Karate.

Arthus · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:13 pm Post subject: Karate.

Are there different types of Karate? What are they?

Mox(or anyone) what Karate is the one in Sligo?
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m0x1e · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:56 pm Post subject:

There's a rake-load of different karate styles. The Green Dragon in Sligo practice a style derived from Wado Ryu karate and heavily influenced by a particular style of Kung Fu. The creators of Green Dragon karate felt that traditional wado ryu was too limited in its range of movement and so adopted kung fu stances and footwork while not losing the blistering speed and linear precision of the karate handwork. It's a bit of an oversimplification but it's basically a fighting style based on the theory that, if you hit him first then he won't get a chance to hit you and if he hits you first then you should be able to evade the attack rather than resort to hard blocking techniques.

karate styles that spring to mind are: shotokan, wado ryu, kyokushinkai, shorinji kempo, kenpo, shotokai, and a whole load more. There's a myth that there is a style of karate for each village in okinawa, which is a complete lie because people wander off and pioneer new styles every year so it would probably be more correct (if infinitely cheesier) to say there's as many karate styles as there are karate stylists.

Mox
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Arthus · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:16 pm Post subject:

m0x1e · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:46 pm Post subject:

That's a tough question to answer. I'd be inclined to say yes but that's just because I don't really like hard blocking and prefer soft blocks, redirections, and evasions but other stylists would be able to argue very convincingly in favour of hard blocks; We've all seen Shotokan practitioners break baseball bats with forearm blocks, after all.

Mox
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Arthus · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:52 pm Post subject:

m0x1e · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:44 am Post subject:

I gave you the details to get in touch, how did it go? any news yet?

Mox
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Arthus · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:20 pm Post subject:

Arthus · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:58 pm Post subject:

Well, I went. I didn't stay because they were doing grading but they said I could come on Wednsday 8:30 - 10:00. The only real comment they made was "13!? Jesus Christ!". Cool

I think I made an impression.
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m0x1e · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:14 pm Post subject:

well, any progress to report? how's it been going?

Mox

Arthus · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:31 pm Post subject:

Oh its going great:

1st week: Sick
2nd week: Recovering from sickness
3rd week(yesterday): Was at friends house, parents forgot to pick me up till nine..

GRRR....Still feel like crud from sickness.

I swear on my life and my honour I will go. Don't hit me

m0x1e · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:49 pm Post subject:

<shrug>
you'll go if you want to go. I'd advise minimal pissing around between making the commitment and fulfilling it as leaving it longer just makes things harder.

Mox
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Arthus · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 1:07 pm Post subject:

I know..