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I had the most wonderful experience Today having my face smashed in with compassion....

I'm smitten.
 
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Karate was/is the definition of me.

Shotokan is a Japanese martial art based on inner and outer peace, as well as the principles of humility, compassion, respect, and patience.

Res ipsa loquitur.

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What kind of karate did you do where they speak in latin?



Martial arts for old farts.
 
I had the most wonderful experience Today having my face smashed in with compassion....

I'm smitten.

There's a martial arts for the Katana which is explicitly based around never using a Katana as an actual weapon.

Forgot it's name.

But it's beyond tedious.
 
There's a martial arts for the Katana which is explicitly based around never using a Katana as an actual weapon.

Forgot it's name.

But it's beyond tedious.
You mean Kendo?
They typically use bamboo 'swords'.
 
You mean Kendo?

No, Kendo is the one you use for dueling.

I'll look it up later, but it's specifically around honoring a ceremony involving a Katana, not using it as a weapon

Kendo you learn to actually use a weapon.
 
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No, Kendo is the one you use for dueling.

I'll look it up later, but it's specifically around honoring a ceremony involving a Katana, not using it as a weapon

Kendo you learn to actually use a weapon.

@Obi Wan

Iaido.

I was watching a video about it, the guy learning is Japanese and said when he signed up he felt it was going to be a martial art involving fighting.

But it's more like a ceremony and not practically useful.
 
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Iaido.

I was watching a video about it, the guy learning is Japanese and said when he signed up he felt it was going to be a martial art involving fighting.

But it's more like a ceremony and not practically useful.
Ah right, so a bit like a kendo version of of kata in karate. It should be PART of the training, but of you ONLY do that then you never know what it's like to actually face an opponent. Like those people who swing nunchucks around to look good and think they are Bruce Lee, having never sparred with anyone.
 
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Ah right, so a bit like a kata in karate. It should be PART of the training, but of you ONLY do that then you never know what it's like to actually face an opponent. Like those people who swing nunchucks around to look good and think they are Bruce Lee, having never sparred with anyone.

Yes to everything you said
 
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Ah right, so a bit like a kendo version of of kata in karate. It should be PART of the training, but of you ONLY do that then you never know what it's like to actually face an opponent. Like those people who swing nunchucks around to look good and think they are Bruce Lee, having never sparred with anyone.

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