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odsouza
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

passed my yellow belt grading test yesterday. going pretty good so far. thanks.
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Joined: 21 Feb 2005
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Styles: Officially switched to boxing , formally kyokushin karate

PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 3:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congratualations
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome, great work! Ill be goin for my 2nd kyu in November, at least im not a nervous as before.
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odsouza
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

guys
just passed my green belt exam day before. am really feeling great. thanks for all ur feedback and support.
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cleung
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Joined: 31 Oct 2004
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Location: Montreal, Canada
Styles: Kung Fu, Wushu, Free Style Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing

PostPosted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:43 pm    Post subject: Choosing style Reply with quote

Go see some classes and meet the instructors. Then make a choice. The instructor is more important than the actual style. Of course, the style has to be something that you like as well. So check out their classes.
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odsouza
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 1:57 am    Post subject: blue belt Reply with quote

hey guys , just passed my blue belt test last week. going good so far. had to take a sparring test with a brown belt. did pretty ok.
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cleung
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Location: Montreal, Canada
Styles: Kung Fu, Wushu, Free Style Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing

PostPosted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:20 am    Post subject: Good work Reply with quote

Good work on your blue belt. Keep training and enjoying.
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mmljpp
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Joined: 22 Jan 2008
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well i dont know much about hapkido but i have trained in shotokan and DID NOT LIKE IT because it was hard and linear i trained in TSD which i understand is similar to tae kwon i did like it but had to many high kicks but from what i hear hapkido is great for self defence
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ying&yang
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Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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Location: melbourne
Styles: JKD , and 15 others

PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:20 am    Post subject: Re: which martial art to choose? Reply with quote

odsouza wrote:
hi guys
need a little advice. i'm planning to start learning self defence from june. the choices available to me are hapkido/taekwondo/karate(shotokan). i am looking for a martial art that would be suitable for me.
i am 5 ' 11" , medium build ,27 years old. had learnt karate for a couple of years when i was younger i.e. 12 years back. what do u guys suggest?
personally i thought of trying either tkw or hapkido . not sure which one to go for. appreciate a little guidance.
od


Its a simple answer shotokan , you have experience in karate so it would be perfect for you , also out of the 3 shotokan is the better one.
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Chikara
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Joined: 27 Aug 2008
Posts: 104
Location: USA
Styles: Isshinryu, Kobudo, Aiki Jiu-Jitsu, Aikido, Judo, Wing Chun, Systema, CQB (w/ strong emphasis on Krav Maga)

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How long so far have you been doing Shotokan?
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