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by mspain
Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:31 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Scorpion Kick
Replies: 28
Views: 36015

Re: Scorpion Kick

If the heel of the kicking foot happened to hit a Gall Bladder point (??) at the back of the head, it would not take excessive force to cause disorientation, and possibly a knockout. In my opinion, and as Mr. Kear alluded to, ura mawashigeri could have these points as targets. I have been victim of ...
by mspain
Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:10 am
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Killing me softly
Replies: 39
Views: 41078

Re: Killing me softly

The point of my posting the story is that some people probably could tell who was kicking whose butt... or "killing" the opponent without killing the opponent.

Mike Spain
by mspain
Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:02 am
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Killing me softly
Replies: 39
Views: 41078

Re: Killing me softly

This is from someone that witnessed this event in Hawaii, not me: Hironori Ohtsuka had come to Hawaii, to do a demonstration, and promote his disciples & their respective students. During a sword demonstration, in a Honolulu gymnasium (that I can not remember the name), a black belt that he had ...
by mspain
Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:37 am
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Doesn't this sound familiar?
Replies: 38
Views: 30549

Re: Doesn't this sound familiar?

Gordon, if you are near Chiang Mai stop by. Lots of good food (I can vouch for) and I am told lots of good beer. Mike Spain Chiang Mai OK, I have had many opinions and thoughts over the past couple of months, both within myself and from the members of this forum. On these forums there are those that...
by mspain
Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:48 am
Forum: Events and Reports
Topic: Thailand Vacation and workshop
Replies: 2
Views: 4994

Re: Thailand Vacation and workshop

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL ! A slideshow from Arakawa Takamasa's workshops in Chiang Mai, December,2011, is up. You can see the show by going to our web site, http://www.japankarate-cnx.net , and clicking the link, or just go to http://www.japankarate-cnx.net/KLJC/default.html . We al...
by mspain
Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:20 pm
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Non-white Gis
Replies: 43
Views: 35887

Re: Non-white Gis

With your kind of weather that is a fantastic dojo Mike.! Do you have lighting at night.? Reason I ask is because when I first came to Australia we trained on a concrete slab at the local school for two years, winter and summer with one single 60 watt light bulb through the winter nights. That's wh...
by mspain
Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:34 am
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Non-white Gis
Replies: 43
Views: 35887

Re: Non-white Gis

PIC039.jpg This is where we practice at the university. The brown balls (some are white, indicating dry already) are dirt with some kind of micro organism that is supposed to help take away the odor from flooding and I think also kill some bacteria. The balls will be sent to Bangkok for the people ...
by mspain
Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:23 am
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Non-white Gis
Replies: 43
Views: 35887

Re: Non-white Gis

I am out of the dogi color part of this. In our training place it is just "tradition". (Psychologically "beaten" into my brain?????) It was never explained to my why, only that other colors were not allowed - as were Tae Kwon Do uniforms not allowed, no matter what color. Some of...
by mspain
Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:51 am
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Non-white Gis
Replies: 43
Views: 35887

Re: Non-white Gis

There have been quite a few studies of color and associations with color. And further, studies of black and/versus white. One study I glanced at even suggested there was a neurological connection to black and white... sorry... I didn't "study" the study so I can't give any further details ...
by mspain
Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:17 am
Forum: Wado Talk
Topic: Non-white Gis
Replies: 43
Views: 35887

Re: Non-white Gis

White hat, black hat.

MSPain