Friday, 18 February 2022

平安四段 (Heian Yondan)

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Yahara Mikio Sensei, Heian Yondan Kata.   Introduction and commentary:   The forth Heian kata is the longest in the series with 27 movemen...
Thursday, 17 February 2022

平安: A foundational system of complete self-defense

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Osaka Yoshiharu Sensei, Heian Yondan. Formerly known as Channan the five 平安 (Pinan/Heian) kata, according to Funakoshi Gichin Sensei and my...
Wednesday, 16 February 2022

五本組手 (Gohon Kumite): A second follow-up article

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Foreword: Last year in November I wrote a follow-up article, from one I wrote 19 years earlier, on  五本組手  (Gohon Kumite). In that piece, I m...
Saturday, 12 February 2022

古典型 (KOTEN-GATA)... What are they, and where do they lead?

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I have often been asked about the  古典型 (KOTEN-GATA, old classical kata) handed down from my teacher, Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei. So today, rather...
Wednesday, 9 February 2022

刻み蹴り(Kizami-geri)

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 The term 刻み蹴り(Kizami-geri) translates as ‘cutting kick. Sometimes this confused and envisaged as being ‘what is this waza does’; nonetheles...
Monday, 7 February 2022

平安三段 (Heian Sandan)

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Introduction and commentary: With a total of 20 movements  平安三段 ( Heian Sandan) is the shortest kata in ‘standard Shotokan’. With the kiai...
Sunday, 6 February 2022

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY NICE 'MOVEMENT' AND FANCY EXPLANATIONS

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One major trouble with the current karate world is the primary focus being on 'nice looking movement', 'theory' and 'the...
Saturday, 5 February 2022

寒稽古

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  アンドレ・バーテルの寒稽古   基本 ①           中段追突 ②           上段追突 ③           中段逆突 ④          上段逆突 ⑤           三本連突   ⑥           連蹴：中段...