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Actually, I was talking with my Shihan about the 2nd kyu grading tonight. Apparently Seiunchin kata and Siafa bunkai isn't required.

The thirteen steps done from neko would also be required.

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Depends on the club really. In my experience, a fair bit. I do a relatively formal and traditional style, so there is a fair bit of focus on kata and bunkai etc. and not everything is done with a focus towards kumite, but that said we still do plenty of kumite and practice for it. Rules in my club and others in the same organisation for free sparring are, no contact to the head (backhands are acceptable), no strikes to the groin, knees or toes/foot. 'Bout it really, though how hard we go rather depends on who you're sparring, with blackbelts/dans I just try not to break their ribs, with lower belts I utilise more control and am gentler.

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Best way to do this is just to find a good instructor then show up.

That said, I don't see why you wouldn't practice all the kata you know.

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Knickett I believe is the spelling/pronounciation.

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Wrong,or should I say,only a little bit correct.

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Also wrong.Saxon Landholders (sort of proto Knights)did this in the pre Medeaval time period

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And why is that?

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>It's all about learning not to use strength against strength

I stopped reading here. You're getting scammed and wasting your time man, honestly.

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I used to practice Goju Ryu Karate, but was forced to stop practicing so I could attend University just before testing for a brown belt. I'm rusty, but working to get back into the swing before taking the test right when I get back at the end of April.

I wanted to ask if anyone else has taken Goju, and what the kata are usually for the brown belt test. Sanchin? Sai Fa? I've forgotten over the time I've been away, and would like to get back up to scratch. Also, what do you guys practice on your days off? Thank you.

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If you dont mind me asking how much focus is put into kumite in Goju ryu. I did kyokushin for 8 years and its mainly full contact, but since i moved ive been thinking of trying Goju ryu.

Thank you in advance to anyone who answers my question

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I've been studying Tai Chi for two years now, and Shuai Jiao (sort of an external Tai Chi in a sense) for four years. While I may understand things pretty well, I'm far from seriously teaching. One of my Tai Chi mentors explained it this way: With internal martial arts, you need to be given the ignition. And what he meant by ignition, is putting your hand against the body of someone while they perform internal movements and feel that movement. Only then will you begin really learning.

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Hey all you martial artists who are into Chinese medicine. What's your favorite stuff to treat injuries?

I've been using Zheng Gu Shui on bruises and Wan Hua You on swelling for a while and it works okay...

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There really aren't any magic tricks. At least in the systema school I go to. It's all about learning not to use strength against strength, learning how a body moves and reacts to different things, learning to react spontaneously to a threat and learning timing, distance and other basic things. The one biggest difference I find between Systema and other MAs I've done is the training method. In systema we don't generally try to learn specific techniques. Instead we try different things and see if they work. At first slowly and then increase the speed.

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Isn't ANYTHING bad ass if you know how to use it really really well? I mean, anything looks like crap if you really really suck at it, so the reverse should also be true. The Gracies didn't get where they are by really really sucking.

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