15-lisa-newbie Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 My master is 2nd degree blackbelt, im just wondering does everyone know how to do flips and everything when they are a black belt? or do only certain people learn. i really want to learn thing like back handsprings.. but im not sure if my master can teach me. does anyone here have any information? "you wouldnt care what people thought of you, if you knew how seldom they really did." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_trem Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 What style of martial arts are you doing? TKD? "I think therefore I am" Rene Descartes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
15-lisa-newbie Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 im doing shotokan karate. "you wouldnt care what people thought of you, if you knew how seldom they really did." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorin Ryuu Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Flips and handsprings look really cool. However, most martial arts schools do not teach or require them due to their lack of practicality. I suppose they help flexibility and whatnot. I won't say anything about your school or those that do have them as required techniques, but most schools do not. Martial Arts Blog:http://bujutsublogger.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Häkkinen Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 In Shotokan karate? Never. Closest to a flip you get will be in the jump of Unsu-kata. Flips, handsprings and other movements are not a part of the Shotokan curriculum. Jussi HäkkinenOkinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-Do (Kyan Chotoku lineage)TurkuFinland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kickKO Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Shotokan doesn't emphasize on flips and handsprings, if you want to learn those, I seriously doubt your isntructor can teach them to you. Try it on a tramoline, or possibly try a gymnastics class around? Then you could possibly take that to martial arts if you wanted to, but just remember that shotokan is a very traditional style with no flips or back handsprings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamesu Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Gymnastics classes are about the only surefire way to learn flips that I know of. Possibly Wu-Shu classes. Id seriously advise you against trying to learn flips by yourself if you value your spine. OSU. "We did not inherit this earth from our parents. We are borrowing it from our children." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aefibird Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I'd suggest taking an XMA or WuShu or gymnastics class in order to be able to learn flips, springs etc. Unless your instructor teaches gymnastics or XMA-type martial arts along with Shotokan, then you're unlikely to learn gymnstic movements such as flips in a Shotokan class. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelivesarentenough Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 if you do creative kata, i highly suggest learning them. there are a lot of benefits. your leg strength increases a lot and you have a new awareness of your body and balance. i started doing cartwheels when i was 5 and now i'm a week from being 17 and i can do backflips and aerials and butterfly twists; i taught them all to myself and i've never broken a bone. just know you're limits and really think about what your doing. for example- if you're scared to do a backhandspring, consider this. you can jump forward into a handstand can't you? it's the same distance and the same jump requirement to jump backwards into one. thinking like that will really get you to progress quickly. also- buy a trampoline. they're the best thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kickKO Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 ..haha yeah until you fly off of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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