... Well Reg , what can i say ? i already knew that vince et all where not the frst to see this , they would tell you so too . you hit the nail on the head,...
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Hi Steve, Ah damn.! I knew you'd ask about -> " Katsuyuki kawano , can you tell me how he performed the jodan uke ? i doubt if it was done in a basic fashion...
As far as our mate Marcel Proust is concerned: More and more it is my experience that when I think I have 'discovered' something, someone will say..."Why yes...
I have recently learned the form to Suparinpei and find it a fascinating kata. I originally encountered it during a seminar that we were able to film and refer...
We have discussed Suparinpei quite a bit throughout the history of this forum; so you can research most of your questions that have been discussed before by...
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Dear List Members; A teacher that I am aquainted with has had an e-group with the students. The purpose of the group was to discuss their curriculum and its...
Hi Michael, This is a fascinating post!! I would have thought that the best way for a teacher ot communicate with his/her students is face to face at the...
From the amount of information here, I would side with the teacher. Yes, it's the job of the teacher to energize and fuel discussion but at some point the...
Geoffrey; >I would have thought that the best way for a teacher ot communicate with his/her students is face >to face at the training sessions. An...
There's been some discussion in the past about whether or not Master Funakoshi learned the pinan katas from Master Mabuni. I've learned and studied the...
Hi Tyrone, In earlier post you mentioned that there would be Shiomitsu Sensei´s interview in Traditional Karate -magazine. I have not been able to found it....
Hi Michael, Very interesting point you have here. I think this situation has various points of view. From the teachers side there was I think the expectation...
In many of the Wado schools I've seen in the Southeastern U.S., I have run across a kata called First Basic Kata. Most schools who include this kata in their...
... Do you mean "kihon kata"? From yoi perform gedan barai to the left, then junzuki, then gedan barai 180 degrees behind then junzuki, then gedan barai to the...
Hi John, Actually there 2 kata's. "Kihon no kata ipponme" and "Kihon no kata nihonme". They are im my curriculum and part of the 7e kyu examen together with...
At our dojo (in South Carolina), which is loosely affiliated with K. Hirano's JIKC, we have 4 basic katas prior to learning the Pinans. They are Kihon Kata...
... Well said. My shuto uke really needs work and I will use the embusen of kihon kata and perform shuto uke at each step. Like you say, it does focus you on...
I thought Funakoshi learned the Pinan kata from his teacher Itosu, the same place Mabuni had gotten them.The part of the modifacation in the stances and kata,...
Mike's dead right with the intervention of Funakoshi's son. Many people felt him to be changing the art of his father too much, and to be disrespecting the...
When you see the circa 1920's pictures of Funakoshi, working the makawara or doing kata it is in the higher 'Okinawan' stance. This whole era was a pivotal...
Hi Guys, When I started out, pinan nidan was the first kata. This I still do. I see no point of making a kata of kihon. When a person start he starts with...
Hi Jaron, Interesting you say that the youngest have a (slightly) different program for examination. At my school the youngest is eight and they have to do...
I am looking for a source for certificates. I am partial to the traditional phoenix border. FYI stay away from the Century MA certificate software unless you...
