Hi Ronin As it happens I had Tony on the phone just last week. I applaud his enthusiasm, but sadly our dojo isn't going to be opening any time...
Reading the above posts, clearly there are different variations on 'rising' block. I will use my ulna, the outer muscle, or the outer muscle...
A very general rule of thumb: Click - OK Clunk - Not OK! When you hear various joints clicking (no pain, with a relatively high pitched...
Oh no, I feel myself being sucked into another GKR debate:cry: No offence intended to you at all Noomi. It would, however, be an...
Hi Noomi This version hasn't fallen far from the Shotokan tree. I'd have been interested to see him perform at a more normal speed. I...
One of the problems with GKR (assuming that lizzy1e is a GKR student, which I could easily be mistaken about) is that typically asking questions...
As my name's been mentioned I'll wade in, somewhat belatedly, at this point. I did a reasonable amount of training at one point with Terry...
Hi VZ Having already posted I've now just read of your experiences from the other night. Clearly you did the right thing. Experience has...
Hi VZ This is a subject that's very close to my heart, one which I've given a lot of thought to, and that I've had the opportunity to explore...
Is not Ryukyu Kempo the name George Dillman uses for his style? It certainly used to be. Without other information to judge on I'd have to...
This is 5 years ago so maybe things have moved on. According to the pictures on the MOT website at the time the seatbelt was a clear fail. It...
"A good man knows his limitations" - Dirty Harry
Sorry, fair point, I should clarify further. I would expect a (reasonably) fair MOT in a major dealership, as they're making the big bucks...
A good art, that is well taught, should be flexible enough to work around specific injuries that you have. Right now, you don't really know...
In principle that doesn't sound too bad, although for my car that still wouldn't be worth £300. Cool, I'm surprised he didn't tell you that...
£300? Halfords!? Think Mcdojo. Once you're brakes are fixed I think your next job should be to find a decent garage you can trust. Mike
While I'm on a roll, a couple of closely related concepts which Funakoshi mentions in his books from the 1920's (I'm going from the John Teramoto...
Several (karate) people have mentioned hikite as a training aid for power or generation (or speed?). Why not take Funakoshi at his word:...
Bang on! In fact, there is evidence that people react faster and more appropriately to tactile stimulus (touch) than they do to visual or...
Emboldened for emphasis. This, as far as I'm concerned, a cornerstone of pre-sport Okinawan karate. Its a close range tactile art, not a long...
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