One who rides on back of dolphin is doing it on porpoise.... (Sorry, that's the only clean one I know. :o )
No, they've revealed flaws in the way karate is taught, not in karate itself. When taught as it should be, karate is as complete an art as you'll get.
Ah, then I'd be more inclined to agree, although, as I say, these ryuha are still fairly common in university clubs, Shotokan particularly.
Karate is not at all rare in Japan. Judo has always been the more popuar art since it's commonly practiced in high schools and what have you, but...
I'd also vote for the fight on the lawn in Lethal Weapon. Excellent scene. And the Bridget Jones scene is also a great one for realism. I'd...
If I have then it seems daft to miss out on it just because you're prejudiced against the way I write. Ah well, your loss... But it seems...
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This is a very "Draeger-esque" definition of the term and I can only imagine it being supported in the most pedantic of hoplological circles....
There's older records than that. There's the wrestling murals at Beni Hassan and a Sumerian urn that also shows martial techniques. If memory...
Me too. Isn't it basically ****o Ryu?
I've never practiced Kyokushin but from what I understand, yes, head punches are illegal in competition sparring. Kicks to the head are perfectly...
Good question. Now I wouldn't call myself an expert either, but I doubt in Takenouchi Ryu's case that that was the aim. Some koryu jujutsu schools...
I'd say researching and looking into the history of a style is probably a more constructive activity than criticising somebody for doing it....
Do you mean Tang Soo Do?
And some that don't have Chinese links. Takenouchi Ryu, for instance, has an unarmed section on its syllabus it refers to as "kenpo taijutsu".
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