... Hi Arun Sorry, you'll have to ask someone who trains in sport Karate for a suggestion there. We have no Wado here, and Shotokan may or may not exist. What...
Hi Arun, James and All I have two questions for you and other list members. What benefits do you find to Kata competition? Do you practice both the Shitei...
Hi all, After many years of competitions in kumite and kata I have found that kata competition have been primarily about making yourself look good for referees...
Hi all, I tend to agree with Kam on some points. Kata IS the root of karate, just like forms are roots of many Chinese martial arts. However, besides being a...
Sensei Morio Higaonna from Okinawan Goju Ryu similar to his teachers before has made a number of travels back to Fujian provinces to discover the root of Goju...
Dear all, Here is a link to a very interesting website, which is frequented by law enforcement people, topics range from armed to unarmed self defence.... ...
dear chris, thank you.kindly try ur best to get good WKF kata specialist in SINGAPORE or else in MALAYSIA. do u know the address of kusano ha shitoryu...
Hi Chris, you hav put on me a nice question. I am practising karate for HEALTH. They are: 1) Physical health 2) Mental health 3) Spiritual health 4) Self...
Great summary. Thank you. I hope we are teaching this to new students so
that they approach and use kata this way, instead of seeing it as just
another exam...
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Hi Kelvin Excellent link! Many thanks! Regards Chris PS: Love the one guy's sig. "Don't think of yourself as an ugly human, think of yourself as a beautiful...
Hi Arun Ok, I get the health angle, but aren't there many, many activities that are better for your health than Karate? The main reason I practice is for the...
Hi Arun Again, I apologise, but I am not the person to find WKF anything in Singapore. I am firmly opposed to Kata dilution, and non-contact sparring seems...
Can someone go over to Chris' place and observe that he does them? ;p K. ... From: chris de wet [mailto:tanren@...] Sent: 02 February 2005 13:42 To:...
Hi Kam Thanks for the positive feedback. I wish we could have spent a lot more time breaking down the Kata into its component parts (Did you really NEED to go...
Hi John Sorry to disagree on this, but Ryukyu Kobudo falls inot two clear categories. Those accessed by the Bushi until the restoration, and those developed by...
Hi Kam Sensei will be returning to China in March. Additionally, he has made several trips to Taiwan for research. While I believe that the Sino-Okinawan...
Hi all, just to provide a little more colour on the use of kata and health angle..... It is my understanding that in the old days, Chinese masters of taijquan...
Hi Chris I don't know enough about this even to be disagreed with. The idea of hiding
the throwing stars nailed above the doorway of the barn was more myth...
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Regarding Sanchin, I think it has utmost importance in fighting. I have found that training in Sanchin has increased my ability absorb techniques and also...
Hi John Thanks for clearing that up. Kobudo seems to be Karate-do's poor cousin in many ways, particularly as far as historical information. While I was...
Hi All Agreed, Kam. And I'm just beginning to understand the striking of Tensho and how it relates to open hand-back muscle power. Scary little beggars those...
Greetings All Many thanks to those of you who have provided feedback and additional questions. Preliminary registration will close on the 11th of February. If...
dear chris, ok, many health angles are there i agree with u! but i am focussing all the into karate..i was without medicine for 10 years! that is becs of...
dear, kindly give details of Robert and cindy. looking forward for ur reply thank u arun chris de wet <tanren@...> wrote: Hi Arun Again, I apologise, but...
Hi Arun So you are planning on actively studying in excess of 60 Kata? My hat is off to you. I can barely do one at a time, and the 13 of Goju Ryu are...
Hello Arun They are senior instructors at SKA. If you visit there for any period of time you will be sure to meet them. Both are well qualified instructors,...
