Thursday, 28 May 2020

JIYU IPPON KUMITE – STAGES OF IKS TRAINING

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I was recently asked about Jiyu Ippon Kumite in the  国際空手道松濤館（ International Karate Shotokan ）   So, I thought I would address this t...
Wednesday, 20 May 2020

Finally back in the Dojo

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I did my first ‘OFFICIAL TRAINING’ in the dojo today, since the ‘Japan State of Emergency Declaration’.   It was super to be ba...
Wednesday, 13 May 2020

QR CODE

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  For several months I have been asked to make an official QR code for my YOUTUBE CHANNEL; so, here it is finally. For those who ...
Tuesday, 12 May 2020

SEEKING PERFECTION

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Stationary ren-zuki in zenkutsudachi: Jodan kizami-zuki kara chudan gyaku-zuki. Today I enjoyed a nice outdoor self-training at 丹生神社 ...
Sunday, 3 May 2020

New video and more coming soon

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Here is a new video on my YouTube Channel. It features past footage and some new stuff also. Please check out the other videos on there...
Saturday, 2 May 2020

Dojo Kun

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Many people ask about the DOJO KUN.  Irrespective of what one thinks about this topic, I believe that it requires fluency in Japanese...
Friday, 1 May 2020

GOLDEN WEEK IS STILL GOLD

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Japan’s GOLDEN WEEK has begun and unlike any other year, it will certainly be different due to the current pandemic. While the dojo is sti...
Wednesday, 22 April 2020

My Self-Training Today

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GREETINGS FROM OITA CITY, JAPAN. I hope you and your family are well. Here is an outline (and photos) of/from my training earlier today....
Monday, 20 April 2020

My theory on the development of the 古典型 (KOTEN-GATA)

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As you will know Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei introduced many additional kata to supplement/expand the Shotokan system. The vast majority of these...
Wednesday, 15 April 2020

COMPLETE 基本 (KIHON)

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While 基本 (KIHON)—the training of the fundamentals—certainly “…is based on stationary and ido-kihon”, it must not end there if one wants ...