Congratulations to Colin Bell on his Shodan with Sensei Gidley 8th dan
Congratulations to Colin Bell who passed his shodan grading with Sensei Gidley 8th Dan on Sunday 27th March ! Here’s come pictures from the day. Look forward to seeing you […]
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Karate Throws and Grapples
In retort the previous article showing common ‘Karate’ techniques in Judo, it’s interesting to note how many techniques in karate kata that are nothing to do with striking, and the principles of which […]
Judo Striking and Self-Defence
Interesting to see common aspects of Karate in Judo’s Goshin Jutsu No Kata. Particularly: Striking: Many Judo schools no longer practice this at all Self defence: Many of the non-competitive techniques […]
Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training and Real World Violence
Very interesting book on violence & martial arts: Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training and Real World Violence Excerpt: “…Under the stress hormones, peripheral vision is lost and […]
James Figg – The First Bare-Knuckle Boxing Champion
As modern day martial artists, we owe a great deal to those who formulated and developed our arts. I love to read their works, and stories about these great men […]
Naihanchi and Tekki Beyond Styles
It’s interesting to see the same Kata in different styles, and see what s different, or rather how similar they are. The following is lifted from a discussion on here […]
Trained boxers ‘kicking off’
A few of observations from another Karate website/discussion forum on the following: Watch out for tables and chairs The only clean punches landed were applied pre-emptively Many skills honed for consensual matches (footwork, fainting, drawing) […]
Good vibrations
Good vibrations by Scott Langley
The snap of Karate
The snap of Karate by Scott Langley
