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Monthly Archives: August 2011

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Zanshin Kai Scotland May 2012 Open Course

August 24, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

We would like to invite you to a weekend of intense Karate instruction on Sat 5th and Sun 6th May 2012 with Sensei Ken Davis 7th Dan, who has over 40 years […]

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Wednesday training restarted after holiday break

August 24, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

With the Schools going back wednesday training in Lenzie Public Hall is now back on starting this evening.  Zanshin Kai Scotland has trained at this venue for 30 years and it’s […]

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Ameri-do-te. Enter the dojo: Episodes 1, 2 & Master Ken’s wisedom

August 17, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

The first 2 episodes & ‘wisdom’ of the spoof martial arts program/Art called Ameri-do-te !  Hilarious ! Learn the most street lethal fighting art known to man: Ameri-Do-Te!!!  Ameri-Do-Te combines the […]

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Martial Arts Scepticism: Philosophy and Ancient Wisdom

August 16, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Martial Arts Scepticism: Philosophy and Ancient Wisdom “Prior to the end of the Qing Dynasty, Chinese martial arts had one goal, pure and simple: winning confrontations through intimidation, the use […]

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Kanku-Dai Bunkai: Strikes into Neck Crank (video)

August 16, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Introduction Kūsankū also called Kankū-dai, is an open hand karate kata that is studied by many practitioners of Okinawan, Japanese and Korean karate. In many karate styles, there are two […]

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Marc “Animal” MacYoung – Understanding Violence

August 16, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Marc “Animal” MacYoung – Animal List BBQ Interviews 2011 Marc “Animal” MacYoung, Bouncer, Author, Host of the “Animal” BBQ, and former, “Not so nice guy.” Talks about violence, the human […]

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The “Two-Hands” Kata Principle (video)

August 16, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow 2 Comments

Interesting article and demonstration video from Iain Abernethy on the use of hands in all Karate Kata.   The “Two-Hands” Principle (video) “This video was filmed in July 2011 at Marc […]

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Facing Violence: The Unconscious Stuff-Finding Your Glitches

August 15, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Facing Violence: The Unconscious Stuff-Finding Your Glitches “In my own experience, almost everyone hesitates before doing a dangerous or uncomfortable thing. Whether jumping out of an airplane or diving into […]

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Samurai – Miyamoto Musashi Documentary

August 15, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Mark Dacascos travels to Japan to trace the footsteps of the ultimate samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi in this 90 minute history channel documentary

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Multiple Enemies (podcast)

August 15, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Iain Abernethy’s August Podcast: Multiple Enemies Can be listened/downloaded from the above website or downloaded from itunes “Welcome to August’s podcast! In this podcast we discuss the issue of multiple enemies. Despite the fact […]

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