I am back in the dojo!
Long time ago I have joined a Shotokan school with a logo that looked like this... This week I have joined one with a logo that looks like this- :D Regardless of the above minor details I am glad that I have taken this step. Frankly- I did not like how sloppy I have become in the execution of my techniques. Having focussed on real fighting for so long has made my techniques ugly. If you don't believe that real fighting makes one's techniques ugly I recommend you watch some Shotokan kata videos and some Kyokushinkai kata videos.... Anyway- I wanted to get back to low stances, poise and to put the aesthetics back into my training. Why? Because I want to. Also- This is my way of getting out a bit more. Which better place to find other martial arts fanatics in my area? No- not the local MMA gym. Not for me. So... First evening and Sensei Louw tells me to relax more... Yep- I have really become rusty. So... I am now paying extra attention to my kata...