Hi Robert, Just wanted to say in terms of fear of sparring in the dojo or competition, the long-term athlete development (LTAD) strategies applied to other...
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kodia1963
Feb 25, 2008 8:11 am
... I've actually done that more than once. (For my own pleasure, not for training.) The funny thing is that the ugliest and most tattood guy often turns out...
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bnashrei
Feb 25, 2008 5:28 pm
The funny ... soft, nice, well behaved ... Armani covered mr. nice ... You don't like my Armani? Unfortunately we have cubicles instead of my Microsoft...
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bnashrei
Feb 25, 2008 5:28 pm
The funny ... soft, nice, well behaved ... Armani covered mr. nice ... You don't like my Armani? Unfortunately we have cubicles instead of my Microsoft...
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kodia1963
Feb 25, 2008 6:36 pm
... I'm sorry Bob, There's nothing wrong with your Armani. But while you are soft, nice and reasonably well behaved you do lack the tattoos. Igor...
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Richard Mosdell
richardmosdell
Feb 26, 2008 1:56 am
Well Igor, I have no Armani, no tattoos, no motorbike, no beer and no private office, not even a cubicle... yeesh... In terms of a scary situation for me, my...
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kulusf
Feb 29, 2008 11:06 pm
Hi all, first: I´m german, so excuse me for my bad english. I hope, you can understand me. I´ve a question about bowing in seiza (for example after "sensei...
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richardmosdell
Mar 1, 2008 1:52 am
This iaido video shows a very nice bow in seiza from seconds 25-30. (Only the bow itself, not the way this person moves from standing to seiza, as that is ...
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jaron ben yochanan
jaronby
Mar 1, 2008 2:19 am
... I guess that is why we here in Israel don't bow that deep...lol Jaron Wado ryu karate Israel ... ...
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kulusf
Mar 1, 2008 4:29 pm
... seiza, as that is ... not one at a time. ... acceptable in any dojo in Japan I ... idea is one is aware of ... to speak up from here, ... regular karate...
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GARY NEEDHAM
garywado
Mar 1, 2008 9:16 pm
My Itto ryu instructor explained to me the other day that you bow this low (as shown) for stability. Your backside should not rise up as you perform the rei....
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bnashrei
Mar 1, 2008 11:48 pm
... Frank, The hands touch the floor BUT there is no weight on the hands. If there is weight on the hands then you cannot move immediately. The hands come...
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Reg Kear
regkear
Mar 2, 2008 1:09 am
Yamasaki Masahiro demonstrates an exquisite bow in the video but although it is probably acceptable in most wado dojo in Japan, given that he is such a high...
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Gordon Fong
mr_g_fong
Mar 2, 2008 11:58 am
... Just to supplement whathas already been said, there are a couple of things you can try to get some feedback on how you are doing rei from seiza. Whilst in...
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Reg Kear
regkear
Mar 2, 2008 12:25 pm
Yes Gordon, but there are others like the impulse for instant acceleration available in the soft knees and the understanding of the availability and use of...
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tobin_threadgill
tobin_thread...
Mar 4, 2008 8:10 am
... Hello Frank, I'm sorry I don't specifically remember you but let me answer your question. Actually we do face on another after the execution of our formal...
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shinbukai2004
Mar 6, 2008 10:34 pm
Hi Richard, Hope life is good in Tokyo? Came across this article on bowing by Dave Lowry, might be of interest to readers: ...
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kulusf
Mar 7, 2008 6:20 pm
… thank you for the answers. There ist an impressive knowledge in this forum. The answers help to understand bowing and to do it correctly. I think I have to...
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Richard Mosdell
richardmosdell
Mar 8, 2008 12:16 am
Hi Ben, That was a great article, especially then end! Tokyo is good, thanks for asking. The Shiramizu Championships are on March 20th, and the Wadokai Kanto...
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shinbukai2004
Mar 9, 2008 1:55 pm
Hi Richard I think I must be amongst many in this group thinking "if only this internship opportunity had come up a couple of years earlier!". What a great...
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Reg Kear
regkear
Mar 9, 2008 11:19 pm
Yes good reading Ben, In terms of wado though, it is interesting to note that, unlike variations now from the Ogasawara tradition, Ohtuka's preference was for...
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Richard Mosdell
richardmosdell
Mar 11, 2008 1:32 am
Hi Ben, ... Ha, I also wish it was available 20 years ago! With Takamasa Arakawa Sensei's help, we've been lucky to get this started for the new young bloods,...
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nippon_kokusai_karate
nippon_kokus...
Mar 29, 2008 1:21 am
Hello, everyone. Take a look at the Japan Karate Internship blog at http://japankarateintern.blogspot.com/ . The authors put up very good articles about fun...
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jocho711
Apr 1, 2008 5:52 pm
Dear forum members, The following is taken from Shingo Ohgami's web-page on the History of Wadoryu Karate, and is from the Technical System of Wadoryu By Dr....
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tim.shaw@...
timshaw2002
Apr 2, 2008 1:05 pm
Hi John, I'm going to have a semi-educated guess at this: The first 7 end with 'katsu' so this suggests to me that they are techniques for revival, though...
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GARY NEEDHAM
garywado
Apr 2, 2008 2:33 pm
Hi John, I have heard the term "Naked" chokes used in a modern Jujutsu context, where I believe it is reference to techniques applied direct to the neck / body...
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tobin_threadgill
tobin_thread...
Apr 2, 2008 5:43 pm
John , The Ratai Dori (naked techniques), are techniques that do not depend on the wearing of a uwagi. Most techniques in jujutsu assume the utilization or ...
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Wado Instructor
wadokai_indo...
Apr 3, 2008 1:53 pm
Hello Wado and Budo friends, Just want to share this to you all. I had my Nidan test in 2001, and received the certificate at the same year. Then (I think) I...
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Gordon Fong
mr_g_fong
Apr 3, 2008 2:46 pm
... Well done. Don¹t worry, I was slower from shodan to nidan. Now I must be some sort of Wado tortoise. Regards, Gordon. ... + Gordon Fong + e-mail:...
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jaron ben yochanan
jaronby
Apr 3, 2008 10:33 pm
Hi Ben, Congratulations!! Hmm seven years, it has a magical touch to it. For my shodan test it took me some 3 years, I kept putting it off, finally my teacher...
