DennisX82 Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Hello, all!I am complete novice to MA, and just started shito-ryu karate, had my first class Thursday. I liked it really much, however I couldn't find any useful information in WWW about actual stances, blocks and strikes. Any resources in the Internet to use as reference? I was shown two basic stances, low, medium and high blocks, punch and two or three kicks - now I have troubles remembering all this stuff. And I would like to practice them at home.Also, I was very surprised to be engaged in "kumite" (sparring) at the very first class. Is this normal for karate training? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanshin Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 This site is a great source of Info on Shito-ryu/kaihttp://shitokai.comAs to whether it's ok to do Kumite in your first lesson, as long as you were being well supervised and it was with a relatively experienced partner you should be ok. Importantly you should enjoy it. "The difference between the possible and impossible is one's will""saya no uchi de katsu" - Victory in the scabbbard of the sword. (One must obtain victory while the sword is undrawn).https://www.art-of-budo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisX82 Posted August 6, 2007 Author Share Posted August 6, 2007 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Welcome to the Martial Arts! Enjoy the journey! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordtariel Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 There's also http://www.shitoryu.org Remember though, some of the techniques can vary from dojo to dojo, even in the same system. It's like the light bulb joke.How many martial artists does it take to screw in a light bulb?...One, the rest of them all stand around him and say "Hm, we do it differently in my style" There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 There's also http://www.shitoryu.org Remember though, some of the techniques can vary from dojo to dojo, even in the same system. It's like the light bulb joke.How many martial artists does it take to screw in a light bulb?...One, the rest of them all stand around him and say "Hm, we do it differently in my style"That is so true that it isn't even funny! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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