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Kensai
Black Belt
Joined: 05 Jul 2002
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Location: Britain
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Kyu is the series of grades before black, they go in deceding order, like 6, 5, 4.....
The work kyu just means lower.
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moobrack
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Aug 2001
Posts: 1167
Location: Leeds
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| Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2002 11:55 am Post subject: |
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The breakfalls are good for me because i can throw myself towards the floor at great speeds and roll and break my fall - without hurting myself.
Its an achievement when your 6 foot 4!
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moobrack
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Aug 2001
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Location: Leeds
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| Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2002 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Seth - Where is it that you train in ju jitsu - because i only train once a week, and the system sounds very farmiliar - is the club Leeds based?
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Seth
Yellow Belt
Joined: 01 Aug 2002
Posts: 44
Styles: Traditional Jiu-Jitsu
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| Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2002 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Moobrack, sounds like me. I am 6 foot 5 give or take a little, an odd two meter. That doesn't just fall to the floor gracefully, but I am learning it now  .
I am training in Maastricht, in the Netherlands, at dojo Zenden.
If you know anything about soccer, then you might know Boudewijn Zenden. Dutch international, plays somewhere in England if I am not mistaken. It is the dojo from his dad.
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moobrack
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Aug 2001
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Location: Leeds
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| Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2002 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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Hello Seth,
Ihave heard of the name - isnt it a small world come to think of it - it aint easy being tall - especially tall and just starting ju jitsu - but let me tell you one thing - tall people have wide hips sometimes - easier for throws!
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three60roundhouse
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 10 Jan 2002
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| Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2002 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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I am glad to be short and have a good double leg 
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moobrack
Black Belt
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Location: Leeds
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lol - Being tall has its advantages in sparring and randori - you can use atemi to hold people off with jabs - and also in sparring for other martial arts you can use your kicks to your advantage!
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sk0t
Orange Belt
Joined: 19 Apr 2002
Posts: 226
Location: Erie, PA
Styles: BJJ
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| Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2002 12:22 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats on your Jiu-Jitsu training, I dont think taht you have answered what type you do... Brazilian or Japanese...because the spelling you give is some indicator....
and for your reference... KYU mean grade level...not lower!
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Seth
Yellow Belt
Joined: 01 Aug 2002
Posts: 44
Styles: Traditional Jiu-Jitsu
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| Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2002 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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O, that was a very easy one. I train traditional Jiu Jitsu. I could have told you right away if I was training traditional or BJJ, I just thought that traditional Jiu Jitsu had different sub-styles.
I just see BJJ as a different art .
I am still not quite clear on the Kyu part. I am a white belt, does that mean I am a 6th Kyu or something? And then when I get a yellow belt I become a 5th Kyu?
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Kensai
Black Belt
Joined: 05 Jul 2002
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Location: Britain
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| Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2002 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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"I am a white belt, does that mean I am a 6th Kyu or something? And then when I get a yellow belt I become a 5th Kyu?"
Yep, thats right Seth.
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