Saturday, 14 February 2015

The criticality of jiyu kumite in relation to kihon, kata, and the truth of one's skill

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Jiyu kumite at the JKA Kumamoto Chuo Dojo (Shototakuhirokan). My secret is to always be not only one but five stetps ahead like my teacher...
Sunday, 8 February 2015

Preparatory exercises for Karate-Do

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  Recently I was asked by some of my students to provide how I personally warm up (at present) and, pertaining to this, what I recommend fo...
Saturday, 24 January 2015

Being in the moment

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Hidari chudan jun-zuki. Outlined below is my latest training regime, which I began upon returning from our recent trip to New Zealand. ...
Monday, 19 January 2015

New Zealand Seminar Video: January 2015

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This video is a mere technical reference for the karateka who attended! Osu, André. I'd like to also give a very special thanks to...
Friday, 19 December 2014

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND KARATE SEMINAR: January 2015

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On January 10 th and 11 th I’ll be coaching a weekend of Karate-Do seminars in Christchurch, New Zealand. This will be a one off event...
Thursday, 18 December 2014

Trainee from Sydney, Australia: Leo Pintos

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Leo at Kokuzou Jinja. Leo Pintos, from Sydney Australia, came to Japan to train at my private dojo last week. Leo has attended several ...
Friday, 14 November 2014

Italian trainee from Canada: Pietro Giordan

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Pietro and I, at dinner, after his final private lesson earlier this evening.  Pietro Giordan , an Italian 2 nd Dan (who is a univers...
Monday, 20 October 2014

HAIEN: Down and out with severe pneumonia

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A photo of my training in the early days of this website. One of my policies, when I write articles on this blog, is “…when I don’t tr...
Wednesday, 8 October 2014

Updated training regime: a return to the sentei-gata

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Warming up: my private dynamic stretching routine. At present I am reviewing the sentei-gata: Bassai Dai, Kanku-Dai, Enpi and Jion. Nee...
Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Hirota's Latest Karate Uniform: The `TAKUMI'

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A while back I bought the `Takumi’ (Craftsman), which is the latest dogi (karate uniform) from Hirota. I can honestly say that it is the be...