All Wado Karate Forum

Being a member of the Shintani group I will offer my opinion. I do agree that the Shintani group has no business being mentioned with the JKF groups. They are their own entity. The differences are just too enormous to count. As a beginner you don’t notice as much and mostly see the similarities betw...

Not sure if this fits but I have seen this problem from younger students who hold the leg for a second once it as retracted to show they have retracted it. Many of which suffered from dropping the leg once the kick has extended so were told to hold it. This does correct the dropping problem but the ...

I have never seen this in Karate but I did coach hockey for a few years and in that sport parents can be most intolerable. Not to bash hockey parents or to stereotype them but they are the worst set or parents I have seen. Not just the men who all think their little Johnny is going to be NHL superst...

All light switches are turned on with the ball of the foot only and show removal is done in Kokutsu-dachi for a good workout and Zenkutsu-dachi for a light workout.

Oneya you are correct in that a 1000 is not such a great distance. Wise words. Nlevesque6 I did not know there was one in Calgary. That is really good news as it cuts the distance to travel greatly. I will send a PM to you to discuss this with you. Your offer is very much appreciated. I think now I ...

Thank you for the replies. And I think shep was being nice. There is lot to be said for an honest answer and one I can respect and understand. It is true that the Wado is missing. The disappointing part is where I am located there is no group that has a bone fide Sensei. Closest group is over 1000 k...

I have reading threads from the other martial sites as this one when you all moved for along time but never posted. I do a have a question if you gents would be kind enough to answer. I will have more questions later but in the mean time. First a little background and please no heckling. I’m from Ca...