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Monthly Archives: July 2012

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Restricted Punching Drill (video)

July 27, 2012by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Great video presented by Iain Abernethy here, or see below, on the value of learning to hit from awkward angles. This quick video shows one on the many pad-drills I […]

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Bill Burger: Karate, Kata and Habitual Acts of Physical Violence

July 27, 2012by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Bill Burgar has been involved in the martial arts for over 3 decades. Bill holds the rank of 6th Dan with AoDenkoukai International. A leading exponent of applied karate, Bill […]

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Understanding violence
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Mother’s Intuition? – A review of “Protecting the Gift”

July 27, 2012by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

“Protecting the Gift” takes the principles of professional threat predictor (never can get his official title!) Gavin De Becker’s most famous work “The Gift of Fear” and applies it to […]

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Understanding violence
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The Last Self-Protection Book for Kids?

July 27, 2012by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

“The Safe Zone” is a rare educational book addressing a very important issue: child self-protection. As a self-protection coach, and a specialist in this particular area, books like this are […]

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