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  1. Thread: Waste of Time?

    by Kchef
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    Choose a style and stick with it

    It's my guess that this Rickster guys probably trains in a bunch of different styles and is trying to diffend his lack of study or prep. People like this often go thru life tasting different things...
  2. Thread: Testing

    by Kchef
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    I can really only speak for what is done on the...

    I can really only speak for what is done on the East Coast in Shotokan. For the kyu ranks 9 to 2 there is a testing typically every 3 months or so. If an individual trains 4 times per week, they will...
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    Tested for my Shodan with Sensei T. Okazaki

    My two boys talked me into to taking Karate with them and I’ve enjoyed it immensely. Three and half years later and what seemed like tons of hours of training, I finally got the chance to test for my...
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    I do see a difference bewteen east coast and west...

    I do see a difference bewteen east coast and west coast but it's really only slight.
  5. 6 months post surgery

    It's now been six months and I'm back to hundred percent. I have no feeling of discumfort but I work out and train between 3 and 4 times per week so I'm pretty limber for a forty two year old. Right...
  6. It's been 3 weeks since my surgery

    3 weeks later and I'm at about 90%. The swelling or fluid is almost all gone at this point. I have a small band of fluid above the knee still remaining but if it keeps reducing that too should be...
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    His past is a good indicator of his future

    He's been there for four years and is still a green belt. That says a decent amount in itself.

    His wife has also spoken to you about him.

    He's a nice guy who might have some talent but seems...
  8. Thanks for the feed back

    It's hard for me not to push myself when working out because that's just what I do but I'm learning that I'm not as young as I once was and need to set some boundaries.

    41 is not the new 25. I...
  9. finally had the orthoscopic surgery on my left knee

    After a number of months agonizing about whether or not have surgery on a torn meniscus in my left knee, I moved forward on having the operation done.

    I spoke to friends both in and out of the...
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    Well said. It really sounds as if his taking a...

    Well said.

    It really sounds as if his taking a break hurt your feelings or ego. If his goal was to achieve his Shodan, then good for him. If he truly loves it he'll be back. If he doesn't and is...
  11. I may have overdone it a bit at the 07 Shotokan Master Camp

    I turn 41 in a week and am a bit depressed that my body is feeling the effects of age.

    I attended the 2007 Master Camp outside of Philadelphia in June and over did it a bit. There were two...
  12. Thread: Going to Japan

    by Kchef
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    Looking forward to hearing about your adventures....

    Looking forward to hearing about your adventures. It should be a great opportunity for you.

    K. Allen
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    Kanazawa and Okazaki have been friends for a long...

    Kanazawa and Okazaki have been friends for a long time. Before the split of ISKF and JKA, JKA didn't allow Kanazawa to attend the master camps. Now that they have split, Kanazawa is welcome. ISKF...
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    Shotokan Master Camp 2007

    I just returned from the Shotokan 2007 Master Camp up near Philly.

    ISKF

    500 attendees with some the best Karate instructors around!!!!

    Wow!

    3 trainings a day for 5 days was all my body...
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    Full contact???? Or free sparring Semi free One...

    Full contact???? Or free sparring
    Semi free
    One step sparring
    Three step sparring

    In Shotokan karate we practice all four but it is not until a person reaches the rank of 3rd kyu that they...
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    Am I off base?

    This film is perfect for me. Martial Arts, violence, no real thought process involved, attractive women to look at, who I'm certain in real life would be enamored of my physical prowess, and a big...
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    would I want to know?

    My dad had a serious heart condition and he knew in the end it would take him. He basically knew that it would be about a year to a year and a half. That didn't really work for him. It just made him...
  18. What to do?

    This weekend I've set it up to jump out of a perfectly good plane about 8000 feet in the air.

    Last weekend, I mowed my lawn and went to some soccer games my 6 and 8 years played in.

    Mowing the...
  19. Thread: The killing blow

    by Kchef
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    Spelling has never been my strong suit

    I do however like to know if i make a mistake.

    Thanks
  20. Thread: The killing blow

    by Kchef
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    Thanks to all

    Thanks for everyone's take on it.

    My sensei had already had me work on my kata at an exaggerated slow pace and of course a normal one. He must have seen my progress and wanted to throw in a change...
  21. Thread: The killing blow

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    The killing blow

    I try as a rule to practice 3 to 4 times per week for about an hour an half or so. I’ve been pretty happy with progress but it wasn’t until recently that I felt as if I had taken broad steps instead...
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    Wooden floors are some times prefered

    depending on your dojo, many prefer to go with a wooden floor. Many wooden floors are built with rubber underneath to achieve the same or close to the same give and take that a typical rubber matted...
  23. Thread: Amazing Power

    by Kchef
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    The noise must be coming from the microphone attached to him

    It did sound as if he created some majical noise, but I believe we are hearing his breathing coupled with the noise generated from a microphone he must have attached to his Gi.

    When he moves...
  24. Thread: Doctors' mistake

    by Kchef
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    Change of heart

    I need to make a correction

    I spoke to a number of Doc's over the weekend and was told that it is possible to spread cancer by accidently tearing a tumor. It is even possible for the cancer to...
  25. Thread: Doctors' mistake

    by Kchef
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    Doctors are only human

    Doctors are imperfect just like everyone else. Any Doc worth talking to will tell you that there are serious risks associated with any type of surgical procedure.

    If you've ever repaired a...
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