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Iain Abernethy Podcast: Your questions answered!

December 14, 2012by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Iain Abernethy’s Podcast: Your questions answered! Can be listened/downloaded from the above website or downloaded from itunes Welcome to the latest iainabernethy.com podcast! It’s been sometime since we last turned the podcast […]

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The Masters Speak! (podcast)

October 25, 2012by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Iain Abernethy’s Podcast: The Masters Speak! Can be listened/downloaded from the above website or downloaded from itunes Welcome to the October 2012 iainabernethy.com podcast! This podcast is titled “The Masters Speak!” and it […]

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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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The Pinan Shodan dilemma – for exercise or conflict?

June 6, 2012by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

The Pinan (平安?) kata are a series of five empty hand forms taught in many karate styles. The Pinan kata originated in Okinawa and were adapted by Anko Itosu from […]

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25 minutes of Bunkai

May 15, 2012by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Great post from Iain Abernethy showcasing 25 minutes of bunkai.  Can be viewed direct off his site or below. In the last few weeks I’ve added 25 minutes worth of […]

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Funakoshis 6 Rules (podcast)

February 21, 2012by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Funakoshis 6 Rules (podcast) Can be listened/downloaded from the above website or downloaded from itunes “Welcome to the latest iainabernethy.com podcast! In this podcast I give my thoughts on Gichin Funakoshi’s “Six […]

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Bunkai – Karate’s forgotten 95%

January 23, 2012by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

Practically all karateka include kata practice as part of their training. The question asked by the vast majority is, “Why?” Certainly many karate practitioners slight the practice as they feel […]

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What are the true applications of Kata?

November 18, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

What are the true applications of Kata? by Iain Abernethy As someone who teaches courses on Kata applications, and as a writer of books and articles on the subject of […]

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Shuto and Nukite Training Drill (video)

November 3, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow 1 Comment

Knifehand strike A knifehand strike is a strike using the part of the hand opposite the thumb (from the little finger to the wrist), familiar to many people as a […]

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What TMA can learn from MMA

October 13, 2011by Zanshin Kai - Karate Glasgow Leave a comment

MMA (mixed martial arts) is without a doubt the biggest thing to happen to the martial arts in the last few decades. It has seen the martial arts become mainstream […]

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