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| Ten shin ichi ryu | 8/10/2008 |
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 | 7/28/2008 |
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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| question about ryu te curriculum | 4/28/2008 |
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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| Brick Breaking | 4/9/2008 |
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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| karate | 2/12/2008 |
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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| what style | 2/12/2008 |
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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| Ryu te and acrobatic kicks | 1/25/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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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| karate | 12/15/2007 |
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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| Pressure points(Medical) | 9/26/2007 |
Q: I know that pressure piont anatomy is an important part of the human body & has importants in "many" ...
A: Jeff san. First of all, you need a spell checker, as I could almost not understand your question due ...
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| board breaking | 9/21/2007 |
Q: I have been condition my hands for several months now and i am ready to break my first board. I know ...
A: I haven't bought boards for breaking since the early 1980s, but any soft wood with no knots in it ...
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| Help me please | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I have been taking Kenpo Karate in Colorado, I am not in any advanced ranks or anything, but when I ...
A: I have to first mention that kenpo and kempo are different styles, in the States, and the spelling ...
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| Help With Karate | 8/24/2007 |
Q: i am 32 years old and very interested in learning okinawian karate. i feel the need to study a ...
A: It is unimportant to be able to COMPETE in Okinawan karate, if that is what you have chosen to ...
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| karate | 5/9/2007 |
Q: could you please tell me the name of some dvds good for karate homestudy my friend has a pretty ...
A: I think there might be some good ones at http://www.Ryutesupply.com, Seiyu Oyata's series. If they ...
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| Okinawan arts to Taekwondo | 11/22/2006 |
Q: You seem to have a really good grasp of the issues which make your art legitimate for the modern day ...
A: Again, apologies for the long time but I put in for vacation status, and this question sat in ...
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| Okinawan arts to Taekwondo | 11/2/2006 |
Q: How do you see your art from a modern perspective? If Okinawan arts were formed to deal with issues ...
A: Please excuse the long delay, I just had a new grandchild born to my youngest daughter this month, ...
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| WHATS...? | 10/11/2006 |
Q: WHAT DO YOU THINK THATS THE MOST HARD TYPE OF MARTIAL ARTS?
A: WHAT DO YOU THINK THATS THE MOST HARD TYPE OF MARTIAL ARTS? This is probably more difficult to ...
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| GOJU-RYU KARATE | 10/1/2006 |
Q: I KNOW THAT KARARE IS KARATE... BUT WHATS (((GOJU-RYU KARATE))) ?
A: Goju Ryu Karate is a style originating in Okinawa, but there are two distinct branches, neither of ...
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| DOES KARATE MAKE YOU LOSE WIE | 10/1/2006 |
Q: .. AND OF CORSE IM A WHITE BELT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF I TAKE KARATE CLASSES WILL IT MAKE ...
A: .. AND OF CORSE IM A WHITE BELT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF I TAKE KARATE CLASSES WILL IT MAKE ...
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| son with hemophilia wants to learn martial arts | 9/29/2006 |
Q: My son is 8 years old and has hemophilia B + VonWillabrauns Disease. He is treated at UF SHAND in ...
A: This is actually one of the more interesting questions I've had presented to me lately, and both my ...
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| Questions need Answers | 7/31/2006 |
Q: I want to ask which Karate style got more Ferocity and Aggressive Techniques ? (Kyokushin or Gujo ...
A: Mohd san No one knows but some think that one or another is more ferocious than the others. This is ...
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| Kenjutsu | 12/16/2005 |
Q: My name is Chris Scott. I am a senior at the University of South Carolina and have studied Tai Chi ...
A: I am inclined to refer you to the Sensei I study with, who happens to have also attended University ...
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| Real Okinawan Karate (life protection) | 9/3/2005 |
Q: I am very interested in expanding my libary of authentic okinawan karate texts (in english). Could ...
A: The web site is www.ryu-te-supplies.com . Please let Sahar know you are interested in other books ...
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| Okinawa Kempo: Karate-Jutsu on Kumite | 6/8/2005 |
Q: I have been studying Shuri-Te for seven years. I am looking for a copy of Okinawa Kempo: ...
A: I did some checking and the person I checked with originally sold these books but no one has gotten ...
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| martial arts museum | 5/8/2005 |
Q: com and SelfDefense.net. I am a fellow martial artist on Long Island, New York and the 1st ...
A: Saladino I do not have fifty dollars. I remember when Who's Who in Karate did this same thing, back ...
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| muscle | 1/6/2005 |
Q: I am 42 and have been taking karate for 1 1/2 yrs. Last week we were sparring and I got kicked in ...
A: It sounds a little like an injury I saw someone get some years ago, and what happened was that he ...
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| Attiontion | 12/13/2004 |
Q: Ohayoo Sensei Instruct me what is the correct term for attention in Japanese.
A: I have been so long out of class, I had to check with my Japanese Sensei, Doshu Shintaku, for the ...
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| Iaido | 3/26/2004 |
Q: I am interested in learning Iaido from Doshu Shintaku. Can you tell me more about his system of ...
A: Michael san You may contact Doshu by going to his website, at http://www.Tenshinichiryu.com, or via ...
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| Kata The sun/son? | 5/9/2003 |
Q: I am a practitioner of the Shito Ryu Style of Karate. We have a few katas that begin with the hands ...
A: Jeff san, Actually, I do know the symbolism of this motion, which seems to be similar to the opening ...
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