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Toraki carries them in Canada

http://www.toraki.com/ca/en/asp/dept_OLDPRODUCTS.asp?id=230

I work five minutes from their warehouse. Let me know what size and I can drop in on my lunch hour to...

I'll admit to a small lock blade knife with a belt clip on the side. It's clipped to the under side of the dash board near my right knee. You never know when you need to peel an apple. That's all...

Thanks Zach. I'll have to go through that a few times. I find myself fascinated with the differences that develop in katas between lineages. I do see a few.

Okay, I'll bite. Where?

I've always suspected that the use of a Judo training facility actually caused the removal of a lot of stand-up grappling and throws from the karate body of knowledge. After all, judo students would...

CMAC and CMA appear to be unrelated.

There's a local rule about signing all posts with your full name. And your real name too.

Now I don't disagree that CMAC ha a reputation for having a checkered past. I've had no issue with a...

Any explanation of why the umpire is wearing a ghostbusters outfit? Maybe ist's the new, patent pending chi-vac.

You are right on UofT's doorstep. Have you checked out the Athletic Centre or Hart House? I don't know if they require you to be either a student or an alumnus. If you are eleigble, there would be...

I train out in Downsview, so that's probably too far.

How far are you willing to commute?

Any hints as to what interests you?

Let me know that and I can ask around,

You get better at what you practice.

Use it or lose it.

And the comment several posts back about "untrained opponents" strikes home too.

Eric,

I'd say that the split between techniques is about 70% striking, 25% breaks, 5% throws with the remainder being ground work. If you check my math, I believe that would be approximately...

Do you mean during Sanchin kata, or during sparring?

Sensei Patrice Williams and the CMAC organization got some bad press a few years back involving a dojo storming. Do a seach on "long awaited court case" in the bad budo section.

That being said,...

I've seen the strike made with the ridge of the hand rather than with the wrist. Remember to protect the thumb by tucking it way under the palm of the hand.
In sparring, haitos can be very tricky...

If I even thought of calling my grandmother old, she would have gone out, bought a cane and then hit me with it.

Risingsun - could you stick to using dark colours for our posts please? The lavender and pink can be a little tough to read on my monitor.

Thanks in advance

1) Strength - the compressive strength of bone is greater than the tensile strength of the brick.
2) Preparation - you've got a month. Ask what technique you will be using (shuto?) and how it will...

Welcome aboard!

I just got my shodan over the summer.

Have you tried looking for such a border at a starionery store? They'd be prss printed and of far better quality than the output of most inkjet printers.

Let's make tomorrow "hide like a ninja day". But then we wouldn't actually see them or hear them. Or even read their posts. Heeeey, why not all year? :p

I think that we should start up an e-budo chapter of the SPCAAA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Adolescents Addicted to Anime). I'm a smart-!!! but I'm willing to repent. The rest of you...

I can't agree with that. The Bunkai IS the true application by definition even if you don't know it or practice it.


We practice our bunkai using partner drills. Because there are a lot of...

LOL

Playing fetch?

Someone dropped doggie treat over the side?

I think you need a hobby.:D