Hi, guys. Great forum, its good to see people asking others to cite their refferences, and have a grown up discussion (lol most of the time)
I am wondering if you can help me on a point I got ...
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I'm a round 30 somthing that fancy's taking up a martial art again(did judo while at school) Would doing Shotokan karate twice a week(2hrs a class) make a big improvement to fitness?? I'...
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About a month ago I started a gym and have been lifting weights and running. I do this three to four times a week, and train in a composite budo on the three days in between. The problem is that I...
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Hi Folks,
After 9 years training in Japan with Manaka Unsui Sensei, Jinenkan Dojocho Maurizio Mandarino will be returning to his home town of Melbourne, Australia this fall! Once back home an...
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Recently I have had my knee operation and I got the all go from my surgeon, he said that my knee was healed enough to start going back to karate.
I love sparring! But when I kick too hard with...
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Here we go, Moosey will like this one.
Video of Japan's Self-Defence Force training its servicemen in traditional Shotokan Karate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_zmL......
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Hi, I'm currently looking for a practicing ninjato and shoto. I've looked for hours, but without success.
Can anyone help me with a webshop, it has to be delivered in europe though.
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How is the wrist protection called, like you have the kyahan?
And where can I buy some?
Any help is appeciated.
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Hi everyone!
I've always wondered how effective judo is for real life combat because from what i know of it it emphasizes a lot on groundfighting which, in my opinion, is not practical because y...
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I found some nice videos of Yoseikan training that I thought perhaps some people here would enjoy. Along with everything else, I particularly enjoyed the sutemi waza. Please, let me know what you ...
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Hi Guys,
I've never practised Karate but have always thought of it as a Kickass MA in terms of self protection on the street.
Lately I've been and watched a few kyokushinkai Karate classes and tho...
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I'm going to check out a new club tonight. they are teaching the same style of goju that I did as a kid and a bit as an adult. I'm pretty stoked. Just have to make sure to go over all my katas ...
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Hi All,
Just learning the Shito Ryu version of Naihanchi Kata (called Tekki Shodan in Shotokan) and exploring the bunkai. Can anyone direct me to some good sites or youtube vids detailing bunkia...
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Hi,
I thought some of the readers here might find this of interest.
Marco Ruiz, the gentleman who conducted the interview with Yukiyoshi Takamura published back in 1999 in Aikido Journal, ...
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Hey guys,
I noticed most of you seem to be in Europe and I had a question. A friend of mine will be moving to Spanghalem Air Force Base and was looking for a shorinji kempo school close to it. C...
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Do you greet your fellow kenshi with gassho rei? I always thought it's common within the Shorinji Kempo community, but a japanase kenshi told me it's kind of ridiculous, no one does it in Japan......
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Sorry for spam, sheb, your pm box is full? I can't send you a pm.
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I 2 weeks ago I received a phamplet for a free akido class in a stand during a 3-day street fair.
6 day a week class and you can come whenever you want.
90$ a month.
My question is:
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Is freestyle karate really a style of karate or just kickboxing under another name? I remember having a conversation with a Shotokan instructor a few years back and he catogorically stated that f...
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I don't do Akido, but my neice has just taken it up at 6 years old and she passed her belt and has been awarded yellow.
I'm so pleased! I know how it feels to get the first belt, although I wa...
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I considered taking judo once but believed it was based only on throws and I had issues with that. It's great being able to get someone on the floor but what then? I have recently revised that opp...
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A little bit of advertising here.
Remember the Magic-Tabi? (Ahh, those were the good old days.) I just hired a seamstress of 35+ years experience to manufacture suede soled Tabi for whomever is ...
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Just wondering if anyone has heard of club in the past? Would have been in either the Swindon area or parts of London. not sure at what point things all folded but 10 years+ at any guess.
Mayb...
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Could someone please explain to me the differences between all these variations and forms of karate, or point me in the direction of a former post or website that clarifies this up for me.
For...
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How commonly is the Daisho Sabaki Gata practiced?
I've heard it's associated with Takagi Yoshin Ryu; what characterizes Takagi Yoshin Ryu's sword handling and taito-ukemi waza?
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