thanks for info kempocos kempocos, thanks for the info. i am always interested in history and never really understood moneymaker's and...
question for Kempocos Kempocos, Isn't Moneymaker an ex Dillman student? If so, how come you go on about Dillman so much in a negative way?...
Actually the Okinawans raised the stances. Many people will claim that stances are should be done high (including one of my sensei), but if you...
Kata interpretation Respectfully, the last poster's response regarding kata is the result of narrowing one's interpretation of kata. First...
You learn quickly, grasshopper. As any doctor will tell you, repeated blows to the head will cause brain trama. Brain cells have a somewhat...
1) Repeatedly slam your head into a large bucket of rocks. 2) When you are ready replace the rocks with sand, repeat. 3) Let me know what...
The style is not relevant. It is the individual that trains that will be effective. Individuals dominate, styles do not.
Thanks for the article reference! As far as modern organizations that have little or limited kata training I try not to be too critical of...
I am currently researching kata and its relation to training. I used to hold the belief that training kata grew in popularity in karate over...
My comment about the stomping was just an observation of someone else doing a kata that at first sounded impressive. After examining a couple of...
Short answer The short answer is that assuming a given style is legitamate: a style does not make a person great, it is the person that makes the...
Break down by town origin Here is the original list broken down by originating town/style: Naha: 07. Kururunfa 14. Saifa 15. Sanchin 16....
There are some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy weapons out that have sound effects. There are four sets each comes with the appropriate Turtle...
I am trying to find styles that train the katas listed below. These are supposedly the original 24 Okinawan katas of Naha-te, Tomari-te and...
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