Doomed Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Thank you for your kind words, Doomed!!To the bold type above...Shindokan Saitou-ryu is Shuri-te and Okinwaw-te based. 85% hands and 15% feet; all kicks are waist down. Shindokan is Tuite, and Tuite is Shindokan; heavy laden, and in that, our brand of Tuite is best described...if you've seen Seido's Master Toma, then you've a glimpse in our brand of Tuite; our brand of Tuite has to be experienced. Shindokan trains heavily in Kyusho jitsu and grappling as well.This is in a nutshell. That sounds pretty cool. I decided to look up the Toma, to get a better understanding, and is this the video you're referring to? Whether it is or not, I still love this video. Everything flows so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spodo Komodo Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I did a little Shotokan as a kid because it was the only martial arts class in the area. I gave it up due to the religious restrictions placed on training by the new priest.In my late 20s I found a Wado Ryu school with which I trained to shodan, also because it was the only martial arts class in the area. I gave it up due to increasingly McDojo-like practices.In my late 30s I found a Shotokan class, the only MA class in the area, and trained with them for a while but the deep stances didn't do my arthritic knees any favours and all the kata were disturbingly familiar yet totally different. They were an excellent school but I kept hankering for Wado Ryu.A new school opened up a few months ago and I am now doing Wado again, this time with someone who knows what they are doing and is in it for the love of the art, not to make a living out of it. For once they are not the only MA class in the area, I got to choose one I wanted to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusotare Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I did a little Shotokan as a kid because it was the only martial arts class in the area. I gave it up due to the religious restrictions placed on training by the new priest.In my late 20s I found a Wado Ryu school with which I trained to shodan, also because it was the only martial arts class in the area. I gave it up due to increasingly McDojo-like practices.In my late 30s I found a Shotokan class, the only MA class in the area, and trained with them for a while but the deep stances didn't do my arthritic knees any favours and all the kata were disturbingly familiar yet totally different. They were an excellent school but I kept hankering for Wado Ryu.A new school opened up a few months ago and I am now doing Wado again, this time with someone who knows what they are doing and is in it for the love of the art, not to make a living out of it. For once they are not the only MA class in the area, I got to choose one I wanted to do.Wado is like that - it gets into your bones! I've been training in it now for 30 years and there is no sign of it letting up.I also practice a classical Japanese jujutsu and sword system, but Wado remains, and will always be, at the core of my training.K. Usque ad mortem bibendum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Thank you for your kind words, Doomed!!To the bold type above...Shindokan Saitou-ryu is Shuri-te and Okinwaw-te based. 85% hands and 15% feet; all kicks are waist down. Shindokan is Tuite, and Tuite is Shindokan; heavy laden, and in that, our brand of Tuite is best described...if you've seen Seido's Master Toma, then you've a glimpse in our brand of Tuite; our brand of Tuite has to be experienced. Shindokan trains heavily in Kyusho jitsu and grappling as well.This is in a nutshell. That sounds pretty cool. I decided to look up the Toma, to get a better understanding, and is this the video you're referring to? Whether it is or not, I still love this video. Everything flows so well. Yes, that's Sensei Toma.The following link too... **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liger Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Ryobukai for about 5 years. A friend of mine invited me to come hang out and try it. Sounded fun yet ended up being a lot more work out that I expected especially sparing. Yet 5 years later I am so happy to still be doing it and having the family join in. I don't plan to stop any time in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Ryobukai for about 5 years. A friend of mine invited me to come hang out and try it. Sounded fun yet ended up being a lot more work out that I expected especially sparing. Yet 5 years later I am so happy to still be doing it and having the family join in. I don't plan to stop any time in the future.Welcome to KF; glad that you're here!!Being invited to class is how many join in the first place. Nice that your family and you train together. **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liger Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Ryobukai for about 5 years. A friend of mine invited me to come hang out and try it. Sounded fun yet ended up being a lot more work out that I expected especially sparing. Yet 5 years later I am so happy to still be doing it and having the family join in. I don't plan to stop any time in the future.Welcome to KF; glad that you're here!!Being invited to class is how many join in the first place. Nice that your family and you train together. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armanox Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Styles training in:Shorin Ryu (Shidokan) - 10 years and goingStyles trained in the past:Aikido (~6 months)HapkidoIaidoShorin Ryu: It is my first style, and training location was cheap and convenient compared to other schools around.Aikdo - because throwing people is cool. Probably can't do anymore due to injuriesHapkido - done with a friend of mine that I met in college. I don't train in it reguarly due to distance between us. Probably can't do it anymore due to injuriesIaido - Because swords are cool. I can't currently do kneeling techniques, but I still practice sword now and then. "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Yes, that's Sensei Toma.The following link too... Thanks, sensei8. Those techniques were executed perfectly in my opinion. And this is the style you've been doing for 50+ years? You must be a beast, then! Also, the way the techniques were done made me think of Aikido; Is this style based on Aikido in any way?Armanox, from all those styles, you sound like quite the journeyman. Liger, welcome to the forum! You'll have fun here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Yes, that's Sensei Toma.The following link too... Thanks, sensei8. Those techniques were executed perfectly in my opinion. And this is the style you've been doing for 50+ years? You must be a beast, then! Also, the way the techniques were done made me think of Aikido; Is this style based on Aikido in any way?Armanox, from all those styles, you sound like quite the journeyman. Liger, welcome to the forum! You'll have fun here.To the bold type above...Shindokan not Seido; although the Tuite's are quite similar!!No, Shindokan isn't based on Aikido. Nonetheless, the mechanics of our Tuite is what is seen. **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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