Well spoken.
Damn, that's pretty rough. Fortunately for me, all of the Senseis I have encountered so far have provided a great positive influence on my training. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get on in the national championships? I do want to partake in competitions in the future and I think I have the strength to do so now. My mawashi geri is incredibly destructive and I can unleash it very quickly too. It's probably going to be my main selling point in the arena lol. I'm kind of like a Hitmonlee XD. Short arms but deceptively long legs so I usually opt for using kicks as my primary weapon for offence while leaving my arms for defending. Generally speaking of course.
Yes, the spiritual involvement in Shotokan is very deep indeed. We sometimes do extensive breathing exercises during training and we always have a short meditation session at the end of training to reflect on what we've learnt and whatnot. I've always been told to only use violence as a last resort. My senseis have told me that if I should ever get into a confrontation, I should run as fast as I can in the opposite direction. I've trained down south and up north and the senseis I trained with in both of those dojos said that exact principle. Run away, live to fight another day (if possible). I wonder what you think about this approach that has been advised to me.
I sometimes help train the younger students on some of the training sessions which is an a great experience for me. Most of the little guys are obedient and give me little trouble too which is nice. It keeps me on my toes as well by going through the lower katas with them and reinforcing my knowledge of the basics. I have been caught out a few times on kata while teaching them lol. I am capable of doing them fine from the beginning and going all the way through to the end. The problem is that sometimes when I have to show them from half way through, I get a bit muddled up in the middle and make an error. It rarely happens though at least.
Damn, that's pretty rough. Fortunately for me, all of the Senseis I have encountered so far have provided a great positive influence on my training. If you don't mind me asking, how did you get on in the national championships? I do want to partake in competitions in the future and I think I have the strength to do so now. My mawashi geri is incredibly destructive and I can unleash it very quickly too. It's probably going to be my main selling point in the arena lol. I'm kind of like a Hitmonlee XD. Short arms but deceptively long legs so I usually opt for using kicks as my primary weapon for offence while leaving my arms for defending. Generally speaking of course.
Yes, the spiritual involvement in Shotokan is very deep indeed. We sometimes do extensive breathing exercises during training and we always have a short meditation session at the end of training to reflect on what we've learnt and whatnot. I've always been told to only use violence as a last resort. My senseis have told me that if I should ever get into a confrontation, I should run as fast as I can in the opposite direction. I've trained down south and up north and the senseis I trained with in both of those dojos said that exact principle. Run away, live to fight another day (if possible). I wonder what you think about this approach that has been advised to me.
I sometimes help train the younger students on some of the training sessions which is an a great experience for me. Most of the little guys are obedient and give me little trouble too which is nice. It keeps me on my toes as well by going through the lower katas with them and reinforcing my knowledge of the basics. I have been caught out a few times on kata while teaching them lol. I am capable of doing them fine from the beginning and going all the way through to the end. The problem is that sometimes when I have to show them from half way through, I get a bit muddled up in the middle and make an error. It rarely happens though at least.
