Want to start Karate after 19 year abscence, recommendations
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mr2aw11 said:
Bump...
Graded for my 6th kyu on Sunday, usual trepidation going in, but once into a nice flow, really enjoyed it. Really need to conquer the pre-grade nerves to help calm the breathing! Soaked, knackered, and with a see-thru gi by the end.
My little one went from red stripe to full 9th kyu in the same grading also :-)
One of the main reasons that I gave it a rest was that when I went into my 1st Kyu grading, the fear had gone. I looked like a 'rabid dog' during the Kumite. I passed, but I got a few warnings. I've calmed down a lot since then.Graded for my 6th kyu on Sunday, usual trepidation going in, but once into a nice flow, really enjoyed it. Really need to conquer the pre-grade nerves to help calm the breathing! Soaked, knackered, and with a see-thru gi by the end.
My little one went from red stripe to full 9th kyu in the same grading also :-)
Gwagon111 said:
One of the main reasons that I gave it a rest was that when I went into my 1st Kyu grading, the fear had gone. I looked like a 'rabid dog' during the Kumite. I passed, but I got a few warnings. I've calmed down a lot since then.
Well I passed my 5th Kyu about three months back, and it was another immensely rewarding experience. Not so sure about any resemblance to a rabid dog, but the day I enter a grading without fear and leave less than soaking, I'll be giving up!In fact, the last club grading, I was a foil for some pad and partner work to help out (wasn't grading myself, did three in nine months, thought a fourth was pushing it!), and that was nerve-wracking still (last thing you want to do is let someone down).
On the subject of nerves, a few from the dojo (myself included
), are off to Okinawa in a few months for some training... Really looking forward to it now, but bricking it also - reckon it's going to be a trip of a lifetime! mr2aw11 said:
Well I passed my 5th Kyu about three months back, and it was another immensely rewarding experience. Not so sure about any resemblance to a rabid dog, but the day I enter a grading without fear and leave less than soaking, I'll be giving up!
In fact, the last club grading, I was a foil for some pad and partner work to help out (wasn't grading myself, did three in nine months, thought a fourth was pushing it!), and that was nerve-wracking still (last thing you want to do is let someone down).
On the subject of nerves, a few from the dojo (myself included ), are off to Okinawa in a few months for some training... Really looking forward to it now, but bricking it also - reckon it's going to be a trip of a lifetime!
No one trains quite like the Japanese. It's almost like a different art. You'll have a very different outlook once you've been. Good luck and enjoy yourself.In fact, the last club grading, I was a foil for some pad and partner work to help out (wasn't grading myself, did three in nine months, thought a fourth was pushing it!), and that was nerve-wracking still (last thing you want to do is let someone down).
On the subject of nerves, a few from the dojo (myself included
), are off to Okinawa in a few months for some training... Really looking forward to it now, but bricking it also - reckon it's going to be a trip of a lifetime! Gwagon111 said:
No one trains quite like the Japanese. It's almost like a different art. You'll have a very different outlook once you've been. Good luck and enjoy yourself.
Cheers, I'm sure I'm gonna love it out there - sensei's been out a couple of times, and is tailoring our training at the dojo based on his experiences. I'm expecting it to be very hard work, but hugely rewarding also.Edited by mr2aw11 on Friday 3rd January 18:55
mr2aw11 said:
Cheers, I'm sure I'm gonna love it out there - sensei's been out a couple of times, and is tailoring our training at the dojo based on his experiences. I'm expecting it to be very hard work, but hugely rewarding also.
The way that the Japanese do Kata is amazing. They concentrate more on the gaps, than the moves. It makes the Kata flow, it looks absolutely amazing. The more complicated Kata like Gojushihosho or Unsu, take on a whole new meaning, when you see them as they were intended. Even humble old Kihon Kata, looks totally different.Edited by mr2aw11 on Friday 3rd January 18:55
Well, it is upon me at last... Enroute, Cumbria, Newcastle, Heathrow, Tokyo, then Naha, Okinawa some time tomorrow.
Training at the birthplace of karate, with some of the finest Sensei, all with a lifetime of experience and knowledge, and even if I only take in a meagre amount, it'll be the most awesome of experiences!
Training at the birthplace of karate, with some of the finest Sensei, all with a lifetime of experience and knowledge, and even if I only take in a meagre amount, it'll be the most awesome of experiences!
Resurrecting this thread to try and get some advice from a few of the experts on here -
It was this thread that started me on the road to Black Belt some time ago. Back in late 2012 I achieved 1st Kyu, but then got injured (achilles) and have since found it hard to get back into training, particular with a number of other work and home distractions. I have the Ride100 coming up soon, but after that is out of the way I'd really like to re-start training. Getter older isn't making things any easier!
I know it's going to be hard to get back to even a half decent level in the short term and then to go back to the 3 or 4 days a week of intensive training that I will need if I'm to achieve 1st Dan and beyond, so wondered if anyone had taken a similar long break from the sport and how they'd re-gained their appetite and enthusiasm to get back to and beyond their previous level?
All thoughts gratefully received!
It was this thread that started me on the road to Black Belt some time ago. Back in late 2012 I achieved 1st Kyu, but then got injured (achilles) and have since found it hard to get back into training, particular with a number of other work and home distractions. I have the Ride100 coming up soon, but after that is out of the way I'd really like to re-start training. Getter older isn't making things any easier!
I know it's going to be hard to get back to even a half decent level in the short term and then to go back to the 3 or 4 days a week of intensive training that I will need if I'm to achieve 1st Dan and beyond, so wondered if anyone had taken a similar long break from the sport and how they'd re-gained their appetite and enthusiasm to get back to and beyond their previous level?
All thoughts gratefully received!
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