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Sep 1, 2003 7:01 pm
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Wado sensei can anybody tell me regarding wado ryu ,masters in greece and iam visting athens frrom 5september to10 sep.2003.currently hellas page is not...
Hi everybody, Some of you may know, I recently relocated to Washington D.C. fo college. I'm going Monday night to a Shotokan class. They put up flyers and I...
... Ryan, I think two questions need to be asked? 1) What would you prefer and what would you be most comfortable doing? You have earned your rank with years...
I've never trained in someone else's dojo other than an ... my ... Don't even think of wearing a black belt to class. You have a black belt in Wado, not...
Hi Ryan.. That's very sound advice from Mr Nash. Quite apart from the protocol and respect aspect, it's hard to sneak up on a man if he knows you're coming.. ...
... Since no one has addressed this yet... You'll find out that for Shotokan, your stances aren't low enough. Your Shotokan brethren will practice more...
Am I reading this correctly... "and may use unfamilar terms like 'irimi' (entering?)." .....??? Reg Kear San no Ya. ... stances ... which ... at ... they ...
If it is the group in Georgetown, thay will likely welcome you with open arms, and may (I said may) let you wear your belt. If its the SKA wierdos at GW, run,...
Just thought I'd update you guys on the happenings at my Shotokan class. The class was an hour and a half. It was a very good class, we worked on basics such...
yes , i agree. i carry a white belt with me when i am traveling also. ones cloth around the waist doesnt determine your rank, it is the character within that...
Ryan, Congratulations on finding ways to keep up your training. Sounds like you had a great experience in your first class. I can't wait to hear about the ...
The USA branch of the Wado International Karatedo Federation is announcing the launch of its new website. www.wikfusa.com and www.wikfusa.net. Please visit...
Hello all, I joined the Yahoo Wado discussion group a couple of days ago, and thought I'd post something to introduce myself. My name is John Dodd, and I'm...
Welcome to the forum John. Steve Rowe ... <image.tiff> ... www.shikon.com "Before you criticise someone walk a mile in their shoes.... that way you're a mile...
WadoJohnny . . . Hi ! We're sure you're going to enjoy our Wado-Yahoo group with lots of very nice- and special people, all dedicated to Wado-Karate, whether...
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Sep 12, 2003 6:57 am
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Well from what I have heard from other karateka your in for a rough time as the whole unlearning (or re-learning) thing can be a headache for a long time. A...
IM SCOTT MEEK. I AM A INSTRUCTOR AT DAVID DEATON KARATE IN BRENTWOOD TENN AND I CAN SAY THAT JOHN IS TRULY A GIFTED MARTIAL ARTIST AND AN ASSET TO THIS GROUP. ...
Good to hear from you, and glad you could join. I have only posted once on here,but I noticed that you have trained under Jonathan Kelsey. Do you by chance...
I occasionally have students come to my class with previous experience in another art. It has already been stated that you will learn a lot about the Sensei...
My sensei is very fillipant on the subject of belt colour. As I understand he had previously not allowed any colour bar white and black. After a recent...
Hi Cormac, The thing with the coloured belts is a long history and i'm sure ther are guys on the forum who know the history better then me. Still my two...
... Funakoshi (Otsuka's first karate sensei) was heavily influenced by Jigoro Kano, founder of judo. So even while the details of the story have disappeared in...
Originally there are only white, brown and black belt. Or white belt for holding youre ki together en 3e,2e,1e kyu. Whitch are all brown belt. So anyone ho...
Hi all, A former shotokan student has just joined my merry little band so I'm spending time getting her to unlearn the shotokan and turn it into wado. Luckily...
