Anyone here practice Ryukyu Kingdom Sui-Di Bujutsu of Shorin Ryu? It's the Shorin Ryu Shidokan Karate for the Full Contact competitions.

Asking for advice and helping my son keep his fingers together in shutouke and keeping his hikite tight and in place enough. Honestly, I can tell him and talk about it until I'm blue in the face but he still struggles. He knows it's happening, but with the fingers opening in particular doesn't notice it during the kata. He's only 9 but really lives karate. Does any have any tricks for me to pass along or advice on helping a younger kid remember those to points?

I've seen some posts praising him but any post related to his brand is full of overwhelmingly negative comments of his products and content.

I personally really like his videos and while I think some of the criticism in these discussions is valid, the message comes across super aggressively and it's mostly a nitpick really.

(Here's my Seishin rant as someone who's never purchased one of their products) I'm a pretty big sceptic, so I'm not gonna automatically assume a product is amazing if the creator is endorsing it, cuz no shit, but I feel like there is a lot of praise for the karategi everywhere but on this platform. I'm aware sponsored reviews exist but idk, I find it kinda hard to believe. Most of the negativity surrounding the brand comes from the stupidly high prices and general vanity that comes with purchasing one of their products like their Gi or Shoshin belt. I agree that the price is stupidly high for most of their items (like $50 for a cap, brother HELL no), but I feel like the negativity is super exaggerated like Jesse personally broke into their home and choked them with his $70 belt. For example, with the Shoshin belt (a white belt that slowly wears down into a black belt, for anyone wondering) the biggest piece of criticism is that "if you really wanna wear a white belt, wear a $5 white belt". Yeah that's true, but y'all are missing the point lol. The point of the belt is to have a physical reminder that you are embracing Shoshin, and as the color starts coming back, you feel your skills come back, in a way. It's just a physical reminder of your current mindset (I'd personally only use this when training alone); not an "ooh, look at me I'm super humble" thing. Would I pay $270 for it? Hell no, not in a million years, but there is the whole fact that it is essentially an indie company ran by a handful of people that very clearly care about the art and (imo) are doing the best they can to deliver a good product.

That's the whole capitalist rant out of the way, some other criticism I've seen is towards his content

Some criticism I've seen is that he's gimmicky and very produced. I think Jesse's goal isn't to meticulously break down everything in a street fight or self-defense or MMA scenario, just to spread around the culture and history of whichever art his video is about. You can tell he always agrees with his colleagues because his goal is to spread THEIR ideology. Like in his most recent Tai Chi video, I feel like most of us would be like "ok let's spar", go all out, most likely win, maybe not, idk, whatever, and then call it a day. But Jesse doesn't want to do that. Is there a bit of a moral dilemma in telling his viewers EVERY art works? Maybe, but I also feel like that's a HUGE grey area. Saying Tai Chi works for fighting is like saying Karate works for fighting; do some styles and schools practice sparring? Of course, but not all of them. So I feel like most of the time his content gives out the message "this is what the moves in this art mean if you're interested" and in some cases (like in this Tai Chi video) saying "this art COULD work, but you need to make sure to pressure test it".

In short, I think he's trying to teach people how each art works to get more people interested in different martial arts, always showing them in a good light. While I do wish he would be more confronting, that's not what he wants to do, and that's perfectly fine

Also I don't really get the over-produced thing, it looks normal, not like a MrBeast video. If they mean it looks too much like a documentary in some cases; what's wrong with that? That it looks too professional? It looks good and it says what it wants to say, that's completely fine in my book

I get why y'all would think I'm a glazer but I just really want a detailed explanation for all the negativity I've seen surrounding him. Taking all the pretty vague criticism I could find and trying to defend it right off the bat is a better approach IMO.

Also mods if you take this down cuz it's not related to Karate enough I will start Muay Thai

What are those for?

Hi everyone.
I'm new to Uechi-Ryu.
How do you guys perform Hiraken tsuki?
Do you place your thumb like in the attached photo? Or do you place it a bit higher above the other fingers?

Doing it like on the photo feels quite uncomfortable and unsafe.

I can't go to the dojo this week so I couldn't ask one the teacher in my dojo.
Thanks in advance!

Train hard. Train safe.

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I'm about to grade up to purple and white stripe and get so nervous at gradings. My legs feel like jelly and my mind goes blank. I know my kata but struggle so much with performance anxiety on the day. Any tips?

Alex Pereira has a unique way of throwing his turning kicks. He doesn't turn through his target, his leg does a wide arcing motion and he strikes with the instep, but he still has a little bit of hip thrust, enough to make the definition fuzzy.

It's comparable to Jon Jones' kick, but Jones just does a half-assed, low-risk turning kick since he's a grappler and just wants his opponent to respect the threat. A pro kickboxer like Pereira doesn't suffer from poor technique, and he fully intends to knock out his opponent.

Compare it to Stephen Thompson: This man moving his whole body right through his opponent, it's 77kg of human being whipped around at mach speed. A textbook turning kick that has knocked out plenty of people in the same ruleset.

What do you think? My best guess is that he's using a crescent kick for the accuracy, but (through sheer martial arts genius) he's adding elements of a turning kick to give it just enough power to knock someone unconscious with no obstruction.

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Alex \"Poatan\" Pereira vs Jiri Prochazka | UFC 303

Jon \"Assault and Battery\" Jones vs Daniel Cormier \"DC\" | UFC 214

Stephen \"Wonderboy\" Thompson vs Rory \"Red King\" MacDonald | UFC Fight Night, MacDonald vs Thompson

I will be joining a kyokushin competion. Any tips or set up that allows you to land kicks to the head. Thinking of using a kumite/ sport karate approach with hook kicks and etc

Hey guys. I wrote my second article on kumite in Ti and older styles of karate (Kojo ryu, Touon ryu and Shuri te).

I spoke with some friends who are practitioners of those styles and cited them for proof. The article discusses Kakkidi / Kakete, free sparring and yakusoku kumite.

https://bujutsu-persuit.my.canva.site/sparring-in-ti-and-old-style-karate

Let me know what you guys think!

Lost my tournament and I don't know what to do, I am feeling extremely angry, I want to train everyday because I don't want to lose that badly again.

I´ve seen videos on ISKF and JKA where there is more contact and stuff like KO´s but I´ve also seen kumite on JKA that honestly resembles WKF a lot, as it seems to be light contact, but less bouncy and with white gloves (alotught I´ve also seeen ISKF kumite with white gloves on both sides).

I´ve checked the webpage on the JKA and they do talk about a focus and budo, but i´ve never been on a JKA dojo or a JKA competition so I do not know the intricacies of the organization.

I am in karate in my college and they told me that KF kumite is not mandatory and Im a Shotokan guy so JKA and ISKF might be mi only options..

I'm working on my footwork, and I don't understand why it's so hard. I bounce on the balls of my feet properly, but when I move, I'm not fluid and step with my lead leg too much. What tips or drills do you recommend to improve?

Hi, so I've used my (cheap) decathlon gi since I started Karate at 12, so it lasted a good 4 years. I recently started Taekwondo too so I've bought a taekwondo top and used the pants from my gi, and of course it has been undergoing a lot of washes, which completely ruined it, so I'm looking to find a brand that sells the two parts of the gi separetly (I'm not really sure this actually exist) also because I've noticed that I don't really fit in the standard measurements for Gi's, as I would need a longer size for the pants.

So if you guys have any recommendations it would be so helpful :))) Thanks a lot<3

I recently learned that my dojo trains wadokai style karate (i think it's wado ryu but im noy fully sure). What do you guys know about it, is it good for self defense?

So I had my second class last night and loved it, but because of scheduling, there were two nights in between my classes and I definitely would like to get some extra home practice in if I can. Practically, is there a GOOD way to do this as a white belt with no prior experience? Or at this point is it just better to get all of my actual Karate practice in at the classes, and just do other fitness things at home? I know form is very important and I don't have a bag really to kick on unfortunately.

Also, is it normal to feel a bit embarrassed if you don't pick something up super quick? If yes how do you guys process that? Probably a silly question lol but just wanted everyone's thoughts

The competition I'm competing is a regional one, it's my first ever karate competition. I am extremely nervous because the national team of my country is competing in that tournament.

Hai.

I found karate as a new fun way to lose weight + as a self defense martial art. I am a total beginner for this.

Whom can you recommend me look up on Youtube since i am able to temporarily train (and improvise) at home?

I saw Morio Higaonna that he has a friendly attitude first when i discovered goju-ryu, and i recognized thay i would need a sensei like him. Any recommendations?

Arigato gozaimasu.🥋

So at this point it's widely understood that much of what the Okinawan masters turned into Karate were Chinese Taolu which were modified/simplified for the needs of the Okinawan, and later Japanese, practitioners; Though i dont know of any modern examples of karateka taking chinese taolu and turning them into kata the way the old masters did. More modern practitioners seem to prefer making their own kata out of the principles found in the katas they already know. Out of curiosity, have any of you guys found a kungfu taolu you really liked and made a katafied version of it?

i did kyokushin karate when i was 5 years old and was in the sport until i got my brown belt, which was almost 6 years later. i could've gotten my black belt in that same year or a bit more but i started losing my passion for the sport so i decided to quit. 10 years later and im in college now and i've been missing the sport i used to do. i don't even remember much of what i was taught since i didn't really practice on my own after i quit. i'm also not as athletic as i used to be so i probably can't do as much as i used to. i've been thinking of going back to my old dojo to relearn everything from scratch and finally get my black belt but i don't know if it's worth doing so. i just want to finally relieve myself from the disappointment i've been carrying after quitting, as i was so close to getting my black belt. i also just genuinely miss doing the sport but it'll feel strange going back after almost 10 years.

Last one, I promise. -- I think.

So, I'm taking one of their "challenge" classes over the Christmas break. It had multiple brown belts that were scheduled to be promoted to black belts. They were joking around with each other and talking about "fight night." Apparently, in addition to the tests and camps, they have to run a gauntlet of fights with the school's current instructors. One got his bell rung and another was put into a boot. Admittedly stuff happens, and I wasn't there. -- But, that sounds like the garbage that I may have done back in the '90s. Wasn't smart then. Frowned upon now.

Thoughts?

Hello!

Just earned my shotokan Sandan, and I’m about 6 months from opening doors of my own dojo. Very exciting year!

I’ll keep it quick, I’m looking for a nice belt, something that will wear well, preferably no more than $150.

I’m considering Kaataro, Tokaido, Eosin, and Seishin. Open to any and all recommendations

Thank you!