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- Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:03 am
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Moving up in ranks
- Replies: 40
- Views: 56878
Re: Moving up in ranks
Hi Igor, I'm afraid that I disagree with the statement above. I guess I need to clarify... I don't really care if people wear a black belt after only a few months of training. I don't value my own black belt high enough to care. As far as I'm concerned, everyone can wear any belt they like. That sa...
- Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:40 pm
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Moving up in ranks
- Replies: 40
- Views: 56878
Re: Moving up in ranks
You are saying that when are you earning a living you want to do a crap job? It depends on what you consider a crap job. If you are chef at el Bulli, a McBurger would be a crap job. If you are ceo at McDonalds, having only a couple of million in revenue would be a crap job. But you can't be chef at...
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:52 pm
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Moving up in ranks
- Replies: 40
- Views: 56878
Re: Moving up in ranks
Correct kihon. Perfect kihon. To return to the subject... My point is this: if revenue is more important than kihon > McDojo But if kihon is more important, the dojo might still be profitable. Though it's more difficult... In all fairness: I decided years ago that I didn't want to live of Wado. I d...
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:25 pm
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Moving up in ranks
- Replies: 40
- Views: 56878
Re: Moving up in ranks
But if you do karate as a business then you have to consider profit and revenue generation otherwise you will have to close your doors. You sound exactly like the investors in my company. ;-) However, after running my own businesses for most of my life, I learned there's a difference between aiming...
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:48 pm
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Tachi Dori
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11358
Re: Tachi Dori
Is idori still part of the curriculum?Gusei21 wrote:There is none in JKF Wadokai.
None for tachi tori and none for tanto tori.
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 2:10 pm
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Tachi Dori
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11358
Re: Tachi Dori
Tanto dori and idori are part of the requirements too. However, I'm especially puzzled by the tachi dori and the reference to JKF-Wadokai.wadoka wrote:You'd think they might start with tanto dori first.
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 1:18 pm
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Tachi Dori
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11358
Re: Tachi Dori
No, it's Wado only.wadoka wrote:Is that 5th dan for any style? So Shito Ryu, shotokan and goju Ryu have to do tachi dori as well?
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:40 am
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Tachi Dori
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11358
Tachi Dori
I just came across the requirements for 5th dan exam at KBN (Karate Federation of The Netherlands). One such requirement is demonstrating 5 tachi dori. Which seems a bit silly to me, at this day and age. Furthermore, it is specifically stated that tachi dori of the curriculum of JKF-Wadokai are acce...
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:04 am
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Moving up in ranks
- Replies: 40
- Views: 56878
Re: Moving up in ranks
What constitutes a McDojo? Perhaps Americans are in a better position to comment on this, but here's my (European) take: A McDojo is a place where profit and revenue are put before quality. Which doesn't mean a regular dojo can't be crappy. Sure it can. I could also imagine a McDojo with good quali...
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:51 am
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: A reminder on full names & site maitenance this weekend
- Replies: 18
- Views: 22951
Re: A reminder on full names & site maitenance this weekend
Every single one of all the lively online discussion boards that I attended for the last 15 years or so seems to have a natural eb and flow in activity. Until finally all activity ebbs away altogether. Just like the previous Yahoo group that many here remember well. Based on my experience, I don't t...