Many thanks.
Can anyone tell me what this Kanji means? [img] It is copied off an old certificate, and no-one left in the club knows the exact meaning....
We used to have a 3-tier pricing system, so most MA club people would buy the cheapest one as we weren't bothered about swimming or weights....
I'm not complaining about the costs of the Clubs as these are very reasonable. It's the costs the University forces on us that are the...
Hi All, I would like to know how much it costs to do your MA at Uni. (Costs paid to Uni, not the club) I am trying to find out the info to...
We need to have a minimum of 15 permanent members and everyone has to have a sports card at £65 per year (£125 for staff). That means that if...
I think that if the clubs can attract enough members to realistically keep going they should be left alone. 14 clubs is something the Uni should...
I am at Southampton University and our all martial arts clubs are getting a rough deal from the Uni at the moment. Instead of being proud of...
As far as I'm aware you can get away without insurance if attending on a trial basis. In our club we normally let newbies attend 2 - 3 sessions...
To get back on topic (sorry to those now hooked into the history of south east asia :) ) In the Okinawan Shorin Ryu system Kusanku is...
Hi again okinawagojuryu. In most things I have read, Shorei ryu and naha te are used interchangeably. Mainly Shorei ryu seems to be used after...
My mistake. I meant to say that Funakoshi combined elements of Shuri-Te and Naha-Te (from which Chojun Miyagi derived Goju Ryu). How much...
I would agree with MatsuRyu. I practise a hybrid Matsumura / Matsubayashi and have an almost identical kata list (Ananku replaced by Seisan)....
My father came home the other day with a very nice ceramic bladed knife, which he bought as they are apparently becoming illegal to sell very...
In our Okinawan Shorin-Ryu club we have a system where you can get half grades. This means that if you do exceptionally well in the grading you...
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In My club (Okinawan Shorin-Ryu) : 8th Kyu - White 7th Kyu - Yellow 6th Kyu - Orange 5th Kyu - Blue 4th Kyu - Green 3rd Kyu - Brown 2nd...
In my style grappling and locks etc are as much a part of our art as striking. The concepts are initially tought to beginners as simple self...
In my style (Shorin Ryu of mixed Matsumura and Kobayashi lineage) 10. Naihanchi (Tekki) 13. Passai (Bassai) 19. Seisan (Hengetsu) up to...
In my style , we have a lot of emphasis on kata, with probably a third of our time spent on it. In grading, each kata learnt up to that point is...
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