My instructor lent me some photocopied chapters from a book last week, and it was an interesting read, but for some obscure reason he won't tell me where its from. All he said was that the book was Okinawan. I would really like to be able to read the rest of it, so I'd be very happy if anyone can id...

dmsdc, I'm glad someone has brought this up, because its somehting I have trouble with too. Unfortunately, I don't have a solution for you. I'm not an uechi practitioner - my style is mainly a blend of shotokan and goju styles, so I don't know what sanchin elbow position means, and a don't know what...

We cats may not get upset exactly by a cat of another breed or colour, but since that pretty little tabby princess, with her fluuuuuuufffy white tummy and such a beeuuuutiful boofy tail wound her insidious way into the affections of MY humans, previously known lovers of the pinnacle of cat perfectio...

Lori, I'm glad to know you've been here before. I don't want to leave the club, because there are still some wonderful people here, students and senseis, but with so many people unhappy, it is not a fruitful learning environment. I have decided to write what I hope is a civil, thoughtful letter to o...

I appreciate all of you who gave me such thoughtful responses. I didn't go back this week, but my reasons were not just because of what happened last week. My favourite instructor is gone (and probably moving interstate soon! AHH!), and my other trusted instructor almost at the end of endurance in t...

Well, I have a lot to think about now. Lori, thank you very much for your support. It is a very male dominated activity, and while I usually don't notice it very much (people are people to me), there are times when its nice to know that others have been there. Reading again what you've said has made...

I'm wondering what you have to say on women sparring in class only with other women. One of my instructors, with whom i've been training about six months, just will not partner women with men when sparring, even the most basic step sparring. Her reasoning is that its easier to learn with someone you...