Armbar Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 (edited) Hi,This message board looks great, so I decided to stop lurking and maybe post a little. I am six-or-so months away from my blackbelt in Shudokan Karate, not to be confused with Shotokan Karate. I also have limited experince in Tea Kwon Do (When I was a kid), and Yoshin-ryu Jujitsu. Looking forward to contibuting. Edited April 5, 2005 by Armbar "Achieving victory in every battle is not absolute perfection. Neutralizing an adversary’s forces without battle is perfection."Sun-Tzu, The Art of War
greenbelt_girl15 Posted April 3, 2005 Posted April 3, 2005 Welcome Armbar! God has not given us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of love, a spirit of power, and of self-discipline.2 Timothy 1:7
vertigo Posted April 4, 2005 Posted April 4, 2005 Welcome to the forums, Armbar "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." - T. S. Eliot
ninjanurse Posted April 4, 2005 Posted April 4, 2005 Shudokan! Who do you train with? When I lived in Reno we frequently trained with Joey Walker and Alexander Archie. Those names ring a bell?Anyway good to have you here! Welcome! "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/
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aefibird Posted April 4, 2005 Posted April 4, 2005 Hi Armbar!Welcome to Karate Forums. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
Armbar Posted April 5, 2005 Author Posted April 5, 2005 ninjanurse: I've heard of Alexander Archie, but I believe he's the head of a different federation then the one I train under. I have, however, trained with some of his students, which is always fun. Always good to see how your art has evolved outside of your federations influences. I train under Kathy Southwick, and also Albert Roy. Every once and awhile, we get to train with Morris Mack, which is a great treat. italian_guy: Shudokan was founded by Kanken Toyama, a student of Itosu and several other masters of various arts. It incorperates many shotokan-like strikes and blocks, along with some Judo-like throws and takedowns, with a bit of akido type stuff added for flavor. We do have a few Goju Kata also. Heres a good site listing information about Toyama and the origins of Shudokan Karate-do: http://www.usadojo.com/martial-artists-biographies/martial-artist-kanken-toyama.htm "Achieving victory in every battle is not absolute perfection. Neutralizing an adversary’s forces without battle is perfection."Sun-Tzu, The Art of War
gheinisch Posted April 5, 2005 Posted April 5, 2005 Hello armbar and welcome to KF. "If your hand goes forth withhold your temper""If your temper goes forth withold your hand"-Gichin Funakoshi
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