Hi Suzette. Sorry you are leaving.I heard that there was a big commotion going on over here, and I see it is a question of comaparative morals. Well, I understand that different people feel diffeently about different things. I m'self, feel that the use of force is justified under conditions of self ...

Student says:'John!" <Poof-Genjumin appears:-)> Yes? The throw could be Koshi guruma from Judo, but sounds more like a te waza(hand throw,) perhaps more like tekubi nage(hand neck throw from Aikijutsu do) or even a tenchi nage (heavenand earth or 'splitting' throw from Aiki or shuai chiao.) As ...

'Points welltaken , John.'
Thanky, Bill.Appreciate it.:-)
John

Student-
Okay.
John

All- Well, what a stir this created.I certainly apprecate everyone's efforts to help explain stuff, and sorry if my characterization of Fonzie hit sensitive areas in some people's pasts.:-)'Get your motors runnin', head out on the Highway...' Also accept the statement abut a frequent poster suggesti...

Van:'Always remember it is the projection of weakness that brings on the beating.' Yep. Bill:'As Fonzie said,'at some point in your life you need to have hit someone.' The Fonzie character was a glamorized ganbanger, a hoodlum and a thug.To be a successful thug, you do need to have hit/stabbed/shot/...

A Nother thought, kata is a vehicle fortraining, not an end in itself. In older times, one kata used to be taught and practiced from three to ten years as a vehicle for training. The techniques and parts of techniques were honed and perfected to razor sharpness and extreme power and speed of executi...

Was karate, Uechi ryu included, watered down by Kanbun or someone after him, were secrets taken out, are kyusho and tuite the Holy Grail or is power trainig the answer? Good questions, I don't have all the answers but I have a couple thoughts. 1. Training is not done the way it used to be done in th...

Now see, That's just what I mean.If I was teaching Okinawapunch(tm) and Katarobics), no one would get hurt. We would do slow motion excercise first, and have proper instruction, Before we turned on the Dance Tunes and began flailing.:-) Kardio Kumite,now, would be another matter. Exhale-Punch! Exhal...

Shelly-San: The drill I gave here works.I used it, and used to paralyze an entire Air Force Barracks full of people with my kiai.:-) Use it five times a day and terrify your friends, family and loved ones. What's life if you can't have a little fun once in a while?<g> John P.S> You will achieve very...

Shelly: There are lots of kiais.If you want an excercise for kiai, here is one from Japan, samurai used it. Step out from a natural stance to the left or right into a good, low shiko Dachi(level four horse stance) and stomp the foot you are stepping out with kind of hard into the floor as you exhale...

Glashen Sensei- Good thoughts.Has anyone the answers to every situaton?Not here on earth, we don't.:-) As for the extremes: I would agree with you that techniques o' doom is not the answer to every situation.But 'tis good to know them. Also I would agree that the mindset o' death is not required ver...

Gene-san: Back when I started Judo,we were told(it being taught as sef-defense as well as sport, in the Sixties):'Judo teaches you to run, but to run with confidence.' Scott-San: Glad you like idea for Okinawapunch(tm).Price is as lsted, music adaptabl to your favorite Tunes, and how soon you make b...

A subject so dear to my heart as this one-I must participate!:-) I don't think Blind faith is good-ths can get you killed.I think faith in a system, a technique, a theory, should be based on first,sound knowledge. 1.What parts of your system, exactly, are thousands/hundreds of years old, and have ac...

Say-You guys are giving me ideas! How to make a million: Okinawapunch-the newest aerobic craze.Master trainers study for years to learn it but can teach you in a matter of moments. Okinawapunch(tm) and Katarobics will get you in the best shape you've ever been in-And give you all the confidence you ...