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    Martial arts scene in Brighton

    I would back up what John recommends, Zoltan is a psychology professor at Sussex University, which is where I think the club is based. I trained...
    Post by: Th0mas, May 5, 2016 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Why is there no 10th degree black belt in Kyokushin?

    Does it matter? Anything above 6th tends to awarded for "political" or organisational reasons... In fact all grades are slightly arbitrary and are...
    Post by: Th0mas, Jul 22, 2015 in forum: Karate
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    Internal Qi

    Woo woo and Magic fairy hats... I think that basically sums it up. (Using Qi to describe martial activities is analogous to using the four...
    Post by: Th0mas, Jun 23, 2015 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Board breaking

    Just because you can smash your shins through a baseball bat, or eat broken glass or stick pins in your eyes, doesn't mean you aught to do it....
    Post by: Th0mas, Nov 25, 2014 in forum: Karate
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    Differences in katas?

    Absolutely... As a general principle form should follow function. ..... With some consideration for consistency within the general class structure.
    Post by: Th0mas, Nov 14, 2014 in forum: Karate
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    Recording an art

    Hi David, I don't disagree, kata or forms are not the only way to do it. And other approaches for specific elements might actually be better, eg...
    Post by: Th0mas, Oct 10, 2014 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Recording an art

    Maybe, to some extent, but solo training tends to be what you should do if you don't have the opportunity for partner training. I think an...
    Post by: Th0mas, Oct 10, 2014 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Recording an art

    Lol, same sort of conversation about belt colours, badges and Gold lame tabards for senior students... ...because learning a martial art is all...
    Post by: Th0mas, Oct 10, 2014 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Recording an art

    The missed point here is why the kata was created in the first place. If you make the not unreasonable assumption that the original creator had...
    Post by: Th0mas, Oct 9, 2014 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Martial Arts Belt Ranks (giant infographic)

    I agree, the belt order for shotokan (certainly for the main groups in the UK, KUGB, JKA-England etc) is White Orange Red Yellow Green Purple...
    Post by: Th0mas, May 7, 2014 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Iain Abernethy article

    .. ahh the Dunning–Kruger effect in action...:)
    Post by: Th0mas, Apr 9, 2014 in forum: Judo
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    Historical accuracies on the origins of various martial arts

    Historical Inaccuracies = The idea that what is taught today in "traditional karate styles" has direct relevance with the training methods of...
    Post by: Th0mas, Apr 8, 2014 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Karate wisdom from Yoshimi Inoue

    I suspect the polite answer to that is yes. The documentary probably muddled up cause and effect. Traditional dance forms being based on fighting...
    Post by: Th0mas, Mar 21, 2014 in forum: Karate
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    How do I determine if a martial arts studio is legitimate?

    You are joking right? Ok, It is a lot easier nowadays with the advent of the web (forums etc) and youtube to get a flavour for something...
    Post by: Th0mas, Mar 12, 2014 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    The Technique Thread

    Thanks for posting this. Just a couple of comments - Like YouknowWho I like the idea of training the lock in pairs. In fact my interpretation...
    Post by: Th0mas, Mar 3, 2014 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion