Like your idea stryke- RUNNNN!!!! lol cool idea Shoto tiger- like the taisakbaki in combat situation. I would probably counter too now that I think about it... Looking up to your SENSEI is very important and I agree... I looked up to him until I saw a girl with rank - cool to see Ted- as for "....

Hello all! Mr. Glasheen, this seems to be one of the neatest things that I have heard in a long time. I am sure that it brings joy to be a SENSEI of a SENSEI of a SENSEI! **(My proudest accomplishment was having gotten my first "great grandchild" dan a year or so ago (student of a student ...

WOW! Thank you all for the replies and there is surely a W I D E band of knowledge and skill here on this forum. Here are my answers that I forgot to include and some additional questions/queries(sp?) - What is your most memorable moment in Martial Arts personally? - Who is the first person you look...

I have read pieces of "My Journey with the Grandmaster" by Bill Hayes and that is a truly great read. Hopefully I will get a chance to read more on it later, but right now it is on loan-out! I second the reccomendations with 2 thumbs up!


~sjr
"a mind is calm only when clear"

What STYLE are you from? How long have you trained? What rank are you? What is the ratio of men to women in class? Do you teach? Is so.. How many shodan(or higher) have you promoted? Want to learn more about the martial artists here on the forum. Please answer the ones you are willing to. Thanks ~su...

Hello again- I cam to find that no one around here knows either. Guess it must be a really good question! IF I find out, I will relay the info. TRAIN TOUGH!~sjr

Just my thoughts. For karate reading, I reccomend - Weaponless Warrior - Living the Martial Way - Classical Man These are good and maybe you would enjoy them also. Best Wishes in your search, Sunsu P.S. Even though I am not affiliated with Uechi (I am with Isshin-ryu) I believe that Uechi may be wha...

Hello Mal, Our Isshinryu lineage goes from Shimabuku-Long. As of his death, the soke of our sect is Phil Little and the others I know of but not sure where they fall into play are Chris Spruell and Dan Glover. I am personally from NC and I think that Phil Little is from South Carolina. You? I know y...

Thank you both! TSD- Got your point lol. I meant the fact of using similar styles, followed your example of those two. lol Hope everything's straight with this now. http://www.xpres.net/~gmattson/ubbs/smile.gif just kiddin. Ted, I agree with you on several points. OUr dojo I feel is very "norma...

Thank you for your opinions. Shochin, you must really be familar in various areas of the martial arts and I guess that karate sums it up! lol Like what you said about that if anyone asks, "I take karate!" That's cool. Thank you for your advice! TSDGuy, Thanks to you too! Seems to me like h...

Hello: Why I ask? I ask mostly out of curiosity. But I am also considering cross-training after I attain my shodan in my current style. I appreciate the information that you have given and sounds like you are well-rounded. I have considered goju-shorin and judo/ju-jitsu. I dunno. Just wanted a bit o...

In our dojo, we study front,side,round,back,angle,cross-heel stomp, side-front, knee, and heel thrust. We learn several bunkai for each kick and then we expand in kumite (one half being pre-arranged) and then find new ones ourselves. I personally train 50/50, but when it comes to sparring, I do abou...

Thank you both! I agree with the fact the Chojun closed the fists and forgot ot mention that. I have seen it done and worked a semilar version to what you have described before even though it is not in our system. Thank you for the thoughts and I am glad to see there are a few similarities in the st...

hello all, I study Isshin-ryu karate, created from the Goju-ryu and Shorin-ryu systems. We have 8 empty hand kata and from looking at the various names of the kata that you study in Uechi-ryu, I was wondering if any of them are similar. I believe that Goju-ryu and Uechi-ryu, shares common lineage in...

I am not an instructor David, Sensei and in fact it may come to your surprise that I am only 15 and I just help teach a lot! I am currently 1st brown adn nearing my black belt test(waiting for the 16 year od age eligability), and have helped teach since I was a yellow belt about 2 1/2 years ago. I s...