The Essence of Your Martial Art

[meataxe]

Sorry, no haiku... howabouta limerick?

Old Zhang watched a crane and a snake,
Now class at the "Y" you can take.
Ain't that your Gramma,
Wearing pyjamas?
Are you sure this stuff isn't fake?

[Hanniballistic]

I urge all posters to try at least one haiku aphorism.

"Absorb what is useful
Reject what is useless
Add what is specifically your own
Wasn't that fight scene with Chuck Norris great?"

[lucifersdad]

wado ryu - stricking and grappling style of karate, the base movement for wado fighting is body evasion. speed and movement over power. damage caused by the snap on the end of a technique.

capoeira regional - mainly a kicking/sweeping art that also uses throws, trips, punches, knees, elbows and head butts.
heavy enphasis on malicia (trickery, but much more).