I started doing karate only in September and as I've gone along going up to my orange belt practicing my kata I've realised I can't find it ANYWHERE like I could type up the first kata it would show me heian shodan but that's not the name of the kata I've learned so does anybody know okishodan?? submitted by /u/kellogbox [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Does anyone of you save your belt and/or put it up on the wall with a certificate together? Please share if you did anything creative with old belts to make nice art to have as a memory. submitted by /u/Negative_Sir_3686 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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So I'm in my late 40s. I studied at a McDojo when I was about 14-17 years old.... Shaolin Kempo, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. I made it to either blue or green belt, I don't remember.. I'll have to ask my (80 year old) mom. She still has my belts and my "diplomas" somewhere. A couple of weeks ago I was hanging out with friends at a bar and a "friend" of a friend got a little rambunctious and came at me quite suddenly with some swings. All the stupid s*** I learned when I was 16 came into play in a split second and I blocked his s*** and knocked him down. Before I consciously knew ..read more

I'm about to join Okinawan karate and i figured i should prolly learn some terminology as there were words and phrases i didn't know lol what are some common phrases and words in okinawan karate? Thanks! submitted by /u/Karate-guy [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Not quit sure if it's allowed. I just wanted to share. I started karate (shotokan) in January off this year at the age of 30. Thus far I am enjoying the journey and challenges. But I have to say the one thing that puts a big ol grin on my face, I didn't expect. Appearantly my senior dog love kata. She is a 12 year old rottweiler who doesn't really do much of anything anymore. And rarely if ever plays. And every time without fail. When I get up to practice a kata and she sees or senses it. She'll turn into a 2 year old dog again frantically wagging her tail and running Around and jumping in to ..read more

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Are forms useful for fighting? Most traditional martial arts practice rehearsed patterns of techniques known as Kata, poomsae, or forms. In your opinion, are forms useful for fighting / learning to defend yourself or not. Why or why not? Personally, I think they are useful for fighting but just not directly. For example, you wouldn’t backfist someone in the face in a front stance, but you learn a lot about balance, power generation, proper technique / body alignment, etc, that can be applied to fighting, you just wouldn’t apply the movement as they are show in the forms. This is my current id ..read more

Good tidings, one and all. I am writing to express something of an existential dilemma as it pertains to the continuation of a particular school of Karate. As long as I've been involved in Kyokushin, my life has drastically changed for the better. Let none of the events in my account be misconstrued as statements of ingratitude or resentment, but a desire to grow as a martial artist, and a prehaps a petition to you, the reader as to what the best course of action would be. Let me preface this by describing how I entered the art. During the shelter-in-place mandates, I promised myself that I w ..read more

So I just learnt sanchin ichi and I've heard that you should do this kata a lot, I did it for a bit and my core hurts lol. What kind of pain can i expect? How often should I do sanchin? What does this kata develop? Any tips or key points for sanchin? Thanks! submitted by /u/Karate-guy [visit reddit] [comments ..read more