what are your thoughts on this?

[getawaytkd]

ive heard shotokan is a good style of karate, my dad used to take it and he said it was great.

[shotokanbeginner]

Striking on an incoming takedown attempt is a large gamble' date=' simply because you have to knock your opponent unconcious with one big shot, which experience has shown doesnt happen very often. In the event that you dont knock your opponent out, his momentum will still allow him to get in and penetrate your base, at which point you need a grappling solution (sprawl) for a grappling problem (shot).[/quote']

I agree with what menjo wrote on this one if someone is coming in for a takedown you can stop them if you see it coming. Your right about the whole favouring striking thing but it makes me almost somewhat mad the way you say some of these things, but oh well.