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Forget Bruce Lee...be like IRON!

2/5/2017

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Karate, especially budo karate like Kyokushin, is not a team sport.  One student doesn't need another student in the way that the pitcher on a baseball team needs a catcher.  There are no quarterback/wide receiver relationships like we see in the Super Bowl.  

While different than the relationships we see on a sports team, we desperately need each other in the dojo! Sure, we need good partners to work with and good instructors to learn from.  We  need that one person in class who pushed us to strive for greatness...and that's where my encouragement is for today.  Be iron.  Be that person that others look to.  We should all strive to enter the dojo physically strong and mentally clear; ready to learn and expand our limits.  

Every now and then I've said in training that "when you cheat, you only cheat yourself."  After a lot of thought and reading, I've convinced myself otherwise.  When you cheat, when you cut corners or slack off when the instructor isn't looking, others around you will see.  Those that see, will either copy you or correct you...and woe to you should someone copy your bad example!  So, by cutting corners, you are negatively impacting those around you...who will negatively impact those around them, and so on.  Not only do we need each other; we need the best version!  Come into the dojo like iron.


Be iron.  Be ready to work hard.
Be iron,  Come in having worked hard outside of the dojo.
Be iron.  Look for ways to encourage others.
Be iron.  Take the fire of hard training without complaint.
Be iron.  Give it everything you've got.

Osu!
​Sensei Bob
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11/17/2018 06:33:10 pm

Bruce Lee was a pioneer of great karate. He was a person and karate practitioner who made a strong school of karate with the use of unique techniques. I think what made Bruce Lee the great guy that he was is his generational-like talent. His talent for karate is just absurd, he made perfect use of his flexible joints, quick agility and tiger like instincts. His techniques are all uniquely strong because of the tools in his arsenal that he used.

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    • Bunkai >
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    • Kata Requirements >
      • Orange Belt 10th Kyu >
        • Taikyoku Sono Ichi
      • Red Belt 9th Kyu >
        • Taikyoku Sono Ichi
      • Light Blue Belt 8th Kyu >
        • Taikyoku Sono San
      • Dark Blue Belt 7th Kyu >
        • Pinan Sono Ichi
        • Jyuji Kata
      • Yellow Belt 6th Kyu >
        • Pinan Sono Ni
      • Purple Belt 5th Kyu >
        • Jyu no Kata Sono Ichi
      • Light Green Belt 4th Kyu >
        • Pinan Sono San
        • Sanchin
      • Dark Green Belt 3rd Kyu >
        • Gekisai Sho
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        • Pinan Sono Yon
        • Naifanchin Shodan
        • Jyu no Kata Sono Ni
        • Yantsu
      • Brown Belt w/Silver Stripe 1st Kyu >
        • Pinan Sono Go
        • Saiha
        • Oshiro no Kon
      • Shodan >
        • Seienchin
        • Gekisai Dai
      • Nidan >
        • Naifanchin Nidan
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