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, more »… Continue Reading
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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 more »… Continue Reading
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! more »… Continue Reading
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! more »… Continue Reading
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 more »… Continue Reading
Nijushiho Shotokan Karate Kata Stuart Amos
Shotokan karate kata Nijushiho, performed by Stuart Amos. The original name for nijushiho is Niseishi and is still practiced as niseishi in many karate styles and schools. When master Gichin Funakoshi introduced karate from Okinawa to Japan, he changed the name of the kata from Niseishi to Nijūshiho. Both names mean 24 steps and many more »… Continue Reading
Choun No Kon Dai – Yamani Ryu Kobudo
Michael Stevenson, who is one of our black belts, travelled to Seattle, to train with the legendary Shihan Akio Minakami. He stayed in Seattle for 2 weeks and trained every day under Shihan Minakami, also participating in other karate classes with some of Shihan’s senior sensei. Michael enjoyed every second of his trip and said more »… Continue Reading
How To Learn Karate By Yourself
It is possible to learn karate by yourself, but I always recommend joining a professional karate dojo. There is nothing better than being part of a good karate class, where everybody is positive and has great spirit. But if there are no karate classes near, it should not stop you trying to learn karate by more »… Continue Reading
Shotokan Karate Exercises The Hikite Combination
Some of the basic fundamentals in shotokan karate are shomen and hanmi, hikite, using the driving leg, kime and of course many more. In our shotokan karate belt system, we have a combination that covers several of the fundamentals in shotokan karate. We call it the hikite combination and is introduced at brown belt. Many more »… Continue Reading