Thursday, 26 August 2010

Jun-kaiten vs. Gyaku-kaiten

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Paul Kallender has just published a new article on his excellent karate blog which is focusing on fundamental koshi no kaiten (hip rotation...
Tuesday, 24 August 2010

Talking with one's karate

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I decided to title this post "Talking with one's karate". Why? Because this outlines my philosophy, and is turned into a reali...
Thursday, 19 August 2010

Asai Sensei Memorial Practice: Christchurch, New Zealand.

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The 4th Tetsuhiko Asai Sensei Memorial Training was held at the Christchurch Shotokan Karate club. The session was not a big class, but neve...
Sunday, 15 August 2010

Four years since Asai Sensei passed away

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Today marks four years since the passing of my late karate teacher, Asai Tetsuhiko . _________ This post in has been made in remembrance ...
Sunday, 1 August 2010

WHAT IS KARATE?

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Rather than giving my own definition of karate-do I thought it would be most appropriate quote Nakayama Sensei. But before I do so, I’ll exp...
Saturday, 31 July 2010

Some more footage on Youtube

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In this video I am self-training in Japan, however it features nothing particularly impressive, just regular practice, hence I wasn't go...
Friday, 30 July 2010

Shodan - The Beginning Not the End

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Paul Kallender has finally relaunched his excellent karate blog from Tokyo. You can click on the link below to check it out. As the latest ...
Monday, 19 July 2010

Christchruch Shotokan Karate Club website

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Here is a link to the site of the Christchurch Shotokan Karate Club for club information etc. This basic blog is for the club itself, with ...
Tuesday, 13 July 2010

KYU EXAMINATION CURRICULUM

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8, 7 Kyu – Shiro obi Kihon: (1) Chudan oi zuki; (2) Jodan age uke; (3) Chudan soto uke; (4) Chudan uchi uke; (5) Gedan barai; (6) Chu...
Wednesday, 7 July 2010

Returning to New Zealand to support the Christchurch Shotokan Karate Club

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Throughout my career as a karateka I have moved backwards and forwards from Japan nearly a dozen times. And of course now is no different,...