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| how to? | 9/1/2008 | Master Guy |
Q: i'm interested in karate and all forms of fighting. i like to know before i start learning any what ...
A: Karate is not really a form of fighting as you see to be, It is not a self-defense even thu it is ...
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| Tensho kata | 8/31/2008 | M. Ganci |
Q: does the kata "tensho" have fighting applications,or is it more a moving meditation ? it is a cool ...
A: Like all "old school" forms, Tensho has many fighting applications. The Tensho (like rolling one's ...
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| Ten shin ichi ryu | 8/10/2008 | Sharon Hayakawa |
Q: I am thinking of joining TSIR Maryland's iaido classes. But the one thing that is giving me second ...
A: Andrew san, I haven't been to the web site lately, but I believe the e mail information is there, ...
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| okinawa kata | 8/8/2008 | Chris A. Johnston |
Q: sir, I asked another member a question, but she did not know the answer. She referred me to you. I ...
A: Kusanku Sho or Kosokun Sho is the kata with the beginning that you described. It is a derivative of ...
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| okinawa kata | 8/7/2008 | Chris A. Johnston |
Q: sir, I asked another member a question, but she did not know the answer. She referred me to you. I ...
A: May be that it is Kushanku (or Kusanku), possibly Kosokun Dai or Kosokun Sho as these are alternate ...
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| okinawa kata | 7/28/2008 | Sharon Hayakawa |
Q: I just learned a new kata, but like to get video reference from YouTube. I do not have the full ...
A: Patrick san, I'm familiar with Kusanku, but not so much with YouTube. Try a google search, maybe? ...
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| 2 questions | 7/20/2008 | Laurence Lance |
Q: I am an 18 year old beginner in the shotokan style. i have joined the dojo a little under a week ...
A: I was attempting to write a longer more in depth follow up and hit the wrong key so I don't know ...
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| 2 questions | 7/19/2008 | Laurence Lance |
Q: I am an 18 year old beginner in the shotokan style. i have joined the dojo a little under a week ...
A: Good morning! I'm stepping a little out of my area of expertise in that I am not Shoto Kan. but I ...
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| Different Styles | 6/24/2008 | Thomas F. Sergent |
Q: Please, I would be very grateful if you could explain to me the main differences between Wado-ryu ...
A: Sorry I have taken a couple days to answer but I have been out of town. The main differences ...
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| How many | 5/13/2008 | Laurence Lance |
Q: I was just wondering how many karate forms are there. I take Wado Ryu Karate, and i know theres ...
A: Josh, As reference material, I'm looking on pages 91, through 99 Takao Nakaya's "Karate-Do History ...
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| Karate-do | 5/2/2008 | Master Sam Frazier 5th DAN |
Q: my name is Alex and I like karate. I wanted to ask a master of karate what they about the idea of ...
A: Please let me apologize for the delay in responding to your fine question. I recently moved from ...
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| question about ryu te curriculum | 4/28/2008 | Sharon Hayakawa |
Q: I trained for a short time in a dojo where kyusho and tuite were part of the curriculum......but not ...
A: Dennis san, I think some of the instructors in Ryu Te are advanced enough to teach some atemi waza, ...
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| My 1st fight in Kyokushin | 4/24/2008 | M. Ganci |
Q: I'm going to have my first match in 2 day's time. My opponent is about as tall as I am. What ...
A: Work from your strongest techniques - the ones you fee most successful with, Build the use of your ...
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| Brick Breaking | 4/9/2008 | Sharon Hayakawa |
Q: How can i break one or two brick by punch (i m 2nd Don Sotokan Black belt fom India)
A: Indrajit san I apologize for the delay in my reply, I've been in hospital for a couple of weeks and ...
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| View on martial artist/obstacles | 4/6/2008 | M. Ganci |
Q: OSU! Kancho it is a real honor to be writing to you. I have been taking Mu-Shin- do for ...
A: My apology for not answering you sooner, but I have been traveling. The tradition of Karate, and ...
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| Origin of form Shem pa | 3/15/2008 | Michael Cummings |
Q: I have studied Tang Soo Do, and learned a form called Shempa (Shem-pa?, spelling?) My teacher at the ...
A: David~ Thank you for your question. Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I don't have a lot of ...
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| Yantsu kata | 2/22/2008 | Laurence Lance |
Q: I'm studying yantsu kata at the moment.When I say studying I'm talking more about the actual self ...
A: Yantsu is not a kata that I know, or know of. If my brief research is correct this is a Kyokushinkai ...
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| Yantsu kata | 2/21/2008 | Thomas F. Sergent |
Q: I am a karate practitioner and am very interested in kata application.I am currently looking at ...
A: The area I offer expertise in is "Classical Japanese Karate" The four classical styles are ...
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| Yantsu | 2/21/2008 | M. Ganci |
Q: Sir,I am trying to unravel the applications of two sequences of yantsu,without much luck.The ...
A: Dave, This may be hard to explain in words. 1.The palm to front/right hand hiki te (The first right ...
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| karate | 2/12/2008 | M. Ganci |
Q: my friend is about to start doing karate again after about a year off. he stopped when he couldn't ...
A: It sounds as though your friend may be risking injury through further training. Only a doctor could ...
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| karate | 2/12/2008 | Sharon Hayakawa |
Q: my friend is about to start doing karate again after about a year off. he stopped when he couldn't ...
A: Kevin san, It sounds like he might benefit more from starting back with Tai Chi or some other softer ...
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| karate | 2/12/2008 | Mark Outterside |
Q: my friend is about to start doing karate again after about a year off. he stopped when he couldn't ...
A: Sorry to hear about your friend. It could be too high impact for him as you say, however all the ...
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| karate | 2/12/2008 | Chris A. Johnston |
Q: my friend is about to start doing karate again after about a year off. he stopped when he couldn't ...
A: Yes it sounds like the class he has been involved in may stress contact more than some. Possibly it ...
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| what style | 2/12/2008 | Sharon Hayakawa |
Q: I am 23 years old and have always been able to keep myself fit and healthy. I dreamed of learning ...
A: Christopher san, If you are just beginning, think of what you are wanting from the training. If you ...
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| Fitness advise | 2/12/2008 | Mark Outterside |
Q: I am grateful for your time in answering my question. I workout each day but not in a gym. I ...
A: You do a great deal of training. Sword work is not my speciality although I do practice with the Bo ...
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| Fitness advise | 2/11/2008 | Mark Outterside |
Q: I am grateful for your time in answering my question. I workout each day but not in a gym. I ...
A: Glad to hear your commitment to training. You sound very fit! You may feel you have reached you ...
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| your perspective concerning disabled practitioners | 2/11/2008 | Laurence Lance |
Q: Kyoshi I am interested in your approach to the training of older or disabled (physically, not ...
A: Good morning! Much as I hate to admit it, I'm no longer a spring chicken and I'm no where near as ...
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| points | 2/7/2008 | Michael Cummings |
Q: Dear sir im joining the US army soon and sometimes i get sad and panic comes on i was wondering if ...
A: Brad~ Congratulations on entering military service. It is an honorable calling that few can ...
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| Ryu te and acrobatic kicks | 1/25/2008 | Sharon Hayakawa |
Q: I'm really interested in learning ryu te from a student of Seiyu Oyata. From my classes I've taken ...
A: Michael san, I understand how much fun it is, to do the high kicks. It's not necessary to restrict ...
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| Ryu te and acrobatic kicks | 1/21/2008 | Sharon Hayakawa |
Q: I'm really interested in learning ryu te from a student of Seiyu Oyata. From my classes I've taken ...
A: Michael. Ryu Te does not train for kicking in the head or arobatic type kicks. Oyata used to explain ...
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| ma | 1/15/2008 | Master Sam Frazier 5th DAN |
Q: stay and flexibility aikido eclectic karate kempo uechi-ryu karate and what should i look for in a ...
A: Please forgive the tardiness of the answer but due to site problems over which I had no control I ...
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| ma | 1/15/2008 | Sharon Hayakawa |
Q: stay and flexibility aikido eclectic karate kempo uechi-ryu karate and what should i look for in a ...
A: Paul I kind of like Aikido, but for self defense, Ryu Te or Tenshinichiryu, a Japanese ma, is ...
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| leg strength | 1/7/2008 | Michael Cummings |
Q: I am really trying to improve the strength in my legs. I really don't have the control I would like. ...
A: Robert~ Thank you for your question. I noticed that you began your question with a reference to ...
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| tang soo do | 1/3/2008 | Mark Outterside |
Q: im 14 years old and just started a tang soo do class. I was wondering what kind of training i could ...
A: It's good to hear that you have started martial arts classes. I started when i was 14 and that was ...
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| Heian 4 | 12/16/2007 | James Copple |
Q: I would really appreciate to hear what you teach for the bunkai in the opening 2 moves of Heian 4. ...
A: For me, the second and third moves go together. In the second move, I am attacked from the front. ...
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| karate | 12/15/2007 | Sharon Hayakawa |
Q: what does sensei mean and what does 1st dan mean
A: "Sensei" literally means "born before you". It is an honorary title by which most instructors in ...
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| Sais for a 12 year old | 12/6/2007 | Michael Cummings |
Q: ! I am writing to you because I would like to purchase a set of sais for my 12yr. old son. My son ...
A: Jennifer~ Thank you for your question. The sai is one of my favorite weapons, although I must ...
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| hello | 12/3/2007 | Mark Outterside |
Q: ello i recently took up iss hin ryu karate. MY queston is since i only have 2 lessons a week in ...
A: Glad to hear you have taken up karate and are training on a regular basis. No problem doing another ...
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| Translation | 11/28/2007 | Michael Cummings |
Q: We have a bo kata that is called Susho no kunsho. Do you know what that means?
A: Libby~ Thanks for your question. I don't have any knowledge of a bo kata called susho no kunsho. ...
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| karate | 11/19/2007 | Chris A. Johnston |
Q: I am sending my 7 year old son from last 3 weeks to karate class to a Japanese teacher who is very ...
A: The answer is not entirely black and white. Although it is possible through exercise to damage the ...
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