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Hi guys, I think a lot of people will be put off posing a question if the answer is going to be ‘ask your instructor’. After all what would be the point having a forum if this was the case? Thanks, DJ Hi DJ, to be honest, I think your post is not a particularly good one to get off with a good start...

oneya wrote:It's just a small detail but Niseishi's 3rd movement is not a strike to the palm of the other hand..??

oneya

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haha.

in chinto it is again..

AJ

Funny thing.

In Niseishi's 3rd movement the fist is held palm facing down.

AJ

thanks for that wadoka, have been wanting to find stuff like that for a long time!
my only problem is that I can't cook that properly so I guess for now I will order the instant stuff??

AJ

i'm hearing that voice again in the back of my head: "little things make alot of difference"

AJ

Hi Karateman7, I'm not sure if I understand the use of your word "conditioning". Makiwara is in the first place to hone proper technique. striking air has its benefits compared to makiwara practise, but the same is for the benefits of makiwara which can't be practiced sufficiently when mer...

Hi AJ, Yes, I understand. I wanted to refrain from saying anything about it, but I figured it could be used as a learning tool. He's obviously had more training than me, so I didn't want to appear as if I was criticizing him. I've heard many, if not all, of the higher ranked wadoka have their bad h...

hi aristeas

could you put up a video of the uke nagashi you are referring two? I guess that makes your post more clear for those who dont know the particular kata.


AJ

Would that be the same with kumite/Gumite, Kata/Gata?? shep I don't think so. Kihon kumite is incorrect I think if you pronounce kumite with "K". it is just not how a Japanese would pronounce it. Well, all the Japanese I have spoken to anyway. kumite gata kata tachi shiko dachi kaeshi waz...

as oneya speaks of the new eyes, I always remember what my sensei used to say. It has come up on the old AKF that people compare the journey to climbing up a mountain. Then 'we' said what about when you reach the top? There is no end to training. In my opinion only death interferes with the process....