Karate throws & grapples: Where did they go?
Karate throws & grapples When Kentsu Yabe went to Hawaii he was asked what the difference was between karate and Ju Jitsu his reply was remarkable. He said that Ju […]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Fight Quest: Karate (video)
Kyokushin kaikan (極真会館?) is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese karate master, Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達 Ōyama Masutatsu) who was born under the name Choi Young-Eui (최영의). Kyokushinkai is Japanese for “the society of the ultimate truth”. Kyokushin is rooted in a philosophy of […]
Counter Assault: Surviving Attacks
Counter Assault: Surviving Attacks by Rory Miller Talking to a friend in a public place, her eyes suddenly focused over my shoulder and went wide. I turned fast, elbow up, […]
Counter Assault: Attack from the Front
Counter Assault: Attack from the Front by Rory Miller When a threat attacks you, he has a plan and his is counting on your surprise. He is expecting you to […]
What angles mean and why things are in threes in Kata (video)
The most popular image associated with kata is that of a karate practitioner performing a series of punches and kicks in the air. The kata are executed as a specified series of […]
Jissen: Free online practical martial arts magazine. Issue 6
Jissen: Free online practical martial arts magazine. Issue 6 Contents: Martial Arts Scepticism: The Pornography of Reality-Based Self Defence – Never Give Up – Bouncer – How to Win a […]
Shihan Davis nominated as a Torch Carrier for London 2012
Shihan Davis has been nominated as a Torch Carrier for the 2012 London Olympics by Katherine Grainer MBE (http://www.katherinegrainger.com/). With Olympic silver medals from Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004, […]
The Why of Bunkai: A Guide For Beginers
After a few years of training, most Karate students will ‘know’ several Kata. Of course there is a world of difference between being able to merely perform the movements of […]
Interview with Shihan Kousaku Yokota, 8th Dan Shotokan Karate
Great interview with Shihan Yokota 8th Dan by Charlie Wildish ‘I have written previously about Shihan Kousaku Yokota, 8th Dan Shotokan Karate, and his book Shotokan Myths. Note: For non-Japanese stylists, Shihan […]
