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I've attempted simple drawings in my notes as well. Lines & angles I'm are no problem, but sadly when I try illustrations of bodies it usually ends up distorting rather than clarifying anything.

Over the years I've always kept sporadic notes on my training. Usually they were "objective" & of a technical nature – lists of techniques & combinations practiced, etc. Lately I've noticed a shift. Now I write in my training journal more regularly & my notes tend to be more &q...

Oneya, it looks like I edited my last post while you were in the process of quoting it. Sorry about that. In any case, I'm with you on the appearances & realities thing & I appreciate all your comments.

The above are excellent points and it never hurts to be reminded of them. I agree that we should strive to examine our motivations for and the effectiveness of all our actions. And we should think carefully about how we spend our time.

Of course if it is simply a matter of preference for black dogi...? oneya Originally this was meant to be my point before focus fell on my suggested reason for such a preference. But I think the direction the discussion took was illustrative: Preference always has a reason behind it and, if one wer...

your wriggling and argument instead of renshu... This sounded to me like an admonishment of sorts. Maybe I misinterpreted & maybe the nature of this kind of communication was a contributing factor. Anyway, I'm happy to lay that issue aside. Courtesy, cleanliness, humility, dedication, respect, ...

I'm simply trying to ask "why to do" rather than express "hate to do" or anything remotely close like that. Sorry if my attempt at open discussion & friendly debate came across as disrespect, wriggling or being argumentative. As for charging me with negligence in regards to r...

I guess I am asking if masking the truth is preferred to veracity in the practice of wado ryu. oneya This is a fair point & I understand the idea of considering one's treatment of the gi as an element of one's overall practice. My wife used to offer to iron my gi for me & I told her that I ...

The most important part of karate training should be to train the mind and way of thinking. Rather than having a class of students looking different, and therefore unorganized, many schools have general guidelines. Especially traditional karate schools. In our school students do not pay to train. T...

The result is that our gis get very dirty (escpecially after maegeri practice) & washing just doesn’t get all the dirt out. So it wouldn't get all the dirt out from Black dogi either.? Can we assume the dogi is black to cover up the fact that the dogi is dirty.? oneya Yes, a black gi would simp...