| Some images from Keiko over the last two days. As I conclude the year my focus primarily goes to Kihon and Kata practice. This year, to wrap up, I have been following Nakayama Masatoshi Sensei's final grading syllabus kihon, before he passed away. I have an official copy of this and it has some renwaza not commonly trained now. Indeed, such changes reflect a different approach and mentality in Shotokan Karate and, certainly, Karate in general. In 2026, I want to talk about this point, from my mentor, Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei's perspective: who was Nakayama Sensei's 'right-hand man' in 1987, and the Technical Director of the JKA (Japan Karate Association). Until then, 一枚の絵が千を描く (Ichi mai no e ga sen o kaku)... "A picture speaks a thousand words" 押忍!  |
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