Re: Wado in the USA
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:29 pm
In America you really get the full gambit. The country is so vast that in some areas with large populations they have this flavor of karate to offer: http://www.nationalkarate.com/. Colorful dogis I might say!wadoka wrote:I did 'nagasu' the pretzel tent, where they are the size of steering wheels, and the Bud tent where I feared I would get dragged off on some pickup truck.zim wrote: Des Moines is a fairly miserable place. I am sorry that your first foray into the mysteries of America was through Iowa but at least you had the experience of the State Fair. Not many foreigners can say they have braved that experience and lived to tell the story. I will put it down to your Wado training.
Chris
In the UK where the clubs are tucked away in church halls, dance studios and sports gyms, it seems that in the US there are dedicated martial arts studios quite widely available, or at least that is my perception. How are they viewed? A bit of an oddity by most or a common and accepted part of the local services?
Thanks for the history lesson Gusei21. I remember a lot of the names from the 80's so it's interesting to hear what they are all up to now.
Chris