AED-atomatic external defibrilator. They make them almost idiot proof now.

Mal

Hi Jorvik, Sorry I am not Doctor Glasheen, just a lowly-nurse (please don't call me nurse-Wagner) http://www.xpres.net/~gmattson/ubbs/biggrin.gif Isshinryu has a basic kick called a forward-angle kick, that is especially-useful for doing the damgage you describe. It starts out by chambering the foot...

Bill, You wrote, "No, a typical kyusho revival technique isn't going to cardioconvert someone." With this being the case, would it make sense for Sensei's to have an AED in the dojo, and Kyusho seminars (and obviously the training)? Also, are there foods that can reverse the plaque-buildup...

Okinawan karate has always been full of grappling moves "hidden" within the kata. Ever hear of Choki Motobu? His family were a bunch of renowned grapplers (The art was called "Ti"). His trademark kata, Naihanchi, is basically a grappling kata. Think about it, none of the strikes ...

Sensei Mattson, I work with many people who have been in the poultry-industry for 20+ years, and many of them have not only degenerative problems, but also overuse syndromes. I sought out advice from many occupational Physicians and therapists and they pretty much use the following procedures. Moist...

Hi Vic, I have also wondered the same thing at tournaments. Everyone does their particular kata depending on style---then they climb in the ring and it looks like a free-for-all. Can't tell one fighting style from another---even when it has such vast differences as say Kuntau (Sp?) and Okinawan Kara...

Chinkuchi The following explanation of the term 'chinkuchi' comes from the collective information of the Isshinkai Group composed of Isshinryu Karate Instructors and practitioners. Contributors to this description include Tom Saunders, Carol Womac, Jeff Perkins, A.J. Advincula, Sherman Harrill, and ...

Chinkuchi... The words of others are much more adequate than my own. HIGAONNA MORIO "TRADITIONAL KARATEDO - OKINAWA GOJURYU VOL. 2" Published by Sugawara Martial Arts Institue in Tokyo, 1986 page 27 "CHINKUCHI KAKIN" This expression is used to describe the tension or stability of...

It would be a hell of a lot more interesting than the verbal-sparring. I will sit on the sidelines and: Observe (The blood and guts) Collect (The teeth) Classify (The carnage) Analyze (The various fluids) Choose (The Winners-they will be standing) Verify (The KO's-they will not be standing) Predict ...

There is/was a Keichu-Do school in Baton Rouge ran by a gentleman by the name of Mike King. Very interesting curriculum and top notch students. I beleive the style was started by Karl Marx (From Louisiana), not the communist. It has a strong Christian background, but don't let that fool you, I didn'...

And if the college doesn't have a martial arts group, wouldn't it be fun to start one. As a fresh Shodan, you should have plenty to teach to and learn from novices. I bet you will also find some people with some experience willing to get together and share ideas. Put a flyer in the student union. Go...

Sunsu mi amiga, I know this is going to sound like a cop-out, but I asked Sensei Advincula these same questions that you are asking, about four years ago at a seminar---he gave me some good advice---"Just keep doing the kata". You can sit around and talk all you want about kata, but the se...

Sanchin is Chinkuchi---which is the whole body-flinching-strike unique to Okinawan karate. It kind of teaches you to use the whole body in a whipping or contraction/expansion-type motion. The subsequent "Japanization" of karate removed this power and replaced it with the full hip-rotation ...

I am surprised that no one mentioned it yet, but I really enjoyed "Karate-Do, May Way of Life" by Gichin Funakoshi. I think you should judge a dojo by it's Sensei---especially the way he treats his juniors. Are the other black-belts robots or talented free-thinkers. Does he/she make you fe...