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FeralFrettchen
White Belt
Joined: 07 Apr 2022
Posts: 5
Location: Long Island, NY
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 Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 4:44 am Post subject: Hiya! |
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Greetings all!
I guess you could say I’m an old timer (is 38 even considered old by today’s standards? Haha!) who’s been bitten by the karate bug. I am unfortunately limited to practicing in my home study due to an intellectual disability but I am trying to learn and study a few different kata on my own as best I can. Right now I am concentrating on Matsubayashi-ryu - following along with Shoshin Nagamine’s wonderful book and any old videos of his original students performances and bunkai I can find on YouTube. I really love the use of natural stances in this style and the elegant movements. I am also quite interested in the arts of Uechi-Ryu and Goju-Ryu.
My own history with karate is, I guess, a short one. I was signed up to a Ninjutsu center back in the late 90s, which I suppose is what you would call a Mcdojo? (I’m still a little confused on what exactly that is!) I was signed up for a trial session but because I had an undiagnosed health condition at the time I fell to the ground and blacked out for a few seconds by the end of class from all the rigorous exercise! How’s that for a first impression, eh?  Anyway, even if it wasn’t true karate I had a lot of fun with the (very) little time I had there. I always regretted not being able to pursue any sort of martial arts because I truly do love it. Even if I can never exceed the rank of white belt or take a professional class, I hope I can share and participate in the wonderful discussion of martial arts with everyone.
Thanks for reading my lengthy post. It’s very nice to meet everybody! |
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 15712
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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ashworth
Brown Belt
Joined: 13 Nov 2006
Posts: 659
Location: UK
Styles: Shotokan, IJR Karate, Iaido, Kobudo
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Welcome to the forum! and well done you for pursuing martial arts! good luck with your studies 
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Patrick
KF Administrator
Joined: 01 May 2001
Posts: 28218
Location: Los Angeles, California
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 29283
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE
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FeralFrettchen
White Belt
Joined: 07 Apr 2022
Posts: 5
Location: Long Island, NY
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| Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 9:45 am Post subject: |
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Many thanks for the warm welcome, everyone.  |
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DarthPenguin
Yellow Belt
Joined: 03 Dec 2021
Posts: 69
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Styles: Shotokan, Judo, BJJ
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| Welcome. Sounds like your learning is all about self betterment and a desire to improve, which tbh is the main thing anyway! Best of luck with the learning! |
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Wastelander
KF Sensei
Joined: 18 Oct 2010
Posts: 2622
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Styles: Shorin-Ryu, Shuri-Ryu, Judo, KishimotoDi
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 8:10 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum!
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Kishimoto-Di | 2014-Present | Sensei: Ulf Karlsson
Shorin-Ryu | 2010-Present: Nidan | Sensei: Richard Poage (RIP), Jeff Allred (RIP)
Shuri-Ryu | 2006-2010: Sankyu | Sensei: Joey Johnston, Joe Walker
Judo | 2007-2010: Gokyu | Sensei: Joe Walker, Adrian Rivera
Karate Obsession | Arizona Practical Karate |
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Tyler
Yellow Belt
Joined: 16 Mar 2022
Posts: 30
Location: Japan soon moving back to California
Styles: Shorin-Ryu
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Welcome Feral Frettchen!
Glad ot hear you are taking up Karate again!
38 is very young! Never give up, You can do it! |
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aurik
Orange Belt
Joined: 08 Nov 2016
Posts: 248
Location: Denver, CO
Styles: Shuri-Ryu, Uechi-Ryu
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Welcome to the forum! I'm also a Uechi-Ryu practitioner, and if you're interested I can point you to some pretty good YouTube channels for learning Uechi Ryu. Good luck on your journey. Keep in mind that the only person you're competing with on this journey is yourself, so as long as whatever you do today is better than what you did yesterday, you're making progress.
Good luck!
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