Several years ago one of the black belts at our Dojo decided he was going to enter a competition.
We all knew what was going to happen, he would lose in the first round.
He was a great Karateka! his techniques were focused, strong and fast. Every time he executed a technique it was like it was his last.
The great Karateka Terry O'Neill, always says, you must be able to switch on and off at will.
Well, this black belt could certainly switch on and off at will, he would die rather than lose, a very hard man to stop.
this was a funny article.. i train 7 days a week.. 4 days i train the way you like me to train.. as in traditional from the heart non-robotic pure fist-meets-flesh karate.. which i have been doing for 9 years.. and last year i began training sport karate too.. which i do 3 times a week.. its very different i must say.. i dont feel the strength in the katas.. or the spirit either.. all i see is an improvement on how my kata "looks".. i think its great to be training both styles, i guess i have the best of both worlds.. great article!