Recent content by Shihan J

i stopped using them about 18 to 20 years ago, i like pugpaws, i didnt like there quality,i never had any issues getting my order, but then i had an account rep for them way back then. there are much better places you can order from then them, pugpaws already mentioned some of the top of one's

Tabaristio is not exactly correct, its NOT the art that isnt effect its how you train and how good your instructor it. people dont train realistically for self defense they train for sports fighting or tag sparing, you cant use that in the street, you need to train properly for self defense, if...

you can, but why bother if you dont care about kata, then taking karate is pointless. kata is karate, compose the style you take that makes up karate. without kata you dont have karate., all the techniques, tactics, timing, strikes, locks, chokes, traps, etc come from kata, without proper...

there is are in a kobudo even the 3 section staff and also kung fu. the curved blade one i dont what that is

ranks or belts have nothing to do with contact sport, it has to do with the style mostly japanese and korean styles use belts, and some chinese styles, kickboxing as far as i know doesn't have a belt system

martial arts can be traced back to over 5000 years ago, in almost every nation that i can think of had some foam of martial arts, the basic history would take a few books, you can start as far back as africa and the middle east from there it went to india and china, then okinawa nad japan, and...

martial arts can be traced back to over 5000 years ago, in almost every nation that i can think of had some foam of martial arts, the basic history would take a few books, you can start as far back as africa and the middle east from there it went to india and china, then okinawa nad japan, and...

there is no quick and easy path, to learn martial arts, it depends on how good your instructor is, how you train and your own abilities. it takes decades to understand a single style and a life time to master it you should take a style that has a good instructor, interests you and that you enjoy,

what city and state. there are a number of them with that name

All martial arts are for beginners. There is no best. What matters is the instructor and how you train the style doesn't matter

All martial arts are for beginners. There is no best. What matters is the instructor and how you train the style doesn't matter

i think it does warrant an answer and the someone i give to them martial arts is not about fighting but about self defense. violence begets violence. this is usually the part where they start b**** at me and give me the thumbs down, my personal best record is 6 thumbs down so far i just cant...

if i kicked you in the groin chances are you wont have children even if you are wearing a cup, there only meant for accidental shots not a full contact kick

if you dont feel comfortable i would blame the instructor more then the style. i had a 45 yr old student start (in shotokan karate), he couldn't kick above his knee at first. after about a year he final was able to get about waist high. unless you are in competition you dont need to kick high...

there is only 3 people that can do that and non of them were lee Master Chiun, and some one told me master Chiun taught his nephew, and my buddy remo willams, hes coming over for a card game tonight.