kylefoulds

hi guys i am still waiting for news of this sparring thing you are talking about. and me and gkr, which region were u training in, manchester i assume, whats it like up there and who is your ZD

lol ice breaker their, the only problem is i work and live in derby, so sheffers is a long way away. what sort of days times etc would you guys be looking at

well thats not the way it works in derby, anyone using a phone instructor or student would no longer be in the class, the 15 yr old would of been the assistant and should not under any circumstances be teachin a class. if this is happening in sheffield i can in every way understand your feelings towards our club, but rest assured this is not the case everywhere, derby where i train the club is not run like this and any instructor "txting" in classes would no longer be teaching, as i have said i am not in sheffield and cannot vouch for the classes their, i can however vouch for derby

no against 2 guys in town who tried to nick my phone. and if you have seen our training then i would like to know where it is, if it is in derby then which class. because it sure as hell aint mine

well if you would like to come and watch me train or compete in tournaments then you will see just how wrong that is and on the contact note, our public side is non contact, as a full timer with the club it is semi contact - full contact dependant on your grade level

in that message i highlighted what is in my post if you read that you would know it, and karate is a form of self defence, and i am no longer an SDC i did a few months as one and no am going to uni.

well for a start people dont know we are called self defence consultants thats our titles to them we are just karate guys, and seeing as i have had to use karate to defend myself on more than one occasion i would say it works, i dont train non contact in my personal training just in my class, and non contact doesnt make it ineffective, in fact i would like to know. what makes you think that non contact is ineffective, and at no point have i claimed to know more than anyone else, or be better than anyone else i have cooly stated my opinion and you have flown off the handle, so i asume you do something like kickboxing or some other aggresive art, but thats beside the point. if you can find anything in my post that claims "Do you Mr or Miss GKR Self Defence Consultant with your two and a half years experience, claim to know more about self defence than Self Defence Federation Head, Dave Turton 8th Dan who cut his teeth working on the doors of Moss Side." no i dont i know that i trained damn hard to get where i am and have been coated in blood at many of my gradings. at no point have i claimed to be better than anyone else and no REAL karateka will, and what is wrong with the title, i USED to talk to people (consulting them) on the subject of karate which is a form of self defence, you people need to learn to cool down cos you are just to irritable if someone talks to you reasonably

i know about that, i was talking about in the future after i finish at university, but thanks for your concern nice to see some people on here that will listen to what people have to say.

hi guys, i am an instructor with GKR and ex - SDC i trained with the club for 2 years before coming an full time consultant (the door knockers) and was teaching after 6months of training. i can see all of you had valid points and would appreciate it greatly if you heeded my words and didnt just regurgitate the points you have already made as i have read all 150 previous posts and so if you repeat the same stuff you obviously wont be regarding what i am saying. GKR is a money making organisation, this is true but how else can a large club sustain such rapid growth, you say it is not a real martial art, just because it isnt full contact my wotsit is bigger than yours doesnt mean it isnt a proper martial art, i was 16 when i joined, was looking for a club and an SDC knocked on my door, the chap was pleasant and professional as well as showing me how much everything costs, explained a lot more than other clubs, now from my point of view going door to door is a hard slog, I SHOULD KNOW I'VE DONE IT FOR GKR, and some people do think it is a scam, but its not, we dont pretend to be a big hard mans club, we are a club for families and adults who want to learn a martial art in an environment with discipline and respect with the knowledge they wont get belted, now this 1 year black belt stuff i have been hearing is definitley not true, there are a few points i will be clarifying for you guys. 1. yes GKR has low grade instructors they are called sempais, and are just people stood at front of the class doing some punching and blocking for people in there first few classes to copy. 2. yes some of the sensei's are lower grade, i was one of them, i taught my first class as a sensei aas a blue belt (5th kyu) however i am confident in knowing at the time my karate was much better than the average person. i trained 4 times a week after doing only 1 week with the club and train at home and with the top instructors in my region. (i live in derby BTW) 3. those people who slag gkr off as a Mc Dojo, well look at it like this, 99.9% of the population dont want to do full contact karate, some people want something to keep fit and learn some punches and stuff at the same time, i have a class for kids and for adults and its great fun, i will be the first to admit my students love me becuase a) my karate is good and they can respect me because of it and b) they like the way i am with them, i am relaxed and have good fun, now i will be the first to admit before karate i had a bad attitude and temper and will hold my hands up and say i was a complete ar$e but now i have got self control discipline and i can defend myself, i am currently wearing a black and white belt and have been doing so for 2 years now, and am coming up for my black belt within the next 12 - 16 months, and this is training 4 times a week, i do contact training at home, punching walls wood bricks and always get my m8s to hit me all over my torso and legs so i know i can take a punch, and people who say GKR has no technique and power, answer me this, have you been on the end of a punch from a high grade practitioner of GKR, if the answer is yes then fair - dos if no then how can you comment, martial arts should teach you respect and courtesy, now i for 1 am a strong believer that everyone should have there own opinion and so if you guys want to think what you tihnk fair play, but dont go shouting off stories you hear that are clearly not true or that you dont know about. i will happily answer any questions you have about the club and seeing as i have been an SDC i can answer most of your questions in more depth. for example yes we are registered with NAKMAS (national academy of karate and martial arts schools) and Kancho Sullivan trains with the 2 top goju sensei's in japan and has their blessing to teach a style with goju as the main contributor. btw for the person who commented earlier Go = Hard Kan = Complete Ryu = School yes Gokan does mean rape in japanese but Go-Kan WITH A HYPHEN is hard complete, now then back to the point. kancho has been doing martial arts for 43 years now, 23 of which has been with GKR so thats 20 years of karate experience training in australia with goju and shotokan. and the goju masters in okinawa graded kancho upto his 6th dan, the gap between 6th and 7th dan was 6 years i belive and in that time the okinawan sensei kancho trained with passed away so it was left to sensei gavin and shihan to grade kancho. thanks for taking the time to read my post and i hope you consider it as i have consdiered yours. for those wondering i do intend to train in another style of karate and it will be a full contact one but i enjoy training with GKR and would say this to you, every club has bad eggs, just because you have eaten a bad egg doesnt been the rest of them are. so please do not judge our club on one area of the UK as with all big organizations there are going to be some bad points, but instead look at how many peoples lives GKR has improved by helping them get fitter and more confident. thanks again kyle