My thanks! I will scour through it. I read through the about section earlier and watched a video on Youtube of the headmaster, Ueno Kagenori. ...
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My thanks! I will scour through it. I read through the about section earlier and watched a video on Youtube of the headmaster, Ueno Kagenori. ...
I went to class this evening and thoroughly enjoyed it. We worked on batto/noto for about half the class and then on a hoke (they don't call them kata apparently) called Tensho nuke uchi (if memory...
The link does work for me. I'm using IE-8.
It has been a very long time since I have posted here, but a lot has been going on.
In any case, I have taken the first steps towards studying a koryu art, Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu Hyohou. I was...
One of the best MA movies that I have seen in years, Kuro Obi, titled internationally as 'Blackbelt' is definitely worth the watch, especialy for anyone with an interest in Karate. It is subtitled,...
Congrats to Nakano Sensei!! The award is very well deserved!
Daniel
I just focus my Ki in such a way that all anyone ever sees me do is basic karate and kendo. That way, I can practice all of the magical Ki techniques in the park and nobody sees me hurling Ki balls...
I think that the belt for every kyu is probably imported back to Japan from the US, where there seems to be a preoccupation with and proliferation of belt colors. Some schools even have a camo belt...
A number of karate schools in my area (karate, not just disguised taekwondo) have more than two testings a year. But they also have a substantial number of belts.
Neither good nor bad. Just a...
Why not just name-of-westerner ha name-of-parent-ryu kenjutsu? If a practitioner teaches his or her variation of an existing art in which they're qualified to teach, that would be the most honest. ...
That's pretty.... hillarious. One of the main reasons that unless one is quite fluent, they may wish to stick with their native language and terminology that is an established part of the art.
Or...
The chamber is part of how the power is generated. The endless repetition is the only way to make the technique come naturally without having to first think about it.
Repetition of technique is...
Given that it ships from Japan, I suppose that it could.
What method of shipping did you choose? If you chose standard shipping (whatever that may be), probably could take that long.
What...
Good point, Terry.
I do think that perhaps, at least in the US, the blackbelt may suffer from over billing on one end and being over-inflated rank at the other.
In other words, the guys who...
I'm personally less concerned about the specific time to black belt. A lot depends on the amount of curriculum that student is required to learn and how much they train.
One guy goes to a one...
Agreed.
I figured that since I posted the topic about it that it was only fair to post what I saw in the book, commenting either in the affirmative or the negative on things that I am familiar...
Yes. Exactly two:
1. The Iron shirt, both master and style, is a total fake.
2. Your coworker is an idiot, as even a shred of research, coupled with your demonstration, would have put off...
Well, I read the book all the way through over the weekend. The book did not have a heavy amount of content, as most of the pages contain several large color photograps. Take away the pictures and...
I am not going to comment on the rest of your question because I am not familiar with Toyama Ryu. I will comment on this duel do the death comment. Being a competent swordsman (or woman?) is a lot...
I found the Craig book to be quite good, actually, though it was substantially less expensive than Nemeroff's recent work. Of course Craig didn't include a video with his either.:P I'm not sure why...
While I agree that this is a warning, I don't think that it guarantees a fake. Few systems that I am familiar with have any new material after about fourth or fifth dan. Yes, I realize that some...
Thanks for the feedback.
I have purchased some royal stinkers in the past, so if this turns out to be one of them, I'll just chalk it up as an entry in Daniel's Bad Book Club. Worst comes to...
Another book thead. I was in Barnes & Noble over the weekend doing what I do every time I enter a book store: scouring the martial arts section for new books. This time, there was a book I'd never...
My thanks to the admin staff! I just logged in and see that I'm me!
Thank you!
Daniel
Hello Don,
I kind of look at it like I look at guitar clinics and instructional videos (I used to work for Guitar Center).
Some very, very fine players have put out some very, very poor...