Brave1 Posted March 30, 2003 Author Posted March 30, 2003 Thanks for your replies. I'm not too sure about the availability of Shorin ryu around my area, but I agree with higher stances. I once attempted a low horse stance once, just to see if I could do one, and nearly dislocated my leg. What about internal styles? I took one lesson in Tai Chi (standard forms and push hands + applications) 2 years ago, and while I respect it as a martial/health art, it didn't really suit my body type at all. Anyway, due to comittments (last year as an undergrad!), I might not be able to start any training until the end of the year. That doesn't stop me from taking an interest however. The impossible must always be considered among possibilities.
SaiFightsMS Posted March 30, 2003 Posted March 30, 2003 Isshin ryu also uses fairly high stances. I found tai chi harder to do when I first started than I did regular karate because of the difficulty in balancing in some of the poses.
Brave1 Posted April 3, 2003 Author Posted April 3, 2003 If you don't mind me asking, SaiFightsMS, what was your early MA training like? Was it strictly traditional in the sense that you had to do everything precisely as possible, or were improvisations made at certain points? The impossible must always be considered among possibilities.
SaiFightsMS Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 We did a few improvisations. I did my earlies kicking drills sitting in my chair. From that I went to hanging onto the back of the chair. When I did moving drills I did them either next to the wall so I could put a hand out for balance or used my canes; both canes at first then one. As far as stances go the first stances you move around in are deep stance and hanzenkutsu. Deep stance is really great because it helps your legs to get stronger and helps with stretching. The people who lined up next to me got used to me flailing my arms around to keep my balance in the beginning. As they got used to me occasionally knocking my glasses across the room doing head blocks at first. (Sports goggles solved that problem as did more practice.) It is also extremely unlikely that you will be asked to do a deep horse stance early in your training.
Eduardo Posted December 19, 2003 Posted December 19, 2003 Yeah, internal styles could be a good option, where do you live?
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