Ho Shin – Give Your Mind Away. Also, Learn to Use Your Full Muscles Potential
Once a decision is made, there is no mind in the technique, no hesitation; win or lose, one must give...
Read the articleThe Dojo Journal
Notes on budo, technique, and the training life.
Articles from Sensei Avi Rokah — kata principles, kumite strategy, and lessons carried from 27 years under Grand Master Nishiyama.
Toddle, Mai and Footwork. Components That Make Karate Most Effective as Self-Defense
Todome It is reasonable to say that if 120 lb of mass hits the biggest, strongest man, as one connected,...
Read the articleFighting From The Inside
At a high level, when two people are facing each other in karate classes for adults, there is no random...
Read the articleWhat does F-16 Have to do With Karate?
Ruven Sharf, a European and US Champion who trained and taught at our Shotokan karate dojo for 10 years, is...
Read the articleBudo Aspect for Gaining Karate True Value
People practice karate for different reasons. Some want to master it as a martial art, others for fitness or sport,...
Read the articleOnce You Go Don’t Stop Until You Finish
Sensei Nishiyama used to tell us that often when we spar: “Once you go, give everything, don’t stop till finish”....
Read the articleDistance – Principles are Simple Applications Endless
We work hard to develop good, effective weapons in basics and kata training, but it is equally important to learn...
Read the articlePractice (Keiko) and Training
Sensei Nishiyama once told me that we refer to training karate as Keiko rather than training as in other sports....
Read the articleFirm, Not Rigid.
Firm and soft/fluid are complimentary not contradictory. Firm to allow energy transfer. Firmness allows energy transfer. In karate training—whether in...
Read the articleRequirements for “Whole Body Cooperating to One Line of Energy”
Whenever Sensei was teaching a seminar, he used to describe karate technique in a very clear way: “the whole body...
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