A lady who lived her life.

Ahhh. Sigh.

So sorry to read this news. I didnt know her well or for long but I do know she was very special. Heartfelt sympathies to her family and friends.

Many thanks.

Is there an email address? I'm not in the US but I'd like to send Vicki a message.

Is this about my dad? Not really.

No. Not really.

Whether you believe in chi or not, and I dont, it's a bloody USEFUL concept. A model, a tool. A bit like the square root of negative one...

I have many of versions of that song, but that one is simply wonderful, thankyou.

Happy New Year everyone.

Men and women are different. Well well well, lol. I can see a book here –Mars and Venus in the Dojo…

Seems to me that a “gender-neutral” upbringing is nigh on imposible, you haven’t mentioned the particular research.

We are each a sum of inherited, environmental and social influences. All of our ...

IF there are differences in the way that males and females learn, its very hard to separate out the innate or genetic elements from the conditioned, environmental stuff. Almost always boys and girls are just treated differently right from the start.

Also - I think its possible to change how you ...

I apologise in advance...he started i!

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Moving back to the photo....its very small - could we have a bigger version of it, please?

I suspect anything that has Bruce Lee AND Sensei Jim Maloney at the same time is worth seeing in high def.

At the simplest level teaching is about example - demonstrating what you want the student to do and making corrections to the technique or movement until the copy more and more closely resembles the demonstration. The teacher takes responsibility for the training.

Then its about explaining the `why ...

Strength is important to me. Conditioning makes me feel stronger - I know I can take harder hits in some areas. It adds a layer - not of protection but of toughness.

And I'm not so scared of being hit. Which is part of the mental conditioning, just as important I think. This sets people who do ...

Thanks Hoshin - this has interesting and important implications for women, bone density is a huge health issue later in life. I've always hoped that the regular impacting that even "normal" karate gives my long bones would build density and help to ward off osteoporosis in old age. Maybe ...

I 've had my understanding improved - the differences between Shotokan and Uechi not differences in fundamental principles but in tactics, strategy, mechanics. Do you try to keep them separate or do you blend?