My brother, how are you? Not only that, but I seem to remember people having rank that hadn't thrown a kick since the turn of the century. Go figure.
Mike, I gotta catch up with you brother. :)
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My brother, how are you? Not only that, but I seem to remember people having rank that hadn't thrown a kick since the turn of the century. Go figure.
Mike, I gotta catch up with you brother. :)
Hello everyone, I also echo Maddogs assessment. Antonio is not only a top notch karate ka, he proved it in the Miami streets as a law enforcement officer. There my friends, are no referees, bugo...
Hello everyone, nice topic. Allow me to throw in my nickel, ( heck gas keeps going up so should my opinion :) ) First off, kudos to Fred for stepping in there on short notice or not, it takes guts....
We used to do it in my dojo, but the majority of Goju schools I've seen don't. I personally like the Higaonna version.
That's right Mike. Although some would have you think we're not in a MMA hotbed, that just shows you how much they really know.
BTW, the Yoga, you know me, I can't even do TRADITIONAL Yoga, I...
Hector, I have it on inside info that he was able to do it with a secret kata training regimen :D
Ed, there is a lot of value in fencing. Bruce Lee wrote about that thirty years ago. I watched some fencing during the Olympic games and appreciate their ability to get from point A to B in a very...
Mike, I've actuelly heard of this many years ago. I can't remember the details but next time I see this person, I will get the story. But the thing Budoka has noticed stems from the old mistyque of...
The point I was trying to make is jujitsu was already in Japan. Some jujitsu practitioners actually wanted to learn karate, but probably not for the grappling, being that, for example, the founder of...
Yes, that's true, however, his boxing skills will be superior to someone in say a tai chi school learning to box under the guise of "hidden" applications. Although I completely agree about covering...
Understood Robert, however my point is that no karate ka will ever be proficient in grappling or nage waza by kata or bunkai as they would be in either judo or jujitsu. That's why in the mma world,...
Arm bar? Mount? Allow me to throw a critique into this discussion. Those were nice pics from Robert. However, from a grappling perspective, I hope you are teaching it better than that. The arm bar is...
Hi Harry,
I had an opportunity to view some of your video on JKA. I viewed them at an SFA members home last night. He owns a copy of your of book as well as the tapes. He is quite impressed. BTW,...
Mike, it all boils down to what criteria you want to use to make your comparison. For example, we could say that just because they wear a white gi and throw kicks, all karate styles would be...
Hey Mike, if they (koei-kan) do leg kicks, then what makes it different? It has been argued to me by some that Ashihara is very similar to Kyokushin. By the looks of what you wrote, it seems that...
Maddog, I also agree. Hoosain Narker does incorporate TKD forms as well as some Goju and Shotokan forms in his carriculum. I've always thought that static forms were exactly what Ashihara was getting...
Hello everyone. I don't know about the Pa Kua influence or any of the others, but the hard fighting influence from Kyokushin is evident in Ashihara. Its circular techniques are present in other...
It's funny that Gene is labeled a bigot when he speaks the truth. Wether or not you want to believe it is another thing all together. Let me say this, I will bet you you would find far more racist...
David, allow me to address this. In its simplest form, their ideology of hate is against Isreal. The strategy in its simplest form is to divide and conquer. The Israelis' deal with this on a daily...
Gene, glad to see you've been let loose!:D Welcome back brother. Mike, as always true to form. :D
In my opinion, Zen doesn't always apply in world affairs. Let us not forget that we were attacked....
Yeah, but that's the wrong crowd! :D That pattern just looks questionable shall we say. Or maybe it's seeing an obviously American or westerner in that that it just looks weird. Gene, you got any of...
I'll try again....
What is this gentleman wearing? I cannot distinguish the difference between his and hers. Can someone explain?
Well, I'm glad we're back. Steve is way too expensive, I'll just declare myself Master. From now on, it's Goju Master.:D
Actually Antonio, it is in preperation for the crane technique, if do right, no can defense. :D
I second Hectors' recommendation for the FFA school in Jupiter, I believe they do striking and...