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Jan 1, 2003 1:18 pm
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Who here trained at a Wado club where the techniques or katas were very much different than from what you learned at your own/original Wado club? What did you...
Hello this is Denny, I trained Wado and Jujutsu with sensei Haryo mostly, and never trained with other clubs. But I notice that not everybody under Indonesia...
Good question, I'll think about it today ! Take Care, Dovid ... From: <billycollinsiii@...> To: <wadokarate@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, January 02,...
Dovid Pfeiff
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Jan 2, 2003 3:57 pm
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... Either evolution is accepted as a premise and we're bound to have differences, OR immutable tradition is accepted as a premise and we'll never have ...
All, Greetings and Happy New Year! I will be spending a couple of weeks in Houston, TX this month. Does anyone know of a Wado dojo there? Any info would br...
Dave, I forgot how to post something on the Calendar. Tatsuo Suzuki 8th Dan Hanshi Training Salt Lake City, UT June 12, 13, 14, 2003 For more information...
Hi Denny, I knew of Wado competitors who would preform Shotokan, Shito, and Goju katas in tournaments. I knew a Wado guy who won a tournament with a Shotokan...
To answer Sensei Collins about someone who use Shotokan Katas.What's the
problem... Now with the new WKF's rules we have 8 shitei katas and the Wado's katas,...
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Jan 6, 2003 2:10 am
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Hi Roger, My message was in reference to Denny's message. Perhaps I should've quoted him to avoid any misunderstanding. I think the WKF rules about kata are...
Hi Billy, now since a couple of years, Shotokan, Goju-Ryu, Shito-Ryu don't fight like
the origine style. They use a lot Wado's tecnics like taisabaki. I had...
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Jan 6, 2003 11:00 am
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Hello this is Denny agian! Thank your for Roger St. Arneault and Billy to answer the post! Sensie Haryo will agree a lot with Roger, he is also trying to learn...
I want to know what some of you think about grading. I took my shodan test and failed it last year and now I will have to take it again son. I think that it...
I am afraid that if you failed Pinan Yodan as part of Shodan grade. You deserved to fail on that occasion. Yes it is very important to be good at fighting but...
Ray, fighting is a benefit of training karate. To be a Sho-dan, you should show dedication to your training. That dedication involves practicing all of the...
B"H Dear Ray, It is not amazing at all to be a "black belt" if you train hard and seriously but if you fail for a Pinan Kata on Sho-dan level, then it would ...
Dovid Pfeiff
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Jan 17, 2003 12:20 am
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Ray, it's sounds like your ego got in the way. To earn a BlackBelt is a great accomplishment but it stands for more than you are seeing. A Blackbelt is a...
Matthew Lyons
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Jan 17, 2003 3:26 am
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Ray, Glad to hear that you stuck with it in order to test again. Grading sometimes gets overly imoportant to the Karateka because they want to earn belts...
http://www.canadajkfwadokai.com/video.htm Gold medal winning female team doing their mandatory bunkai performance. 8. In the Finals of Team Kata Competition,...
Whilst I understand what you are saying, I think you have missed the point of the grading. It is all about how you perform under pressure, and on the day you...
Okay, I gotta ask - particularly to everyone who has responded to Ray's post: have any of you ever seen anyone granted a grade, kyu or dan, who did not achieve...
Yes, Sally, I have seen kids passed who did not meet the standards you would normally expect a child of their age to meet to achieve their belt grade. BUT...
Caroline McGee
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Jan 18, 2003 2:04 am
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... an exam ... Hi, Where are you trying to go with this? I see 'bait' written all over your question...:-) This might turn out to be fun... Bob...
I have seen people pass that I would not have passed. It is not mine to question the judgement or motivation of my seniors, so I don't, and I won't. I will say...
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Jan 18, 2003 5:34 am
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... totally ... Are some Wado organizations bogus because improper techniques are being taught or a head instructor's credentials are questionable or both? Is...
I'm sure you make a far better karate-ka than I ever will, David. I seldom have issues with questioning someone's judgment or motivation. No, it was not my...
Sally wrote: By the way, is it okay to relax standards for children or people who are differently abled?<< I'd say the standards don't need to be relaxed,...