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So, if we add the penguin flapping bow and the Belgrade yoi to the Rei pandemic at tournaments we arrive at Gary's performance based showtime to impress the officials and various suits who wrote the menu but didn't prepare the meal..??

And people think this is wado ryu..??

oneya

karateman7, open source of information - I like that. I think it is true that we can say 'Those who want to see the light will see it.' But as some of us have on various forums, tried to give some light, there are those that have invested so much who won't try and look, there are those won't believ...

Did he also follow the myth of always look at the opponent, which turns ends up in them sticking their heads out like a nodding pidgeon? The simple act of bowing and taking yoi can be done so badly at times. Well he struggled with the concept of intent at first but he turned out to be the perfect s...

Gusei21 wrote:
You can't do Wado kata if you don't know how to fight.

Gusei21

Ah..that's the wado chicken and egg right there... ! welcome back Gusei21.

oneya

I'm with you totally on that one wadoka, also the slapping of the sides of their thighs when they perform the bow. Argh!!! Do people still do that Shep? I haven't seen that in ages. Tim Nidan from the UK walked into the dojo where I was teaching last week and did just that Tim. He wasn't a wado lit...

HI Andy,

If trimming the weight is your intent then low weights and high reps is the way to go. It is simple to see when we look at weight lifting as a sport, there are very few heavy lifters that have the ripped six pack of the weight training enthusiast.

oneya

Hi Ben,

this is old wado ryu lore from the sixties... one point of it being: you need to understand the wado posture intrinsic in wado movement and have total control over your body before you can have any control over the opponent's body.

oneya

Ah Gordon, Have I found another reason for the interest on page 187.??

Lowry lives with his wife and daughter in Missouri where he is the restaurant critic for St. Louis magazine..

oneya

As in all cultures and subcultures, there are myths. I remember from the previous forums there was discussion on the teachings that were misinterpreted and passed down on the line (language?). I thought it'd be interesting to list and talk about these. It's such a shame for people who are totally i...

I have seen people on other forums tie themselves in knots trying to discuss the physics of a karate punching action. I can’t see the point of looking at it in that way (Shotokan guys like this way of thinking). Honestly how do people think punching is applied in Wado? There has to be intelligent a...