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**Thai Bri** · 05-23-2004, 02:21 PM

I trained Shukoka. On reflection, 95% was useless for the street. But it did teach me to hit hard, owing to the use of foam pads.

I have taken quite a few people out with a pre emptive Gyaku Tsuki in the gob.

In general most mainstream Karate is appalling in my view nowadays. It has been massively diluted by people who think large classes are a mark of success, rather than high quality training.

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Thai Bri Premiere Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,423	I trained Shukoka. On reflection, 95% was useless for the street. But it did teach me to hit hard, owing to the use of foam pads. I have taken quite a few people out with a pre emptive Gyaku Tsuki in the gob. In general most mainstream Karate is appalling in my view nowadays. It has been massively diluted by people who think large classes are a mark of success, rather than high quality training.