Spot the Zanshin Kai students …
Lancaster 1980s KUGB course. Answers on a post card to Kenny if anyone spots current Zanshin Kai students…. And the back of the photo …
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Violence Dynamics – Rory Miller
Two very interesting articles written by Rory Miller on real world violence, social and asocial violence. Social violence is what, in the natural world, would be the types of violence common within a […]
Practical Applications for the Kata Jion by Rakesh Patel
Rakesh Patel is ranked 5th Dan in Shotokan Karate with NAKMAS and The British Combat Association. Rakesh also holds an Instructor qualification awarded by Iain Abernethy for the instruction of Bunkai […]
The Basics of Bunkai
The following 8 articles from Iain Abernethy tackle some basic Bunkai from common techniques we do in Kihon as well as the Heian kata series. The Basics of Bunkai: Part […]
Jion, an introduction
Interesting article by James James at The Shotokan Way “Jion is the first Kata a student normally encounters from the “temple Katas“. It is normally at this point that they […]
A Plethora of Martial Musings (Podcast)
Iain Abernethy’s July Podcast: A Plethora of Martial Musings (Podcast) Can be listened/downloaded from the above website or downloaded from itunes. “Welcome to the July 11 podcast! This month has me musing over […]
The History of Okinawan Karate
Interesting video on The History of Okinawan Karate, and the development of Ryukyu Kenpo and Todi.
What is Shotokan?
What is Shotokan? is an interesting article looking at the formation of Shotokan and the Kata it contains, written by Rob Redmond at http://www.24fightingchickens.com/ What is Shotokan? My choice of […]
The Tekki Kata Notes – James James
An interesting article titled: The Tekki Kata Notes by James James from ‘The Shotokan Way‘ website. Introduction The Tekki katas were originally known as Naihanchi or Naifanchi or “internal divided conflict”. These […]
Refreshed promo posters/Active Schools interactive demos
Zanshin Kai has refreshed the promo posters displayed in the local sports centres as well as the schools in East Dunbartonshire. We use 4 posters in each display, with the […]
