Thursday, 15 August 2019

13 years since Sensei passed away

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I am off to Taiwan, then back to the United States of America for the first time in five years... After that I will be back home in Japan f...
Wednesday, 14 August 2019

New Dojo in Oita City

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Fantastic training in the city's new dojo and honored to be the first karateka to self-train there!!! Kihon training, and Kata — 岩鶴...
Sunday, 11 August 2019

Trainees from Ireland

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A group of karateka from Ireland came for training at with me, here in central Oita City, on August 10th. After the two hours of practic...
Monday, 5 August 2019

騎馬拳 （Kibaken）

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This kata is very centralized both in stance and numbers. It has precisely 60 Movements and the kiai is found on movements 30 and 60. It...
Sunday, 14 July 2019

Ido Kihon elucidating blind faith

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Over the last few days I have been extensively working on IDO KIHON in addition to kumite and karate training. The one thing that I aim...
Sunday, 7 July 2019

Latest Self-Training Regime and some Tips

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Movement one of  二十四歩 NIJUSHIHO. Here is my latest training regime. To supplement this one, as I have not posted my personal routine in...
Tuesday, 2 July 2019

TRAINEES FROM INDIA

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Two from India came to Oita for training, Mr. Sudhir Parab (from Mumbai, Bombay) and Mr. Kailas Lohar (from Pune, Maharashta). Both came to...
Friday, 28 June 2019

Upcoming 'IKS1' BUDO KARATE SEMINAR in Halle (Westfalen), Germany

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My final teaching, outside of Japan, in 2019 will be the 'IKS1' BUDO GASSUKU in Westphalia, Germany. It will occur on September...
Saturday, 22 June 2019

12th ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG

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I've been alerted by a few hundred people, over the last few days, that this blog just had its 12th Anniversary. Thank you all very muc...