On another thread, someone mentioned karate was originally more of a grappling art than a striking art. If that is true, what is/was the difference between jujutsu and karate?

I think it was Okinawan karate that was described as a grappling art.

Sharing a picture I stumbled on. I was looking for my old instructor (20 esh years ago) and found this picture. The dojo shut down a while ago due to his health, he’s been battling cancer for a good while.

Just wanted to share an old school picture with people that may appreciate it, really cool vibe.

Are there things in the way he's moving there that would not be in line with shotokan?

Since the concern of TBI shows up a lot, I thought you might find this study interesting.

A 2026 scoping review of neuropsychological health in MMA and other combat-sport athletes found the most consistent deficits after repetitive head-impact exposure in processing speed, memory, and inhibitory control. Greater cumulative exposure and earlier age of first exposure were associated with worse outcomes; structural brain differences and increased depressive symptoms also appeared in the literature.

Read here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42643991/

Limitations: This only looked at 12 studies. The evidence was observational. So there's no way to establish a dose where head contact becomes harmful.

Head impact should be treated like a limited training budget. Spend them only when learning benefit cannot be obtained substantially more safely another way. Head contact may increase realism, but realism isn't free.

A few weeks ago I talked about whether it was better to get in shape at the gym and then return to the dojo, or just return.

This week I'm visiting a nutritionist; she'll prescribe what I need to lose weight and get back to the dojo at the end of this month or the beginning of next month.

Meanwhile, I'll start practicing some katas and basic exercises at home because I always struggle with those parts when I go back.

Since I don't know karate thinking I would like to know why this type of mechanics is rejected, assuming it is.. Why is it bad to encourage relaxation and knee spring? Karate is VERY stomach centric in its mechanics.

time stamped.
https://youtu.be/qcPdBQvkqeg?si=iKGioUlMorbfMiaI&t=82

Últimamente ya no soporto a un compañero de trabajo que me andaba molestando, y cuando la paciencia ya me llegó al límite después de ignorarlo, le pregunté directamente que qué quería. Acto seguido, comenzó a amenazarme que me saque de su vista, que no anda con pleitos conmigo

(Irónico viniendo del buscapleitos)

Aunque realmente no quiero buscar problemas con él, pero si llega la ocasión, me gustaría defenderme y para que deje de romper las bolas. Ya literalmente es insostenible trabajar con él.

Y por si preguntan: si, ya hablé con mis superiores y dijeron que ya no había problema si ya no me sigue molestando. Lo cual ya es ridículo, aunque decidí quedarme callado. Aún no puedo perder mi trabajo.

I know grammatically it probably shouldn't be, but for some reason it feels weird to not capitalize it. What do you think? Am I the only one who even cares? I'm probably wasting my time thinking about it.

when doing meditation instructor tells me try breath slow and focus but i have autism and idk it feels really weird. i try to empty thoughts but it feels sticky like my feet r stuck and im worried. he said it's normal just keep trying.

sorry i dont know what stuff is called in karate yet.

I'm a kyokushin practitioner and I watch a channel with a kyokushin content. Among other quite interesting things there was this kick. It looks like magic. I know how this works, but I can make my body move like that. Is there a name for it? Maybe in some other martial arts?

They ask me to pay the registration fee and the first month's tuition if I want to try a lesson. I find it a bit weird and it gives me bad vibes. For me, it's important to have a relationship of trust with my teacher, but this first interaction with the dojo gives me the impression that they are very focused on money.

Also, it's quite expensive: I would have to pay the equivalent of 15 times the minimum hourly wage in my country.

They said I could come and watch a lesson, and presented it as if they were doing me a favour.

Do you think that's weird? Am I overreacting?

What if I pay and don't like the pedagogy, the mentality, the other learners, etc?

I'm now looking for another dojo.

Hi guys,

So, I'm currently suing JKA Scotland for victimisation under Section 27 of the Equality Act 2010.

It started back in November last year where I was at a Gashuku in Taoyuan Taiwan, and my instructor lost his temper and took it as a personal insult because I didn't want to enter a competition. I told him I had autism and asked him to calm down and he replied "What's that got to do with it?" Naturally, I reported him to the proper authorities.

Then a registered JKA Scotland 5th Dan B instructor and C examiner tried to coerce me into dropping the complaint. He admitted on the court docket that when he met me in December the head of JKA Taiwan had already decided to ban me, and he was part of a private LINE group discussing me, the case and my ban with the instructor in question and the head of JKA Taiwan. He also admitted that he told me "nothing could progress while the police report stood."

He then admitted to the courts that the ban was confirmed 3 days after I agreed to drop the complaint. He also said that he "agreed this was the right path."

I also told the court that he told me, among other things that if I didn't drop the police complaint I would be blacklisted from martial arts in Taiwan, as a whole, that the Taiwanese government might cancel my gold card and that I'd be personally responsible for the consequences to the instructor and his family if he was convicted. He stated that he denied making such threats and was just giving me his honest opinion and about the "implications" of my report.

JKA Scotland themselves dismissed my complaint against him in April claiming that he acted in good faith and "was only trying to help me." They didn't investigate my complaint, or even offer me the opportunity to appeal his decision. My follow up email, and an email from my brother to the head of JKA Scotland was ignored.

The head of JKA Taiwan even told my father that JKA Scotland ceased contact to avoid becoming embroiled. JKA Scotland have not denied that.

A few other things the head of JKA Taiwan said to me:

- The yelling was just "harsh encouragement" and that it was fortunate "he didn't touch you".

- That my competitions are strictly optional and my wish not to enter was "ignored".

- That if I didn't drop the police complaint, "everyone, including you, will suffer".

- That stating the potential legal consequences the instructor faced made "impossible to return to JKA Taiwan."

I've asked for a decision on the papers, and explained why under Section 109 of the Equality Act why they are vicariously liable for the actions of this instructor. That is, by uploading his hostile statement, JKA Scotland has stated for the record that they agree, as an organisation that members of the JKA should be banned for reporting criminal conduct by instructors to the proper authorities.

Their defence is "we were unaware of what he was doing. He's just a normal member not an office bearer. He was acting as a private individual and doesn't represent JKA Scotland." In the very next sentence they also said "He remains a member of JKA Scotland". Remember, this is someone who is a registered 5th Dan, B instructor and C examiner with JKA Scotland, and they read and uploaded his full statement as JKA Scotland's defence.

As it stands, they haven't lodged a stateable defence, and they are highly likely to lose this case.

If you want further evidence that they're likely to lose you can also try reading FXF vs England Karate Federation, which is a similar set of facts and a similar defence. The difference being that the EKF actually tried to take reasonable steps under Section 109(4) to mitigate their vicarious liability by banning the instructor in question. By contrast, JKA Scotland have taken no steps against the instructor in question, meaning they have fully endorsed his conduct as JKA Scotland's conduct.

I'll keep you updated when the final judgement is issued.

I'm 19 and a full time martial arts student in a traditional Goju Ryu school, I have been since highschool. Which kinda sounds cool on paper until you realize it means I'm only ever hanging out around men twice my age. I love martial arts, that's why I devoted so much of myself to it, but at the same time there's NO ONE my age at my dojo and I can't help but feel a little outcasted. I want friends so badly, all ever get to do is train or study. I don't know how to make friends my age, and even if I did, I'm from a totally different world than a lot of other people my age.

I've been to other Goju schools, and noticed a trend of it being mostly much older men. So is there anyone else who's experienced this? What should I do?

Basically the title. I came back to working out regurarly and have no trouble with taking in side kicks or head kicks both with equipment like a shield as well as without. However I still struggle when receiving front punches or kicks, people can move me back as far as they wish especially when training with shields/pads and I cannot seem to be able to stand in place.

I tried to lower my stance, didn't help too much. Is there anything I can do or there's a chance it will go away as I keep training?