Although some students would learn the sai kata at brown belt to pass the time, at my isshinryu school, a student only needs to know a single...
The bo form probably does look better with the 5'6 bo. Traditionally, the bo should be about as long as the user is tall. I stand around 5'9 or...
Funny, I too find myself interested by the little tidbits of information as well. My isshinryu school most closely follows the teachings of...
EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you hit the nail on the head there. congrats for successfully completing your learning challenge!!!!!!!! the...
Yes, you are right about the fortunetelling. Notice as you do your research that some sources depict this as a side note, while other sources...
Number 5 is correct. Here is a link to help with number 2. http://www.msisshinryu.com/articles/aja/tatsuos-96th/
Excellent!! Now you're really starting to get the ball rolling. :)
For what it's worth, don't think of it as right or wrong, think of it as different. I've even been on the receiving end of both kinds of punches...
The bobbing up and down thing does sound a bit inaccurate. It likely comes from the notion that when you try to drop the weight you move forward...
*double checks two sources* actually yes, good save! i'm really starting to have fun with this challenge, its making me do some of the most...
Also, of note to anyone reading, neither shinkichi (the okinawan name) nor kana (the japanese name) are the girl's name master shimabuku had as an...
Most impressive on the kamisama answer, that is one of the least heard names for the megami (i had actually forgotten about that one, i'd only...
Btw, you don't have to answer all the questions in a single post. You can post after finding the answers to just one or two of them. That way,...
That's a lot of interesting points brought up, which i'm sure made it a valuable discussion. Unfortunately, its very messy territory sometimes...
Well, at any given time with my training, I'm concentrating on one of the following things (in no particular order): taekwondo forms (i've...
The modification thing starts in your mind. Imagine a self defense scenario and play it through in your mind. Imagine a specific attack from an...
I'm currently in school to be a physical therapist assistant (i will prob graduate this time next year). Although I'm not familiar with that...
Given the source of your motivation, you would be very interested to know that Master Shimabuku, the founder of Isshinryu, himself was a deeply...
I most definitely feel you should wait before cross-training. I am training in Taekwondo now, but I didn't start training in that until...
Your bo kata probably is tokimine no kun. Keep in mind, that was what I did at a tournament, that's not how I traditionally do the kata. At the...
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