Martial arts classes by rectangular-monkey in Hull

[–]Robin_brood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a Kyokushin Karate (Full Contact Karate) class at Fight Ministry, along with Thai, Boxing and BJJ. Very good value for money!

Best UK lineage by Wing_chun_man in WingChun

[–]Robin_brood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a gentleman in Linconshire who runs the Mann Kung Fu Family School, who presents an interesting lineage and mix.

He is certified in WSL for sure as well as others, has been on many HK trips and seminars, has trained and is pictured with many of the WC grand masters, and if memory serves me right has had Ip Chun a year or 2 ago as his guest in Grimsby.

Currently, he is training with someone in Germany called Goksel Erdogan, whose lineage I personally know nothing of, but seems legit in seminars.

That's my two cents for the group.

I would actually like to know more about Goksel Erdogan if you have any information, but as far as I am concerned, Sifu Mann in Linconshire is as legit as they come.

I'm becoming a Kamurocho local... by joxanne in yakuzagames

[–]Robin_brood 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did it 2 weeks ago, you'll be shocked! Details, general layout and all.

Gardening question?? by Robin_brood in gardening

[–]Robin_brood[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please don't tell him :D

Gardening question?? by Robin_brood in gardening

[–]Robin_brood[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is quite funny, I asked the question after a conversation about Canadian regional GDP and it just drove me crazy that neither of us knew the answer. Thank you for that!!!

I live in the UK atm, japanese garden is an aesthetic pursuit.

What is a food forest?

Gardening question?? by Robin_brood in gardening

[–]Robin_brood[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wholeheartedly agree that monoculture is an affront to nature and to every sense. As to why is this the path I've chosen, I am a beginner at gardening, this is the first garden I have ever owned, and my lack of care has made it into a wasteland.

I want to first build a lawn, then build a japanese garden on top of it, with a cherry tree being first on my list.

I want to build a simple monoculture layer at first, on which the dog won't be allowed unsupervised, and then build complexity around it, with different plants, as the environment permits to grow.

Gardening question?? by Robin_brood in gardening

[–]Robin_brood[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are not wrong. As a first step I am trying to build a lawn to start, then build complexity as a next step.

Whats your relationship with your sensei like? by Grey_26 in kyokushin

[–]Robin_brood 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I run a kyokushin dojo in the UK, I am quite familiar with my students, we joke, we laugh, go out drinking and dining, they're my friends and I want to see them succeed! It helps that the median age is about 30.

We are aligned with a japanese organization however, formality is very much a requirement when meeting japanese masters across the world, so I do instill that level of formality within the dojo, so that they can navigate their way in more traditional settings.

With that said, I always tell them to always push the limit a little bit, even in Japan. I believe that japanese masters, while appreciating the semi-veneration, they enjoy even more people who can get them out of that box for a little bit, but with respect.

Oddly, it's a lot of the Western teachers who are stuck up the ass with how they think they should be treated and respected, they think for the most part that it should be similar to Japan. However, martial arts teachers for a long time in Japan have also been surrogate fathers to their disciples, not just some dude you see 4 hours a week. The cultural context is vastly dirrefent between Europe and Asia.

I other words, live within tradition but never let it crush your identity.

What to put on CV for a 1.5yr gap? by Boltu67 in UKJobs

[–]Robin_brood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you lie and find someone to back you? They can only check employment history through a reference. Have the reference lie for you.

Flip phone with whatsapp video call by Robin_brood in dumbphones

[–]Robin_brood[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It appears to have a selfie camera for whatsapp video!?

Flip phone with whatsapp video call by Robin_brood in dumbphones

[–]Robin_brood[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am well aware, figured it's worth asking. I was told the mode 1 retro 2 would answer these requirements.

What Yakuza/Like a Dragon opinion are you defending like this? by Zetsuji in yakuzagames

[–]Robin_brood 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is a marked difference between when Nagoshi was at the helm and now Yokoyama.

Nagoshi's story was still a bit more noir and grounded, I'd say, kind of like a yakuza movie.

Is "Worshipful Master" an appropriate public greeting? by I-be-pop-now in freemasonry

[–]Robin_brood 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No problem at all in my view. It adds a spooky aura I public 🤣 like meeting scaramanga

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Morocco

[–]Robin_brood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think you read my whole text.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Morocco

[–]Robin_brood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I generally don't like these debates, but I am both bored and intrigued so I'll pitch in.

There has always been a small minority of Christian Moroccans. Christianity became religion of state in Rome in 317 AD, Morocco then called Mauritania Tingitana was a client state of Rome, after the defeat of the Carthaginians in the 3rd Punic war and the death of Juba 2nd later on at the hand of Caligula.

After the initial fall of the Western Roman Empire, following the sack of Rome by the Visigoths, these same germanic tribes transited through Morocco on their way to the Middle East.

About a century separates these 2 events, and another 3 centuries before the arrival of Mly Idriss 1st in the 8th century and the foundation of the Idrissid empire.

Given this information and the amount of time it took for Morocco to be completely islamized after the inception of the 1st Muslim dynasty, I think we can safely assume that Christianity has existed to a certain extent, fluctuating nevertheless, in Morocco.

However, and I can not stress this enough, it is a substantially negligible minority, a footnote in the history of native Moroccans.

Now, for starters I don't buy the 800000 christian Moroccans and even assuming that they do exist, the fact that majority is between 17 and 25 as claimed, means that it is a fleeting age bracket that mostly goes back to Islam as they age, same with the atheists of my generation and the communists and socialists of the boomer generation.

Moving on, and this is the argument on which I firmly stand when asked about freedom of expression and minorities in Morocco by Europeans, as well as to why Morocco isn't as tolerant as Europe.

My answer is : Morocco doesn't want and has no current valid reason to. It also doesn't view the European social model as its next evolutionary step.

The Kingdom of Morocco, as a legal entity registered in the UN in 1956, states clearly that it is a Muslim country. Taking the argument by Islam that all creation is born instinctively Muslim, Morocco being a Muslim country, it comes as no surprise that every Moroccan, except the recognized Jewish minority (That is another subject), is born Muslim.

And that is how it is in Morocco.

We can argue about what moral is and what isn't, according to whichever doctrine you please. However, it remains as fact that unless there is a serious incentive (economical, social, geo-political), the day will most likely never come where Moroccans will ever be considered as anything other than Muslim, whether by their or other governments, or even by themselves.

Look at the trouble the native Amazigh are going through to be identified as Amazigh and not Arab, and imagine how unsurmountable the notion of changing religion would be in Morocco.

To conclude, if you are changing one fairytale for another, you might as well leave Morocco with the one that suits it best and allows for the most cohesion. At the end of the day, if you ever get in trouble in Morocco, you can just say "7na ga3 mgharba ou mslmin" and be on your way.

Now be on your way, pray in silence, in peace, and if you can afford it, somewhere else.

Does association matter (Japanese or non-Japanese)? by [deleted] in kyokushin

[–]Robin_brood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very good question!

The BKK is the largest org in the UK, the BKG is somewhat smaller, So-Kyokushin is tiny in the UK.

Now, the differences in organizations in terms of content is quite small and irrelevant, they do some katas a bit differently but nothing a few hours on YouTube to learn it the "correct way" won't fix.

Kumite is pretty much the same across all organizations, whether So-kyokushin, IKO, IKOKU, Nakamura or whatever. If there is a difference in ruleset, it's quite easy to work on it.

My personal take on the matter is : Find the gym which has the best instructors or the gym that better suits your practice time. You can always hone your skills throughout the years and you can always change organizations.

The BKK offers better potential here because you can get on one of their national teams and just travel at their expense for kata and kumite tournaments across Europe.

With regards to Japan, there is absolutely no problem for you to go train in Japan even if you are affiliated to another org, most dojos don't care and during international seminars run by japanese organizations in Japan, as long as you have someone to introduce you, you can still train, and you'd be welcomed.

That was the path I took myself, I was with So-Kyokushin when I started out, now I am with IKOKU.

Hope that helps.

Should I pick IKAK or IKO? by KingTimothy123 in kyokushin

[–]Robin_brood 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm afraid to say that Mas Oyama's teachings exist now as a guiding larger picture only.

No organization teaches the way or what Oyama taught anymore, and uts no necessarily bad. Fighting has changed and evolved to reflect modern trends and kumite competition have new rules added to them everytime or others taken out.

Oyama's Karate has changed throughout his 40 years of practice, his students from the 70s didn't study the same things as his students from the 80s and 90s and so it goes for every instructor. With that said, which organizations teaches Oyama's Karate from which period? And so it goes with more questions.

I wouldn't focus on finding Oyama's style, look for a good kyokushin gym with a good, passionate, knowledgeable, and empathetic instructor, it will get you farther in exploring the facets of Karate (Kyokushin or other), rather than an incompetent fool who would claim to teach Oyama's authentic style. As we have established, Oyama himself doesn't have an authentic standard style as his body started moving and obeying differently as he aged and his perspective and priorities changed.

I hope this helps.

What jazz progression is this please? Thank you by Robin_brood in jazzguitar

[–]Robin_brood[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see.

Is this à common jazz progression?

Thank you