Yes and no on the instructor I am not the soke but I am the second in charge and kudos to you Omar I wish it was as simple as a little attitude...
I am a sensei at a small dojo and have a problem with one of my students now when i say i have a problem its not that i dont like him its that he...
When i am teaching and in class i use a standard stance with a nice solid stance and hands up and out on my own i keep my elbows in tight and my...
The most importnant par of a roll is tilt your head when you go to roll aact like someone is pulling your ar between your legs and just fall...
I believe kata is neccessary to a point when you are young and learning an art yes it is neccessary because it gives you a basis on your strikes...
''So whats with the horse stance...was it ever a part of actual combat, or just an isometric strength exercise?'' YES IT IS SOMEWHAT AN EXERCISE...
Thankfully none yet there have been a few times where i have come close though here receintly
Yes you are normal, all martial artist have these types of nightmares i have many times the nightmares help us they show what could happen if we...
I feel that a bb test should consist of everything. Not everything out there but everything that is part of your system, all the katas one steps...
I along with a few of the other black belts have tought about doing this just amoungst ourselves and a few other students we think would be able...
I fold it in half then half again and half again then lay it in my gear bag along with my gi
Thats why they call the martial arts a journey each grading becomes more and more intense at first there are just a few things to remember later...
I practice around the back and front yard mainly because of the space especially during the warmer months my neighbors have seen me before but the...
Its not the fact of the matter that we are taking this seriously that a five year old has recieved a bb but in a way we are yes a black belt is...
Both i prefer to stick to tradition but also like some of the aspects of the mma style
To the opal dragon it sounds like your secratery is one of those moms that indulges themselves in bragging about what their child has done and...
Ive ran into some similar problems with my students we tell them all the time dont fight outside the dojo because it is a whole different ball...
Tai chi or akido akijitsu i know of a two of my fellow bb i teach with one has had both knees replaced he studies akido and akijitsu and the other...
I find it hard to believe a five year old can get a black belt the youngest ive seen was a student i trained who was nine but for his age he was...
A hip toss thats about as flashy as it got flash stays in the movies
It sounds like this young martial artist you have been being partnered with is suffering from what some of us call the green belt syndrom where...
My peers and friends
Its very simple its ok to have a relationship with whoever you want just keep it outside of the dojo dont mix business with pleasure
There are many what seem like bizzar training methods that is why it is up to us to deferentiate what works and what doesnt
Congrats remember that this is only the beginning
I have never washed my belt or put it away wet i know some who wash their belt to put age on it but im one that knows i earned my black belt and i...
Competing can hurt you as far as being able to defend yourself only if you let it. You have to remember that there is a difference in tournament...
It would depend on the other style and that schools ranking system say style a is similar to style b and you already have a bb in a then you go to...
White-yellow-blue-green-purple-red-brown-black
Youcoulddooeofafewthigsput it in your car in the mornings ,go home and change, or see if there is someplace at your training hall you can keep it
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