Thursday, 26 December 2013

2013 winds down

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2013 has been a very-very busy year for me. It included doing my final semester at the University of Canterbury; graduating and receivin...
Sunday, 22 December 2013

Developing your `Radar'

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It is obvious that nation states, in the modern world, without radar and other detection systems would be extremely vulnerable. Likewise, t...
Friday, 20 December 2013

Completely dedicated to kata

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My training today was completely dedicated to kata. The session consisted of Heian-shodan; Heian-yondan; Tekki-shodan; the `Big Four’—Ba...
Tuesday, 17 December 2013

冬将軍 (Fuyu Shogun)

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 Due to the extreme cold I have changed dojo for my private/self-training. Until last week, I had been practicing at the old Aso Bu...
Sunday, 8 December 2013

Jiku-ashi timing and the bigger picture

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My final practice in New Zealand before returning to Japan.  From l-r: Matt Brew, me, Lyall Stone Sensei & Andrew Makin.   Based on...
Monday, 2 December 2013

Koyo

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It has been exactly four months since we returned to Japan; moreover, today Mizuho and I celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary—how t...
Monday, 25 November 2013

New self-training regime

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I have finally updated my self-training regime, post JKA (Japan Karate Association) dan shinsa, to address my newfound weaknesses—and move ...
Saturday, 2 November 2013

終わりなき旅　(ENDLESS JOURNEY)

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When I look at all the gaps in my karate, the weaknesses, it is very humbling and also very motivational. Even if I could eradicate all...
Saturday, 19 October 2013

KARATE DO: A POWERFUL MECHANISM FOR DEVELOPING RESIILIENCE

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I am now reviewing the five Heian kata with special focus on fine points of fundamental technique (kihonwaza) and, in particular, the re...
Thursday, 10 October 2013

Power from within

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Harnessing “power from within” in karate-do requires that the limbs are not the centre of one’s energy. This means that power (energy) is ...