Goju class?

[Goju_boi]

"Mastering" your first kata ???.....Oh....well....that shouldnt take you more than a few decades....lol.

can.

How come people say that it takes a really long time to master kata?And what du ya mean by dealing with applications?

So you know the moves in a kata. Is every body part at the correct angle? Is your weight tranferring properly fom one position to another. Do you have correct focus. Are you stiff when you shold be relaxed? Is your foot position correct on EVERY move.. Is your breating correct? Do you undersand the timing in each set of moves? It's not 1-2-3 with perfectly spaced timing.

Why do you sink your werght on some moves and raise it on others?

That block- what's the application? Do you know how to use it as an attack? How do you make it a takedown? How do you use it as an escape. Can you use it moving IN to the attacker, and what's the correct angle. Why do you do that tiny twist at the end of a specific technique.

And so on, and so on and . . .

So you think you can master all this, plus much more, in just a couple of months?

I don't think i can master this in a couple of months believe me.What is a bunkai?

[cross]

What is a bunkai?

Bunkai is the application of the movements in kata..... i.e. how the technique would actually be used in self defence.

[kotegashiNeo]

Add to that lsit the two person fighting forms that are a part of most goju systems and well as you can tell you have you work ahead of you. Just remeber this goju practioners are among if not the most feared karateka on the planet, we are tough, fight on the inside and strong if trained properly so buckle down and train train train

[Goju_boi]

Add to that lsit the two person fighting forms that are a part of most goju systems and well as you can tell you have you work ahead of you. Just remeber this goju practioners are among if not the most feared karateka on the planet, we are tough, fight on the inside and strong if trained properly so buckle down and train train train

I starting to find out y Goju practitioners are ther most feared beacasus they teach some nasty self defense

[DaChroniclez]

Add to that lsit the two person fighting forms that are a part of most goju systems and well as you can tell you have you work ahead of you. Just remeber this goju practioners are among if not the most feared karateka on the planet, we are tough, fight on the inside and strong if trained properly so buckle down and train train train

dont say things like this. The ones who are feared most on this planet, are the ones who train the hardest, no matter the style, wat u put in is wat you get, there is no magical way around that. If you train goju once-twice a week, you wont be anything special. Just like if you train any other style that ammount. but if you go to goju class 5 days a week, and train really hard, givin that your dojo has a high level of teachin. You will become a great karateka.

[Goju_boi]

Add to that lsit the two person fighting forms that are a part of most goju systems and well as you can tell you have you work ahead of you. Just remeber this goju practioners are among if not the most feared karateka on the planet, we are tough, fight on the inside and strong if trained properly so buckle down and train train train

dont say things like this. The ones who are feared most on this planet, are the ones who train the hardest, no matter the style, wat u put in is wat you get, there is no magical way around that. If you train goju once-twice a week, you wont be anything special. Just like if you train any other style that ammount. but if you go to goju class 5 days a week, and train really hard, givin that your dojo has a high level of teachin. You will become a great karateka.

both of the things u said are very true.The only thing though is that like you said I only go about twice a week due to transportation,but hopefully that will change come august.But even though i only go half the amount of classes offered i still do a little training at home and on the bag.

[jplopez]

Can you tell me about your Dojo. I will be moving to Houston this summer and I am looking for a traditional Japanese Dojo