I am 13 from \england and have recently got my yellow belt. (The kata was nerve wrecking!) If anyone wants 2 tlk reply 2 this post!

Welcome jonny!
Congrats on the grading, yeh i found my first grading was my hardest, probably cause i was a smoker and pretty unfit

Anywho welcome to the forum

Hi Jonny,
Welcome to the Forum!
I`d say the yellow belt grading would be the worse, because you don`t know what to expect........Having said that - I did my orange a couple of months ago and was still as nervous as hell!

(and congrats)

Hi Jonny, hi Glen.

Welcome abord, I am only new myself but is is great to be here.
It will only get better, that's the for the gradings and the postings

Cheers

Erwin

Omg, I have to welcome Johnny...

Welcome Johnny.

Kay. Done.

>.> <.< *Vanish*

coughs his way through ninja vanishing smoke.....g'day newbies

Where have you been training Brodius!

(g'day all!)

...If I told you, you'd be forced to perform Seppuku.

Is that the new brown belt kata?

Er... Yeah, sure. You just need a katana... Heh Heh...

Hey!

I was training in GKR from 1996 to 1999, but then dropped out due to other commitments, etc.
Have just started up again in belconnen, ACT, and am loving it!

BTW, any other canberrans out there?

Name - cindy
Lives - south Australia
grade - 5th kyu - wont grade again for awhile due to a serious injury and not training.
Some of you will know me from another site, but under another name.
Am looking forward to just hanging around here.

Hi Goyle and Hi again Cindy.

goyle and cindy

good to see you here

jump in and give us your opinion on the different issues arising...

Thanks for the welcome, susan and Fuschia Fairy Smurfette.

Now just waiting for some issues to arrise that I can add my bit to....

feel free to start some

Hi I am Karte-Name and I just joined, I am new here so it will take me a while.

Hi KN. Make yourself welcome and post. Ignore Brodius and don't pay too much attention to what I say

This is where you tell us all a bit about yourself...


Mick

Ok well, Thank you for the welcome. I train in Sydney and I will soon be going to grading.

Hey karate-name, and welcome

What grade are you attempting soon?



or wears

Glad you could join us and hope to get your input on some stuff

Bling blong, bling blong! Hi.

Hi all just realised i had not introduced myself.

Currently live in Canberra
Married 1 Daughter
34 Years ancient.

Have been pretending to study Martial Arts for years Started doing Bac Fu Do for 2-3 years in 1986 got to green sash, Probably equal to 4th Kyu.

Did boxing for 3 years on and off.

Started Okinawan Goju Ryu in 1997, reached 1st kyu in 1999 then Shodan Ho (provisional Black Belt) in 2000.

At same time trained in Judo to help ground work from 1998 to 2000, reached 3rd Kyu.

2001 started new job and stopped training. Yes possibly 6th months before doing 1st Dan, i still think about this.

2004 started training again tried Shotokan, kick boxing and Taekido(different?) then Decieded to return to old style.

Am Still 1st kyu but if you leave for over 1 year approx you have to wear a white belt untill Sensei feels you have reached you old ability, This can be from 1 month to 1 year. Im still wearing white belt.

Only had four Tournments.
One NAS event as green belt came 4th in Continous Open.
Goju Nationals Won Novice (10th-7th Kyu) Kumite, 2nd Kata
Goju Nationals Won Intermediate (6th - 4th Kyu), 2nd Kata
Goju Nationals Won Open Brown Belt (3rd-1st Kyu), 2nd Kata
Yes their is a pattern, not enough focus in kata!! but i like Kumite.
I think i prefer full contact with mitts and head gear, we can kick and punch to head but wear gear like boxers. Full contact with padding

Currently focusing on finally getting 1st Dan, this years 2005 nationals and possibly Worlds in Canada 2006 (held bi annually).

Hoping after worlds to open own Dojo in Jerrabomberra/ Queanbeyan if have recieved 1st Dan (never assume anything). Should almost have enough experience by then.

Cheers
Freek

YAAAAAAAAYYY! Another canberran!

I was giving up hope

Assume you live in the Jerrabomberra area?

in the whatwhatwhaterra errea??

Jerrabomberra

Aboriginal word for err... something. Google wouldn't give up it's secrets.

It's a famous wetlands area, I'm sure freek would know more.
Apparently there are places you can hide and watch the birds.

Maybe you could do kata in the hidey holes, and jump out and scare all the endangered birds to death?

Jerrabomberra. What a mouthful...

Bling blong, bling blong!

No idea what Jerrabomberra means.

For simplicity everyone calls it Jerra!
It does have something to do with wetlands but most of the Jerrabomberra wetlands are in ACT yet Jerrabomberra the suburb is in NSW.

I think Jerrabomberra should mean Suburb full of ex Canberrans who dont want to admit they live in Queanbeyan.

(Jerra is a suburb of Queanbeyan which is the twin city to Canberra but has always been seen as the poor cousin. If you ask no one will every say they live in Queanbeyan if they can use Jerra)

Freek

Hello everyone,

I joined the site a few days ago and have enjoyed reading some of the topics.

Name: Tony
Age: 43 years young
Lives / Trains : Melbourne, Australia in Region 6
Grade: Green Belt

I have been doing GKR for nearly 2 years after a 12 year rest from doing Tae Kwon Do ( Red Belt ) and dabbling in Unarmed Combat type training in the army.
I really enjoy the training and am getting right into it again, although I,m finding the Round Kick hard to master ( but never give up trying ).

welcome aboard tony...

hope you enjoy the place, please stick around

Where in Melbourne?

Hi Matt

I train in the Keilor and Delahey dojo"s and hope to go to some senoir classes once I learn the sequence of Bassai - dai.

Hi tonyw and welcome

Glad to see more people from different regions.

Oh, and I hate round kick too, or more accurately, it hates me!

grins round house hates me as well....it's all in the positioning of the hips apparently.

LOL! Next thing we know, the hips will be starting their own anti kicking club

Hello Everyone

Thanks for the warm welcome messages, greatly appreciated.

In my last grading, when we got to do the Round kick , a black belt sensei stood right in front of me ( no pressure!! ) and I just managed to get through it. At the end of the kick, he smiled and walked away. I found out later my own sensei asked him to do this , as he knows I love doing the kick so much!.

I have been told by many other students it's all in the hips and the set up. Anyway, I love a challenge and am determined to crack it before I grade for blue belt, even if it takes all this year.

Cheers

my name is deborah medcraft
newstead launceston tasmania
9th kyu
trained in shotokan and fightback systems

Howdy! Nice to have you join us.

Welcome to the site, Deborah.

thanks

Name is Chris,
And I am from Bradford in the UK
Currently a 6th Kyu and have been training for about 18 months.
Thought I was going to grade on Sunday (20th Feb) but didn't - gutted.

bummer mate.......sorry to hear that

sorry to hear that fangorn...

you'll get it next time..

Hi. Hmmm. My name is Suzette (although I answer to Suze). I am 4th kyu in GKR and have been training for forever.

howdy do suze...

Hi, I'm another from Canberra. I already know Goyle (see I'm finally posting! ) I've been lurking on the forum for a while now.

I did GKR a few years ago, got to 3rd kyu back in 2001, and shortly thereafter stopped training for various reasons. Now I've been back since late last December and regret ever leaving. It's so annoying trying to train as 3rd kyu, but to have lost so many little details. But also been good to have an extended break, because it makes me appreciate just how great karate is.


Oh, and put me down for the anti-round-kick club too

Well ABOUT TIME is all I can say....
finally an official to the forums

Hey Suzette, and REPSON!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yaaaaaaaaaaay, you've fnally come out of hiding!!!!!!!

Now we can both moan about Sensei Ben's classes err.... I mean discuss pertinent katate info

Hi Folks, Matt has said the official Welcome, so it`s up to me to say the unofficial welcome.... And here it is....
HOWDY!! Have fun!

Cheers!