Sparring Without Pads
[sc:q5ad] Milestone with Your Training Partner One of the milestones in a relationship with a training partner in karate is the first time you realize you can safely spar with them without the need for pads. In an ideal world,…
The Importance of Passion in Martial Arts
The Importance of Passion in Martial Arts There are many reasons why someone decides to take up martial arts as a hobby and no two people are ever alike. Some decide to learn karate purely to learn how to defend themselves, others will learn it to understand more about the cultural traditions of learning unarmed combat and some people study as a way to get fit in a social environment. Some people just want to get a black belt because they feel it will prove that they are strong in character.
No Style
The Example Gichin Funakoshi never had the intention of beginning his own style (ryu) of Karate. He taught the twenty guiding principals of Karate in which he describes the aims of Karate as a whole. He has taught eclecticism, blending…
5 Common Questions About Karate
Light Hearted All too often karate students let the art go to their head. They can’t have a good laugh and accept that much of what we do could be perceived as amusing to non-karate students. My roomate was more than willing…
Getting Into Fighting Condition
[sc:q5ad] The Problem This morning I was looking around Google and stumbled upon this “question” on Yahoo and thought it was worth talking about. “I am 43 and have been strength training for four straight years, but have never trained…
Defining Budo: Where We Go Wrong
Defining Budo In Budo, as we believe we understand it in American culture is literally defined, as the martial way, but what do we know about the martial way? It’s often lectured on in various martial arts publications, it’s taught…
Class Notes for 01/06/2012
This article is the class notes for 01/06/2012. It includes: 1) New Testing Method 2) Rules 3) Standing Fight 4) Ground Fight 5) Realism
Mae Geri
The topic of how to do a good Mae Geri (front kick) came up in my class the other week, so I thought I would share my instruction with everyone on the topic. Every good front kick has four parts to it:
Fighting from the Ground – Part II
In “Fighting from the Ground – Part 1″ I discussed some methods you can use to prevent a fight from going to the ground. Those methods have been tested and proven to work, but even if you train those methods…
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