Hello! The group is rather quiet these past few days. So I'd like to start a fresh new discussion for all of you my good Wado-friends. I've been doing wado...
Hi Ben A few years ago I asked Sugazawa Sensei about the benefits of Tai Chi as I have always fancied it but never found the time. He said that he practices...
Hi Ben I asked Sugasawa Sensei about the benefits of Tai Chi a few years ago and he told me he practiced Yoga but suggested I do the Pinan Katas in a Tai Chi...
Hi Steve, I think doing kata slowly as a cool down is a fine idea but don't get it mixed up with Tai Chi - Tai Chi requires you to use your body in a way that...
... It would be difficult, if not impossible to play Tai Chi as a cool down exercise. Properly done it very demanding mentally and physically. On the other...
Hi Richard, Long time since. I agree with your comment on the difficulty (near impossibility?) of cooling down by use of 'properly done' Tai Chi - to say...
Hi Robert, I'm thinking: to make a statement like you have here you'd need to be conversant with both Tai Chi and Wado ryu kata. Can I ask if you are wado...
That's a fairly bold statement Robert and I'm wondering if you can amplify just how say: Uechiryu or Goju would complement Wado when the two systems are...
Hi Reg (and All), ... That's me 'Bold' - OK Good Looking and Bold - OK Intelligent, Good Looking and Bold.... (Could go on but don't want to appear big headed)...
Reg, Good peripatetic question. I do NOT imply that kata is lacking in any way when instructed. I would go as far as to say that under the proper Wado teacher...
I'm going to disagree on much of this. As Reg noted it might be a bit early in your Wado career to offer much constructive criticism to the art. Essentially...
Hi, ... I wasn't saying that I was aware of any 'holes' just that simply EVERY martial art (including Wado) has holes. ... Sorry but I think that you misread...
Robert, Hope I did not sound harsh. Limits of the web and all that. Holes as art: Japanese art has, as you likely know, a principle of use of space and...
Ah Richard, there's no doubt in my mind that the wado in various dojo can test one's credulity - which may well stem from that different perspective you speak...
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Hi Robert, Ah yes, thank you for sharing, and you're absolutely right wado does not teach 'firearms skills' but then it doesn't teach Tank or Submarine warfare...
Hi Robert Doing the Wado Katas slowly, I know is not Tai Chi but it does have a calming effect after training, but there is always the traditional warm down,a...
I've practiced and taught Tai Chi and Wado Karate for over 3 decades. To 'cool down' a Wado session with Tai Chi sounds about as daft as warming up a Tai Chi...
Hi All, Since I have a fairly decent background in the various styles (Wado Ryu, Uechi Ryu , & Tai Chi) discussed, I'd like to share my views on this cross...
Hi guys, For some time now I have been following the new thread, which woke up the forum again. What is surprising to me is, why should anyone think of...
Reg, Different perspective can be taken as a license to wreck havoc if it is not an educated perspective. For example, you could have two very legitimate...
Hi All, Jaron said: "What is surprising to me is, why should anyone think of anything else to complement his style and in our case, our Wado." Why ever not? ...
Hi Mike, Yes, that has been my experience as well. About the Chen style is better for improvement, I am not very sure because I am not yet training in that...
Hi Rob, "What is surprising to me is, why should anyone think of anything else to complement his style and in our case, our Wado." Why ever not? Because if you...
That is going to be longer than you think, Ben. Learning the 'forms' of Tai Chi is not learning Tai Chi. Not even close. Based on what it appears people are...
<What is surprising to me is, why should anyone think of anything else to complement his style and in our case, our Wado.> Why should anyone think of it as a...