My own system has rank, but it's really nothing more than a milestone marker. I have three different Phases up through Black Belt. Phase I:...
I got into Martial Arts for various reasons. I was physically and emotionally abused up until I was 18 by those I went to school with. Gang...
http://web1.38231.vs.webtropia.com/indexen.html It's from Matsubayashi Ryu, which has many shorin ryu/shotokan and goju ryu kata to download,...
I have denegerative nerve deafness...Two of my 4? nerves are shot. The other's are going down over time. I have tinitis as well. And of course...
I orginally posted this in karateforums. Sanchin is designed for preparing your body against attacks. It is the concentrated practice of...
My name is Christopher. Martial Art Past: I have a dominant history in Goju Ryu (as handed down through Toguchi), a general background in TKD,...
Martial Arts is about understanding the relationship between your mind and body, and the journey it takes to get there. Your hands, feet,...
What is a Black Belt. 1) A person that collectively knows their style's (if any) basic fighting methods, techniques, and or principles of...
We can, under certain conditions, know our physical self well-enough, and know our mind well enough to recognize, scrutinize, and visualize that...
According to wikipedia, The Tao of Taoism The Chinese character Tao. Tao refers to The Way of Taoism and the universe.Main article: Tao...
Actually, I didn't see that this was in the appropriate thread. My bad... Taoist, believe in finding a Way...Whereas with Christians, we...
This thread is probably old, I know, but I was reading somewhere that bioelectricity does not follow some of the same principles as that of other...
Way to go!!! :)
Yes, he stands and delivers, but is efficient on the ground and gives credit to BJJ more than anything...
I only paid $720 (which covers up to Black Belt in Goju Ryu)...a 3 year contract of half-price, for $20 a month...That was over a decade ago...in...
Great thread, I said this in a previous thread: We must strive to collectively change the way the people of the world see each other, and...
Great picture! An awesome example of a wrist-throw... I won't go into specifics, and there are many other principles and methods not mentioned...
Shaolin Kung Fu, if it represented all types of fighting (external, internal, grappling/chi'na, weapons, etc), then it would be possibly to stick...
Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva beat Sakuraba...twice! And has a better record... Most of these Pride and UFC fighters do several...
With prior experience, 18 months at best, and I am talking Black Belt level or equivalent fighting capabilities. And even then, that's only...
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