Shotokan Karate Online Course
Shotokan Karate Online Course I get contacted from people all over the world who are desperate to learn karate, but have no way to attend a karate dojo. Does this mean these people cannot learn karate? Karate is a wonderful art and it should be accessible to anyone wanting to train. Before I ramble on,…
Self Defense – Fighting and Karatedo
Originally, karate was ALL about fighting and self-defense. 200 years ago the world was a very different place, peoples lives would be in danger on a regular basis. Learning to defend oneself and family was a priority and in some parts of the world, unfortunately, this is still the case. But in many parts of…
Karate Classes Spirit & Technique
Many karate dojo, focus their karate classes on technique, now karate technique is very important, but if a karateka (someone who practices karate) has no spirit, it does not matter how good their technique is, their karate will be hollow and only resemble karate, it will have no meaning. For me spirit always comes first!…
Mikio Yahara Sensei
I have recently been watching videos of the shotokan karate kata Unsu, i watched many unsu videos, but i would always get drawn back to Master Mikio Yahara and his unsu videos. Why? Well, it’s simple really, it’s REAL! No fake poses for the judges, no fancy walk ons, no hollywood glaring, just raw karatedo!…
Ikken Hissatsu And Karatedo
The Japanese phrase Ikken Hissatsu is made up of three kanji, (ichi) meaning “one” , (ken) meaning “fist” and hissatsu meaning “certain kill or death”. To kill with one blow (ikken hissatsu) is a martial arts concept that, in todays modern world, very few karateka adhere to. No one knows for sure when ikken hissatsu…