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Old 05-21-2008, 06:12 PM   #24 (permalink)
darkside

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Originally Posted by Suzy View Post
I've trained in an Okinawan style of karate for 7 years now and since I reached the higher ranks my Sensei has said that Japanese karate is meant to be pretty while Okinawan karate is meant to destroy things. It's not meant to be pretty, it's meant to be functional. Our particular style, Shorin Ryu Shorinkan, has some pretty nasty techniques of the ones that I've seen, and experienced. It is relatively unchanged from when it was established.

suzy where do you train in rhode island?
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