I do is an attempt to manipulate my opponent to my advantage. Some time ago I was getting a little bored with full contact kumite (all round fighting). So, I decided to 'spice up my approach' by attempting to learn, integrate and apply the various strategies outlined by Miyamoto Musashi in 'A Book of Five Rings'. Of course, his strategies were based on sword combat. However, there is no doubt that the principles and strategies involved can (and do) apply to all forms of unarmed comabat.

In the book Musashi states: "If you win but did not implement these strategies, it is not a win. For this is not the way. Victory is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of study and manipulation."

For those of you that haven't read it - I strongly suggest that you consider it.

I have a 'public domain' translation all cleaned up and ready for download on my homepage (if anyone is interested).

http://www.kyokushinbudokai.org

Go To: Downloads -> A Book of Five Rings: A Classic Guide to Strategy

-V-

[karategirl06]

I usally go for attacking instead of defending. if you want to win you cant ALWAYS defend you have to fight, righT?

[italian_guy]

I think that, as long as you have the stamina, attaking is easier then defending, since I'm a beginner I prefer to attack.