Tuesday, 28 December 2010

SEIRYU KATA ON YOUTUBE

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I've uploaded a video of SEIRYU KATA on Youtube. This Asai-ha Shotokan-ryu Karatedo Koten Kata focuses primarily on muchiken-waza (whip...
Saturday, 25 December 2010

January Seminars in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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These seminars will be two fantastic days of traditional karate training, which will be more 'technical' than `a hard workout'....
Saturday, 18 December 2010

The Seven Core Kata of Shotokan Karate

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Tetsuhiko Asai Sensei referred to Bassai-Dai, Kanku-Dai, Empi, Jion, Jitte, Hangetsu and Gankaku as `The Seven Core Shotokan-ryu Kata’. Tod...
Friday, 17 December 2010

Palmerston North Seminar Video Clip on Youtube

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This video clip was kindly provided by Morgan Dilks Sensei. If you haven’t read the reports about the seminars here are the links: (PART ONE...
Friday, 10 December 2010

CHRISTCHURCH TRADITIONAL KARATE SUMMER SCHOOL & SHOTOKAN SEMINAR

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KARATE SUMMER SCHOOL (PRIVATE LESSONS): I am now conducting a karate summer school for all grades, from complete beginner’s right through t...
Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Palmerston North Seminars (Part II)

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The Manawatu Standard newspaper featured this article on Monday the 6th of December. For more information on Morgan Dilks Sensei and his doj...
Monday, 6 December 2010

Palmerston North Seminars (Part I)

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On Sunday and Monday I taught four traditional Shotokan karate clinics in Palmerston North. The first two were group seminars whilst the oth...
Thursday, 2 December 2010

Trip to Wellington

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Here are some pics from Wellington. As always, thanks so much to Stamoulis Sensei, Helen and Orestis and also to Christian, who paired up wi...
Tuesday, 30 November 2010

The Weapons of the Body

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The vast array of karada no buki (weapons of the body) make karate-do extremely unique as an unarmed system of self-defence. Here is a list ...