Monday, 6 April 2015

Christchurch Seido Karate Club: 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!

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There is a fantastic—actually unprecedented—karate event in Christchurch, New Zealand, this year. The Christchurch Seido Shibu (at 174 Barb...
Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Yoko geri keage: a revealing technique

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Funakoshi Gichin Sensei was a karate master and educator.  Yoko geri keage (Side snap kick/Side rising kick) is found in seven of the ...
Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Grafting

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One of the commonplace traits of Western karate is the misguided belief in `grafting on’ kihon and kata from all over the place; that is, g...
Sunday, 22 March 2015

Private lesson for Higo Tyler San

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Today, Higo Tyler San vi sited Aso-shi and had a private lesson. Higo San is a student of Nakamura Shihan at the Shototakuhirokan (which ...
Friday, 13 March 2015

March training regime: 'Marching' towards the JKA Kumamoto Prefecture Championships

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Here is my current training regime for March. I hope it finds you well! Osu, André. (A) KIHON (1) Chudan jun-zuki; (2) Jodan jun-...
Sunday, 1 March 2015

Kihon Ippon Kumite (Kiri Kaeshi)

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During training (this and Last week) at the JKA (Japan Karate Association) Central Kumamoto Dojo—Shototakuhirokan, amongst other things, N...
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...