Video tribute to the legendary Master Mikio Yahara, I remember first training with Yahara sensei, he terrified me! His karate was electrifying, dynamic, innovative and ever evolving, but at the same time, he has kept the old tradition of Ikken Hisatsu (to finish with on blow)
Monday, 1 February 2010
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Shotokan Bassai Dai Kata
The legendary Master Hirokazu Kanazawa 10th dan, performing shotokan Bassai Dai kata (to storm a fortress). the original name for Bassai is Passai, master Gichin Funakoshi changed the name when Karate first went to Japan.
Bassai dai is the 3rd kyu testing kata in most shotokan karate groups.
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Kihon Kata PDF
Grab a free download PDF of kihon kata or Taikyoku shodan. Kihon kata is normally the first shotokan karate kata practiced. But some karate classes start with Heian Shodan.
Go to shotokan kihon kata PDF and download for free!
Kihon KataSaturday, 16 January 2010
shotokan karate kata 1
The first kata practiced in most shotokan karate dojo, is Kihon kata. Take a look at this shotokan karate kata 1 PDF and kihon kata slide show. With karate lessons for beginners, if kihon kata is not the first kata, Heian shodan is first.
Thursday, 7 January 2010
Karate For Beginners - Shotokan Karate Video Basic Block Punch Combination
Learn karate at home with this basic block punch video below. If you are practicing karate at home, be sure to attend professional karate classes and receive tuition from a qualified karate sensei.
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Karate For Beginners - Speed In Karate. How Important Is It?
If you compete, semi contact, full contact or mixed martial arts, it's VERY important.
But as karatedo is a ‘self improvement’ journey, speed obviously isn't the most important element, as your only real opponent is yourself.
Some people are fast, some are not! But I do believe we can all get faster, through training.
Speed used to be a high priority in my training, I was always looking for new ways to increase my speed and I still think its an important part of karate for beginners practice.
As long as you go as fast as you can when practicing full speed, that's all that’s important.
The question is, ‘how do you get everyone in the dojo to move at THEIR full speed?’ Well I believe the answer is ‘encouragement’.
Some common phrases used by karate sensei are 'faster', 'more speed', 'that needs to be faster', 'to slow', ‘speed up’, etc.
But, these phrases when used correctly, as words of encouragement, rather than making karateka feel they are slow, is the right way.
We all want to feel good, gone are the days when a karate sensei could belittle students and expect them to bounce back stronger and I for one am glad those days have gone.
So if we all want to move as fast as we can at karate training, all we need, is a strong dojo with a good atmosphere, senior karateka with good attitudes and a sensei with the ability to bring the best out of their students.
Happy speed training!
Ossu
Linden
Biggleswade Karate Club
PS I'll finish with a classic quote from one of the best boxers ever!Muhammad Ali
'I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.' Muhammad Ali
Linden Huckle
But as karatedo is a ‘self improvement’ journey, speed obviously isn't the most important element, as your only real opponent is yourself.
Some people are fast, some are not! But I do believe we can all get faster, through training.
Speed used to be a high priority in my training, I was always looking for new ways to increase my speed and I still think its an important part of karate for beginners practice.
As long as you go as fast as you can when practicing full speed, that's all that’s important.
The question is, ‘how do you get everyone in the dojo to move at THEIR full speed?’ Well I believe the answer is ‘encouragement’.
Some common phrases used by karate sensei are 'faster', 'more speed', 'that needs to be faster', 'to slow', ‘speed up’, etc.
But, these phrases when used correctly, as words of encouragement, rather than making karateka feel they are slow, is the right way.
We all want to feel good, gone are the days when a karate sensei could belittle students and expect them to bounce back stronger and I for one am glad those days have gone.
So if we all want to move as fast as we can at karate training, all we need, is a strong dojo with a good atmosphere, senior karateka with good attitudes and a sensei with the ability to bring the best out of their students.
Happy speed training!
Ossu
Linden
Biggleswade Karate Club
PS I'll finish with a classic quote from one of the best boxers ever!Muhammad Ali
'I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.' Muhammad Ali
Linden Huckle
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