Karateka Sound Off!

[dancingalone]

I don't have the ability to create a poll, but I thought it would be fun for everyone to post what style they practice after getting the idea from a few recent threads.

Please list your style and perhaps ryuha if you have one.

Me: Okinawan Goju-ryu (mostly Jundokan)

 

[Omar B]

Seido Karate - My first style and the one I've been with the longest

Choi Kwang Do - Korean style I was a member of for 4 years.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

I don't have the ability to create a poll, but I thought it would be fun for everyone to post what style they practice after getting the idea from a few recent threads.

Please list your style and perhaps ryuha if you have one.

Dancingalone: Okinawan Goju-ryu (mostly Jundokan)
Bill Mattocks: Okinawan Isshin-Ryu

 

[Hudson69]

American Kenpo but I stay up on my Police Combatives because I need too.

 

[Tez3]

Wado Ryu - my first and best loved style
Tang Soo Do

 

[Stac3y]

American Karate.

 

[Omar B]

Forgive my ignorance Stacy, but you gotta tell me about American Karate. When I hear American karate what comes to mind is Kenpo, but I'm gonna assume that's not what you meant.

 

[dancingalone]

Wado Ryu - my first and best loved style
Tang Soo Do

No Wado in your local town, Tez? I thought Wado-kai was fairly strong in the UK...

 

[K-man]

I don't have the ability to create a poll, but I thought it would be fun for everyone to post what style they practice after getting the idea from a few recent threads.

Please list your style and perhaps ryuha if you have one.

Me: Okinawan Goju-ryu (mostly Jundokan)

Me too: Okinawan Goju-ryu (mostly Jundokan)

plus a bit of aikido to help understand the bunkai

(Used to be Goju Kai)

 

[Brandon Fisher]

Shorin Ryu (Kobayashi)

 

[Blade96]

Shotokan Karate

 

[dancingalone]

Me too: Okinawan Goju-ryu (mostly Jundokan)

plus a bit of aikido to help understand the bunkai

(Used to be Goju Kai)

If I ever visit Australia, I want to meet you in person, K-man. We have similar backgrounds between the goju and aikido. I'd be very curious to see if how we express ourselves martially is similar or not.

 

[seasoned]

Okinawan Goju-ryu

 

[harlan]

Okinawan Goju-ryu/Matayoshi kobudo

 

[Blade96]

i found this on american karate

dunno if its any good though.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Karate

 

[katagrl]

Shito Ryu (Kotaka-ha)

 

[K-man]

If I ever visit Australia, I want to meet you in person, K-man. We have similar backgrounds between the goju and aikido. I'd be very curious to see if how we express ourselves martially is similar or not.

You're welcome to come and stay with us if you're ever down this way.

 

[rlp271]

Isshinryu for a giant chunk of my life.

Jidokwan Taekwondo during university.

 

[David43515]

Most of my background is in Chinese systems (Northern Shaolin and a mishmash of southern styles my teachers were familiar with) but I spent about 4 years doing Isshinryu.

Next month I`m planning on starting in at an Ashihara Karate dojo.It`ll be nice to have training partners again.

 

[Stac3y]

Forgive my ignorance Stacy, but you gotta tell me about American Karate. When I hear American karate what comes to mind is Kenpo, but I'm gonna assume that's not what you meant.

What Blade96 posted is essentially accurate. I'm a supporter, obviously.

A few points: American Karate has an enormous following here in Texas. It is an external style--it doesn't involve any meditation, etc., and the influence of Asian philosophies is minimal. In terms of the way it "looks," it is heavily influenced by Shotokan and TaeKwonDo. Stances are low and wide. Only English is used (except for the word "uke", and some Japanese terms for various throws and takedowns, but we aren't required to use the Japanese). Instructors are called Ms. or Mr., not Sensei or Master; adult students are called Ms. or Mr. as well. Nobody is expected to bow lower than anyone else. Our sparring is sport point (which in Texas means hitting pretty damn hard, I might add), and we spar in a sideways fighting stance, kicking primarily with the front leg (Bill Wallace is a heavy influence.)