Dana Sheets wrote:Let's start from the back.

The octagon with the tip pointed up ....

In your image it shows the tip facing upwards. But in all other images (including G.E.M's) the flat is pointing up.

Is there any reason for the differences?

Ok This may be a silly question that I should know but please don't make fun

What does this symbol represent?

esc revealed:

Thought you'de all like to know that I've decided to buy a black gi :)

Good going ... with at least one washing a week, in about three years you'll look sharp in a salty-looking grey almost satin looking gi. The waist band will need reinforced after about two years and the collar ...

Thought you'de all like to know that I've decided to buy a black gi


(excellent discussion though)

And as everyone knows there is a wealth of knowledge on these forms alone.

I love to learn new information and share it with my local karateka's that I practice with. They find it quite interesting / enlighting.

I like that

I'm sure he will too

Metablade is right though.

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Hey,

I just picked up a pair of 5lb X 2 ankle / wrist weights (strap on) and did a few warmup / kata exersizes with it and man what a work out.

I made sure not to hyper extend my joints as it would be easy to do so with the extra weight being thrown around.

After I took them off I was amazed at ...

Good club attack!

Arbie:

I'm not sure if that question was towards me. I had no ill intentions. Just pointing out that I don't think its karate. I figured it was Capoeira (Brazillian Martial Art) only because I took it for a few months. And seeing the end of the clip on their triangular movements while standing up ...

I dont know if its all one style but I know a lot of the jumping on the upper torso to do take downs, the triangle sparing movements (one foot forward, step back to center, other foot forward, repeat) at the end is capoeira.

I've spent the last 5 months doing one on one training in normal everyday atire and I've found it to be in a lot of ways easier to perform karate techniques.

It's more realistic to train in every day clothing because likelyness of you wearing a GI when it comes to a street fight is prety slim

We wear a gi because we represent and are proud of the karate tradition. We are part of a class and the gi is the uniform, that is, "one form." All members of the class are important. Individual choices of attire are subordinated so as not to be a distraction to the attainment of instructional ...