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Recent Answers from James Copple

2009-09-09 jump in heian godam:

Hello Sir, I am pleased that you're enjoying Karate at your age. Many people enjoy Karate into old age but not many people take it up later in life, so you're doing a great job in my opinion if you're

2008-12-15 kata:

If you are a 4th kyu or higher (i.e. you have learned Heian Godan) then it could be any. If you are a 5th kyu, anything up to Heian Yondan. 6th kyu, anything up to Heian Sandan, etc etc. So you won't

2007-12-16 Heian 4:

Hi Tony, For me, the second and third moves go together. In the second move, I am attacked from the front. The arms go up to block swinging punches aimed at my head, but the goal is to grab the attacker's

2007-09-03 Help me please:

Hi Danny, Your observations are correct. There is no quick way to learn how to fight effectively. If there is no 'meaningful' attacing practised in your dojo, you won't learn how to defend yourself

2007-08-24 karate / back problem:

It is very difficult to interpret any of the movements in Okinawan (Go Ju Ryu) Karate or Shotokan (which originated in Okinawa) as a reverse spinning kick. So you can learn the entire system without mastering

 

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