All Wado Karate Forum

it's the throws and getting back up that takes it out of me. Also Ukemi is a really good form of conditioning - I had no idea how tough that was!! Gary Hi Gary Its been a couple of years since I attended my local ju jitsu class. but I know exactly where your coming from. In my typical Wado class I ...

For me it depends on what type of JuJitsu. though i dont practice bjj i do practice judo and ne-waza randori is very similar to bjj, a few bouts with other dan grades is very draining, its full on all the time, with no chance of a rest, relax your grip or you mind for a second and the mistake is pu...

For me it depends on what type of JuJitsu. though i dont practice bjj i do practice judo and ne-waza randori is very similar to bjj, a few bouts with other dan grades is very draining, its full on all the time, with no chance of a rest, relax your grip or you mind for a second and the mistake is pun...

This has been a great exersise thus far for me, in the main, i have been trying somewhat unsuccesfully to change from the way i,ve always practiced as attack attack (in combat), and change to what i was wrongly perceiving in wado as defence and attack, like you say wadoka maybe better words than bl...

This has been a great exersise thus far for me, in the main, i have been trying somewhat unsuccesfully to change from the way i,ve always practiced as attack attack (in combat), and change to what i was wrongly perceiving in wado as defence and attack, like you say wadoka maybe better words than blo...

Ray The replies and answers on here came come thick and fast at times, and also on different levels. If you look at the thread on Ohtsuka sensei teaching at the Goju Kai there is the explanation of Ohtsuka teaching jodan uke. If you look at this sequence http://www.wado.co.uk/Wado.co.uk/Series_3.ht...

perhaps my wording was taken in the wrong vein, as i am not a wado purist i'm nowhere near practicing perfect wado and therefore my phrasing may not be wado perfect, i live and learn. while i can understand that their may be no stances designed to be purely defensive, there are situations that requi...

Ah the facetiousness lol, you know what i meant! minor joint locks don't seem to be a huge part of any wado syllabus, as opposed to various gendai jujitsu systems. stances..well stances cross all forms.

Hiya Craven, step back into defensive stance, hands (open) at chest level , as muppet pokes toward your chest in an attempt to intimidate, ask a quick question to engage his brain and immedietly grab finger! your pinkie acts as a fulcrum, his finger the lever, bottom two fingers are most important t...

I used to be happy to organise new kits for the kids when they began, along with kumite kit if the parents asked for it, until.. one week i handed a parent a new gi wrapped in the bag, she toddeld of with the kid and he came back wearing it all happy, the next class the dad turned up with the kid, w...