Wednesday, 30 September 2020

蹲踞 (SONKYO)

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蹲踞 (SONKYO) is a methodology of basic sitting in which the body is curled up and crouched—in Japanese; in other words, the knees are folded...
Friday, 25 September 2020

三本連突き

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Today I thought to write a base article on 三本連突き (SANBON REN-ZUKI). This is from the perspective of my seniors in Japan, past and present, a...
Wednesday, 16 September 2020

カキエ

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カキエ (Kakie) is an important practice method for developing sensitiv ity to one’s opponent. Com monly referred to as ‘Pushing hands’ or ‘Sti...
Sunday, 6 September 2020

後の先 (GO NO SEN)

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  後の先 (GO NO SEN) is a ‘strategy/technique; also, a state of mind’ in karate, and budo in general: it is best described as ‘the post initiat...
Friday, 4 September 2020

Going 'outside the comfort zone' and DELIBERATE PRACTICE

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Since September 1st (the beginning of Fall/Autumn here in Japan) I have been really pushing myself, especially in regards to 'going outs...
Sunday, 30 August 2020

39 years of karate: from my beginnings

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 Today I trained on my 39th year of Karate, literally today. I'm still just a beginner, but more keen than ever in my own training and a...
Sunday, 23 August 2020

The 3 LEVELS of JIYU IPPON kumite development

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Today I thought I’d focus on Jiyu Ippon Kumite and its three levels of development (and a fourth level, actually not an 'additional leve...
Sunday, 16 August 2020

気法拳

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Today my training focused on junansei (softness) and kokyu (breathing). Accordingly, the kata of my practice was 気法拳 (Kihouken) and lots of ...
Thursday, 13 August 2020

TECHNICAL ADAPTABILITY

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Jiyu Kumite at the seaside with my student Matt Brew (Yondan).   I was recently asked why I can hit people with such a wide variety of techn...
Wednesday, 12 August 2020

Diaphragmic Breathing

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  I was asked “What are the first things I teach in Karate?” So, in the same light, of my last post I thought I'd answer that here today...