Originally Posted by
Cujo
Hi Chris,
I have to commend Joe on his summary, some may disagree but hey....we all have an opinion, but only some are based on experinces! I, like Joe have trained in all 3 xkans, there are many who have! and Joe has done well to summise the different aspects of each pretty accuratley.
In all honestly if you want my personal opinion dont worry about the differences between the xkans, focus on finding yourself a good instructor(that is of course if you dont already have one) that will teach you with integrity and without ego. I currently train with the Buj and not because it is any different to the other x-kans but simply because i have found the right instructor! lets face it, how many of us are lucky enough to train personally with either Hatsumi, Manaka or Tanemura Sensei every week, not me!Lol! so does it really matter which organisation you are a part of?
From my experience i found that no matter which organisation i trained with, the concepts/ideas of training were always diluted from what they were originally supposed to be taught like, Hatsumi, Tanemura and Manaka sensei's all have their own ideas on trainng and the way in which everything should be taught, but lets face it, are you going to be one of the lucky few that becomes a personal student of any of these individuals? if not find the best instructor you can and get him to teach you everything he knows.....no matter what organisation he affiliated to....judge for yourself if he has the "wow" factor you are looking for.
It took me a few goes to find the right one!
Good luck and god speed buddy!
Jamie