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...
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