Where are all the karate women?
I would like to connect with other women in MA. I train in traditional Japanese / Okinawan karate and am very often the only XX in class. I would like to connect with other like minded women who think...
View ArticleIs it just me, or do other people get incredibly hungry post training?
I mean seriously.....I can eat before and I still eat like there is going to be a food shortage when I get home......
View Articlesticky hands
Does anyone have any good video links on sticky hands drills and fighting.....we did some in training and it was great but I don't have anyone to practice with and don't want to lose the idea. I found...
View ArticleAny hot tips for keeping the upper body relaxed in Karate.
I am constantly being told to relax my shoulders even though I don't feel they are tense. I feel it today though after a 3 hour class yesterday, 2/3 of which was kihon based circuit training, kihon,...
View ArticleBlack and White Uniforms
I percieve some politics regarding black gi vs white gi....ie the dojo who wear black vs the dojo who wear white. ....noone will give me a straight unbiased answer as to what it is all about....feels...
View ArticleWhy are kumite bouts traditionally 30 seconds shorter in women's than...
I have often wondered this but been too scared to draw attention to ask in class. In the dojo we often go at it for 5 mins at a time x about 4 so I am not fussed to go 2 minute rounds.....I just...
View ArticleFudoshin.
Any tips on how to keep your head in the right place, especially when something bizarre happens.....like your opponent kicks you and then starts crying.....
View ArticleWhat age did people start training?
What do you see (personally / and or in your students if you are an instructor) as the benefits or disadvantages of starting when you did? If you had a do-over, what age would you start?
View ArticleHas MA made you consider life's existential questions, life philosophy,...
Did you or have you noticed a shift in your thinking since you started training?If so, what? Has it changed you as a person?
View ArticleWeird and wonderful teaching tips.
What is the strangest thing you have ever asked a student to do or the weirdest analogy you have given to help someone learn something? If you are a student, what is the weirdest thing you have been...
View ArticleWhat the tourna-meant.
I am now just less than a week shy of my second tournament since starting training 16 months ago. For a variety of reasons, despite training with 3 clubs within the network I have only just managed to...
View ArticleCross training / grading in different martial arts styles
How do others handle cross training / grading? When do you know it's time to stick with one martial arts style? How do you handle that situation respectfully?
View ArticleMaster Ken's Tiger Wisdom - Okinawan Karate
Why Master Ken is a fan of Okinawan Karate (all the wrong....but hilarious reasons)
View ArticleHit me with your best shot.
https://sagiashidachi.wordpress.com/2015/10/24/hitting-on-girls-respect-me-but-dont-treat-me-differently/<br /> <br /> Invited to post the odd link to my blog with element of...
View ArticleKobudo novice reflections
https://sagiashidachi.wordpress.com/2015/05/30/way-of-the-not-quite-so-empty-hand-letting-go-of-fear-to-gain-control/
View ArticlePiriformis Syndrome
Has anyone had / recovered from this? Pretty sure I have this....recurring issue. Have been doing all the right things (stretching / massage / strengthening) but it keeps coming back like the...
View ArticleOutside training events
Will has suggested I open up a topic on organising outside training events. I have been to quite a few seminars and one camp ie gasshuku but not organised any. Ours have been excellent but costs kept...
View ArticleThe Karate Rap
One of my sensei mentioned this at an end of term gathering as being really bad. Of course I had to look it up. Now I can't un-see......He was right.....but you still must watch it.....it's like a car...
View ArticleHelp tracing kanji for kata
In my spare time (laughing!!) I have started taking sho-do classes. This is partly to understand more kanji when I see it and help with Japanese in general and partly to help with a larger project I am...
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