Dec 09 2015
Sport develops the contestants in a straight line. That is they train hard in the physical techniques until they become strong, and then they compete. As they compete, they become stronger and stronger, and some become champions. But after a certain number of years, the body begins to decline, and the contestant can no longer …
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Dec 05 2015
Welcome to another selection of posts and articles that have caught my eye. Please sit back and enjoy the current selection. Kojima Noritaka This post is about Kojima Noritaka, billed in the 1930s as The Mightiest Karate Man in All of Japan. Read More Nagamine Shoshin Was Wrong: “Karate and Zen As One” In this …
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Nov 28 2015
Welcome to another selection of posts and articles that have caught my eye. Please sit back and enjoy the current selection. Historical Karate Film In this post the author shares some vintage footage of karate and kobudo training from 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. Read More Basic Drill For The Application of Blocks In …
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Nov 21 2015
Welcome to another selection of posts and articles that have caught my eye. Please sit back and enjoy the current selection. Bartitsu: The Martial Art of Gentlemen In this post we learn about the gentleman’s martial art of bartitsu. Read More 39 Armbars & Arm Locks in Less Than 4 Minutes A video featuring …
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Nov 14 2015
Welcome to another selection of posts and articles that have caught my eye. Please sit back and enjoy the current selection. 3 Ways Martial Arts Boost Live In this post from the Martial Arts Woman, we discover the ways martial arts can improve our lifes. Read More Street Fight Real Self Defense This video shows …
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Nov 07 2015
Welcome to another selection of posts and articles that have caught my eye. Please sit back and enjoy the current selection. Understanding Kata and the WCA (podcast) This is the latest episode from one of my favourite pod-casters, Iain Abernethy. In this current episode he discusses the importance of kata as a repository of knowledge. …
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Oct 31 2015
Welcome to another selection of posts and articles that have caught my eye. Please sit back and enjoy the current selection. Reviving Meotode: The Ancient Okinawan Karate Concept of Kicking Ass In this post Jesse Enkamp describes the concept of Meotode, i.e. simultaneous blocking and attacking. Read More The Path of Aloneness by Miyamoto Musashi …
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Oct 24 2015
Welcome to another selection of videos, posts and articles that have caught my eye. Please sit back and enjoy the current selection. Practical Kata Bunkai: ‘Blue dragon strikes’, Nodo-Osae and Ebi-Gatame In this video Iain Abernethy takes a look at three traditional combinations and how they can be applied to our modern training. Watch Video Top …
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Oct 22 2015
In this post I will be looking at Principles 16 to 20 of Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles. To view the previous posts in the series, click on the links below: Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 1 to 5 Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 6 to …
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Oct 20 2015
In this post I will be looking at Principles 11 to 15 of Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles. To view the previous posts in the series, click the links below. Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 1 to 5 Funakoshi’s Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate – Principles 6 to 10 Principle …
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