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sensei8
KF Sensei
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Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16386
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]

PostPosted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gratia wrote:
Hello again Senpais! Thanks for the advises again. I'll be taking my 6th Kyu test this Saturday and I'm so excited. One question that bothers me though is if it's normal to be jumping ranks? I mean, does it not violate any philosophical matters or principles of martial arts?(it's not that I don't trust my sensei but just a thought).

Well...how did your testing cycle go Saturday??

It's not normal to be jumping ranks, although it does happen from time to time. It's more dependent on the instructor, and not as much with the governing body. Although the governing body, like mine, has it's involvement all over any testing cycle, but the instructor is given the green-light on this providing that the instructor doesn't have a record of this quite often.

The philosophical matters or the principles of martial arts, again, are dependent on the instructor.

What I've noticed over the years is that some students can be upset about this because it's not happening to them. Rarity should stand shoulder to shoulder when rank is concerned, imho!!



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vaporman
Yellow Belt
Yellow Belt

Joined: 09 Jan 2015
Posts: 57

Styles: Mixed

PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

'''And now, almost all day I can't stop thinking about karate. Even at night, if I accidentally open my eyes, my arms move on their own blocking and punching. And not only that, I don't know if this is weird, I have been learning techniques, and each technique that I learn, I'm getting more and more afraid with respect to how deadly the technique is. Is this normal?''''





Yes its normal!
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Titanium
Blue Belt
Blue Belt

Joined: 08 Aug 2015
Posts: 259
Location: Chesterfield, UK
Styles: Wado-Kai & Shotokan

PostPosted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 7:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its always said that MA is to be apart of your life.
People initially thought I was sad when I said to people that I eat, sleep and breath karate.
I somewhat believed them, however now I don't care...I love MA and wouldn't want my life without anything else.
I'm almost married to karate. HAHA.

This is normal for you to be like this...it is essentially MA engraving itself into your being.
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vaporman
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Joined: 09 Jan 2015
Posts: 57

Styles: Mixed

PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

[.it is essentially MA engraving itself into your being.]


That is deep man,Love it.
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Nidan Melbourne
KF Sempai
KF Sempai

Joined: 21 Aug 2013
Posts: 2356
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Styles: Goju-Ryu, BJJ, Balintawak Arnis

PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to the forum. That is totally normal to feel like that!

Many adults seem to feel like that more easily than the kids.
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Titanium
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Joined: 08 Aug 2015
Posts: 259
Location: Chesterfield, UK
Styles: Wado-Kai & Shotokan

PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 9:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

vaporman wrote:
[.it is essentially MA engraving itself into your being.]


That is deep man,Love it.

Thank you -
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Alan Armstrong
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Joined: 28 Feb 2016
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MA's can also effect driving habita. Such as wanting to hit other cars or avoiding being hit. The whole nervous system is being reprogrammed while practicing ma's. I'm almost 60 and l'm loving ma's more every day. There is always something interesting to learn and practice just waiting to be discovered. I've practiced ma's for most of my life and I wouldn't change the better part of it for anything. It's not all physical there is alot of wisdom to be integrated in to your being also.
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mushybees
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Orange Belt

Joined: 16 Nov 2014
Posts: 199
Location: UK
Styles: Wado ryu

PostPosted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've been training for about a year and a half and I've developed something of a karate habit.
My wife and I used to bicker over who makes the coffee in the evenings, but no longer! In the time it takes to boil the kettle I can perform naihanchi a couple of times and do some kihon.
I've also woken in the early hours with the urge to perform some kata or kihon which I fully embraced. Went back to bed feeling very relaxed 😴
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Spartacus Maximus
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Joined: 01 Jun 2014
Posts: 1901

Styles: Shorin ryu

PostPosted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nothing wrong with making training a habit. That is exactly what one is supposed to do! How else do people think somebody can keep training for decades? Why is it that a 70 year old expert can easily beat people less than half his age? Habit! When training is a daily habit, one no longer has to think about doing it or plan it because it is a natural part of the day. Like getting dressed in the morining. Nothing wrong with that at all!
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scohen0300
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Joined: 09 Feb 2016
Posts: 259
Location: It varies
Styles: Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu

PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 12:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I love this post. I think about Karate all the time and I have an endless respect for all martial arts out there. There's something to learn from each style or system! As previously stated above, I also think about it all day long, every single day. I've ditched my girlfriend countless times just so I don't miss a class. I used to train 6 days a week, now it's 4, and I practically convinced Kyoshi to add a 5th class through constant pestering lol. Even still, on days I don't train in class, I always set time aside to go over Kata. I simply cannot get enough.
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