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RW
Green Belt
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 Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:59 pm Post subject: Self training karate? |
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Hi there!
You know my story: got a 2nd degree brown belt in shito-ryu karate, quit when I was 18, then didn't do any martial arts until a good 20 years later, got a belt in some mcdojo style of kempo (it wasn't a mcdojo until I had my brown belt, but by then I felt I was too far along to quit so I decided to get my shodan anyway), and I was also doing some muay thai.
Then COVID hit and I stopped all my training. You'd have thought COVID would be over by now, but here we are. I really don't want to risk going into a closed space where a bunch of people will be within handshake distance of each other and exhaling, so going back to any dojo or MMA gym is a no-no for the time being.
I still feel the itch of practicing martial arts, and since I am really disappointed in the kempo stuff (did I mention they change their "kata" every couple months as the instructors see fit? lol), I decided I want to try to train shito ryu again, only this time by myself.
I know self-training is far from ideal, and that it doesn't count officially. But I already have the background (brown belt, after all) and I just want to stay active and remember the kata I once used to know.
How can I go about this? I'd like some sort of guide to re-learn the shito ryu curriculum. |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2279
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 7:29 am Post subject: Re: Self training karate? |
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| RW wrote: |
| I know self-training is far from ideal, and that it doesn't count officially. But I already have the background (brown belt, after all) and I just want to stay active and remember the kata I once used to know. |
Says who? Don't let anyone tell you how to do something that you love, especially when you already have all this experience. I self-trained with videos and books when I was looking to get back into karate with a dojo. It helped me finish up the curriculum that my teacher had when he stopped teaching.
I also would do some research into books. Blackbeltwiki could be a resource, but it's a shot in the dark as to whether the Shito-Ryu kata videos on there are the ones that you would have practiced or from some branch that wasn't yours.
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RW
Green Belt
Joined: 07 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: Self training karate? |
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| Zaine wrote: |
| RW wrote: |
| I know self-training is far from ideal, and that it doesn't count officially. But I already have the background (brown belt, after all) and I just want to stay active and remember the kata I once used to know. |
Says who? Don't let anyone tell you how to do something that you love, especially when you already have all this experience. I self-trained with videos and books when I was looking to get back into karate with a dojo. It helped me finish up the curriculum that my teacher had when he stopped teaching.
I also would do some research into books. Blackbeltwiki could be a resource, but it's a shot in the dark as to whether the Shito-Ryu kata videos on there are the ones that you would have practiced or from some branch that wasn't yours. |
Oh, I didn't know about black belt wiki, this is great, thanks!!!  |
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JazzKicker
Orange Belt
Joined: 07 Aug 2017
Posts: 174
Location: NJ
Styles: Hapkido, JKD, TSD
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| I started in Shito-Ryu at the same age and got just as far. Then I went off to college, and hooked up with a Tang Soo Do club. Forms were pretty much the same. I went through the black belt ranks and moved on to other things from there, but all these years later I still do those forms. Have fun with it! And if you get stuck, have a question, now we have YouTube. |
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Shojiko
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we have youtube and online schools using facetime technology, which even includes testing!
but nothing can replace the feel of training hard with your classmates, you share the floor and sweat. |
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GojoBoggy
White Belt
Joined: 10 Sep 2022
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Styles: Goju Ryu
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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2279
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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| GojoBoggy wrote: |
| I would only learn from books if that's absolutely all you have available. The true value of karate is being part of a Dojo. |
Welcome to KarateForums!
I'm interested in this decision. Why only books? With the variety of video we have available, I feel like it is much easier to learn from a video than a book.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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| Zaine wrote: |
| GojoBoggy wrote: |
| I would only learn from books if that's absolutely all you have available. The true value of karate is being part of a Dojo. |
Welcome to KarateForums!
I'm interested in this decision. Why only books? With the variety of video we have available, I feel like it is much easier to learn from a video than a book. |
I feel the two combined could be quite a valuable learning experience.
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Zaine
Black Belt
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Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
| Zaine wrote: |
| GojoBoggy wrote: |
| I would only learn from books if that's absolutely all you have available. The true value of karate is being part of a Dojo. |
Welcome to KarateForums!
I'm interested in this decision. Why only books? With the variety of video we have available, I feel like it is much easier to learn from a video than a book. |
I feel the two combined could be quite a valuable learning experience. |
Agreed. Scientifically speaking, we learn best when we expose ourselves to a variety of learning modes. The more ways you can learn something, the better.
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on the post.
