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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
