Saturday, 21 November 2009

Gyaku zuki

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I'm sorry if this post bores most of you to tears, however I thought I'd answer a question in regards to "the 'standard tr...
Monday, 16 November 2009

Adapt according to your needs

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Here's my current training schedule. Last week I noticed 'technical stagnation' (which naturally happens every so often), so I ...
Saturday, 14 November 2009

Keizoku wa chikara nari

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Keizoku wa chikara nari is a Japanese proverb meaning "Continuance is strength". Often when I see physically talented people, I t...
Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Kagoshima

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Mizuho and I recently visited Kagoshima on the way to meet up with my cousin Julian, who lives at the very bottom of Miyazaki Prefecture. ...
Monday, 9 November 2009

Karate-Do Kata: Depth & Substance

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My teachers instructor, Nakayama Masatoshi Sensei lavishly described Unsu kata in the following way (in ‘Best Karate Volume 10’). “In ...
Thursday, 29 October 2009

Koketsu ni irazunba koji wo ezu

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On the 27th I did my self-practice at the beautiful Usa Jingu. Rather than write about it, here are some photographs. As the old Chinese sa...
Thursday, 15 October 2009

Technical Maturity

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Yesterdays training was focused on the following techniques practiced in the stationary fashion: (1) kizami - zuki ; (2) gyaku - zuki ; (3)...
Thursday, 1 October 2009

Jugatsu no keiko

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Some reflections on my karate-do… Recently my Shotokan karate practice has been further simplified, yet again… This is undoubtedly d ue to ...
Saturday, 26 September 2009

Kougemachi Training

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Today marks two and half years since we arrived back in Japan, and for me as a karateka, this can only be defined by my daily teaching and ...
Thursday, 24 September 2009

Makiwara Training

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My doctor cheekily asked “How many times have you broken your knuckles? Either that or you are a karate man!” When I told him I have traine...