Miscellaneous

Mar 17, 20183 min read

Karate and Religion: Complementary or Contradictory?

Karate can be translated as the way of karate which does not only mean the method of training but also how we conduct ourselves and our...

May 29, 201711 min read

A History of Karate Part 2

A History of Karate (part two) is the continuing article from Sensei Dan Young and gives some good background information on the history...

Apr 25, 20172 min read

Keiko

As you may or may not be aware, Sensei Andy Gillies, one among us who has truly found karate-do, spends much time researching our chosen...

Apr 16, 20177 min read

A History of Karate Part 1

A History of Karate (part one) is an interesting article from Sensei Dan Young and gives some good background information on the history...

Sep 28, 201410 min read

Training Through The Years

In the Beginning... There are many different reasons why people choose to start karate – some do it for fitness, some to learn to defend...

May 19, 20145 min read

Muscle Memory

This article was compiled by Simon McMahon from an article by Geoff Thompson, author of “The 3 Second Fighter” and many other books....

Dec 17, 20131 min read

Grappling

Sensei McClagish demonstrating Juji-Gatami Grappling is an essential part of a karate-ka's armoury. Any fight out on the street could...

Sep 12, 20123 min read

Inspirational Quotes

Here are some various quotes that may amuse you, may make you think about yourself and the way you train or may be a source of...

Apr 7, 20123 min read

The Tortoise or the Hare?

One evening after our usual training session in Bletchley Leisure Centre I was sitting in the changing room gathering my thoughts and...

Jul 25, 20112 min read

My First Grading

When I first heard the phrase 'grading' I thought of all the exams, assessments, interviews and other formal events I've had to attend...

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