Yes - that's it. I popped across during a lunch break to take a look; there was a general fitness class going on. Unfortunately, though, the...
Thanks for those comments - appreciated.
If I moved to another area where my style wasn't available, I would look at Kyokushin or Gojo; something where there is contact, but common-sense...
Hi I'd rather like to try out Escrima, but I'm not familiar with the organisations/governing bodies and general structure of training - could...
I was just chatting with someone at work about cars and I remembered this thread. I've still got that car! (And we still speak English in...
Yoga is quite similar to karate. But actually karate moves are really very straightforward; basics are like painting by numbers.
It's not sport; it is a very well measured test, and none of those people were injured. I was just left of camera, and the only dodgey moment was...
Yes, that was three 4th Dans testing whether three 1st Kyus who had had maybe 10 back-to-back fights already still had the heart to be black...
Does this count as full contact? Seiki Juku Karate Black Belt Grading - Male Adults - Hampton April 2011 - Part 2 - YouTube
For us, Sanchin is about tension; about 3 runs through it and you are completely knackered.
I started at 39 and achieved black belt at 46. I'm now 50 and have had an injury that has pretty much stopped me training, but I still assist in...
I recall one of the "kick-ass-moves" episodes had a Japanese karateka doing Sanchin.
You have to ruffle it up and then pull it through at the shorter end, then ruffle it up again, and so-on until they are even. (It's even worse...
The number of years trained is irrelevant; it's the ability (IMHO). If you simply grade on the number of years you've turned up and paid your...
Don't forget to breathe whilst you are doing it!
The "one-step" techniques performed there are part of the syllabus of required moves for black belt. I don't know the context of the occasion...
Well, that was obviously not full-on, was it.
I don't like the decorations personally, and have always thought that the more faded and tatty the black belt is, the longer the wearer has had it.
White. The only people who should wear snazzy colours are pro fighters, where it's all part of the razmattaz. And coloured ones look shabby...
I think the backfist is the easiest one to deliver with the quick whipping action that focuses the energy in an instant at a specific point....
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