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- Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:33 pm
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Changes in kata
- Replies: 39
- Views: 29908
Re: Changes in kata
All, Thanks for the responses. It is obvious I should have been more clear on examples, and also my position on the matter. I for one could care less if Chinto begins with Kokutsu dachi per Suzuki sensei & Wado Renmei, or "parallel stance" per JKF/Wado-kai and the Shitei gata. Or if we...
- Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:41 pm
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Changes in kata
- Replies: 39
- Views: 29908
Changes in kata
Greetings all, Having seen this topic discussed in hundreds of threads around the net for years, I thought I would bring it to the forefront for a moment. While at a training recently, the issue of a kata movement being modified by someone came up. The requisite lecture of "kata must never be c...
- Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:17 pm
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: Balancing it all
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14477
Re: Balancing it all
Do what I did, find a wife in the dojo. When the kids come, make them train too.jacob wrote:How do you guy's manage to do it??? I find it hard to find a balance between Family, Work and Training....... Any tips ???
My wife calls it the "family curse".
Omote
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:34 pm
- Forum: Wado Talk
- Topic: syllabus differences
- Replies: 51
- Views: 43824
Re: syllabus differences
Repetition - being a major factor in absorbing Japanese martial arts - tends to have its pitfalls too so what is particularly interesting for me is whether the first two steps (sic') are always utilised by torimi or just used to get to the third. oneya I have always watched for this too. At a surfac...