8 Oct 2009    Black Belt is Not Important But it Means Everything! 'Congratulations on passing your brown belt, you are well on your way to black belt. Now your karate gets easier but it is harder and black belt is not important but it means everything!'   2 Jul 2009    What Does Black Belt Mean To You? I remember the philosophy contained in the series having a huge impact on my young mind and I truly believe this incredible series shaped my thoughts and beliefs, not just in karate, but in life.   2 Nov 2008    Full Contact Karate? I wonder how many karateka can answer these questions correctly.   3 Jun 2008    High Kicking Vs Low Kicking I do not believe it when people say, ‘I only practice high kicks in the dojo, in a street situation, I would keep my kicks below the belt’ There is no time to think in the street! You will respond with what ever you have been practicing.   21 May 2008    Shotokan Kata, Shito Ryu Kata & Age But…………… Here we go………… This is where a lot of people will want to shoot me down and send me to karate hell.   7 May 2008    Shotokan Karate And The JKA Legacy There are millions of shotokan karate-ka practicing throughout the world and either directly or indirectly, they have Master Funakoshi, Master Nakayama and the awesome Japan Karate Association to thank.   23 Apr 2008    Senpai and Kohai (Senior and Junior) In Japan the senpai is always treated with respect, irrespective of physical skills, such as speed, strength, agility, etc. Once the senpai/kohai relationship is established, its for good!   26 Nov 2007    The Difference Between A Man of Do (The Way) and a Little Man   19 Jul 2007    Strength Technique Speed One thing I have noticed over the years, the top karateka in the world, have all three! Speed, strength and amazing technique.   6 Jul 2007    Yoko Geri Kekomi Shotokan's Side Thrust Kick A powerful kick that was made famous by Bruce Lee, he used to call side thrust kick, 'the stop kick'.   5 Jul 2007    Gyaku zuki Karate's Reverse Punch A basic gyaku zuki starts from the back leg, if you are punching with the right arm, drive the right leg, back and into the floor, transferring the driving force through the back leg, to the hip, then.........   19 Jun 2007    You Can't Restrain Them, Just Hit Them! A lot people seem to forget that Karate is a striking art, they believe, that because you practice karate, you should be able to control and restrain an aggressor without hurting them. Bull***t!   10 Jun 2007    Forming A fist How to form the karate fist, or seikin (fore-fist)   4 Jun 2007    I Hit Him, But He Didn’t Fall Over! So how can a karate-ka become a force to be reckoned within the striking arena, deal with a street situation (hopefully) and still train safely?   27 May 2007    A Few Pictures With Sound!!!!!!!   25 May 2007    Jump Rope, The Next Level Jump rope, or speed rope is an excellent addition to karate practice, don't give up! Keep trying, the rewards are just around the corner.   23 May 2007    Tekki Shodan Application Of The Moves kata applications is a topic that causes much discussion and debate, especially in todays traditional Karate circles.   18 May 2007    Speed In Karate. How Important Is It?   18 May 2007    Always Hide your Breathing! Although some of these kumite tactics seem small, if you try and implement them, your karate will take on a whole new exciting direction.   17 Apr 2007    Kanku Sho Shotokan Karate Kata Kanku Sho (Japanese: "Gazing Heavenward", "Viewing the Sky", or "Contemplating the Sky") is a black belt kata, practiced in Shotokan karate. It is the minor form of the two Kanku kata. The embusen (performance line) of the kata is almost the same as Kanku dai’s.   2 Mar 2007    The 'Shock Hit' Karate, Boxing and all Martial Arts He's a karate brown belt, he's been hit many times, some of them hard, but he's never been, what I call, 'shock hit' before.   23 Feb 2007    Kids and Karate! What Are The Benefits? There are a hundred positive reasons why karate is great for everyone, especially kids. When a parent is considering enrolling their child, children, or indeed themselves in a karate academy,   8 Feb 2007    Shoto Niju Kun (Gichin Funakoshi's 20 Precepts) 20 precepts by the founder of shotokan Karate, Gichin Funakoshi   19 Nov 2006    Choose The Right Karate Dojo, For You! Quite often there are karateka who are completely out of place in their dojo, they are as good as every other karateka in the dojo, but they look uncomfortable, unhappy and uneasy. This is normally down to differences in their mind make up when it comes to karate practice.   7 Nov 2006    Why Do I Practice Karate? I do not practice karate just for fitness, fighting, character building, socialising, a hobby, or any of the many advertised reasons.   2 Nov 2006    How Often Should I Train? Some of you reading this will be laughing, but the Sensei’s out there will be crying! Yep, they know what I’m talking about and some of you potential Sensei’s will find out soon enough.   2 Nov 2006    The Dreaded Karate Examination Karate exam night. It’s time, you bow on entry to the Dojo, everybody is stretching and looking nervous, there are smiles all around the Dojo but you know there is a strong undercurrent in the smiles, that undercurrent is FEAR!   2 Nov 2006    Teaching Karate to Kids I have very strong feelings towards this subject, Karate instructors or Martial arts instructors in general have a MASSIVE responsibility upon their shoulders, but some do not take this responsibility anywhere near as seriously as they should.   2 Nov 2006    The Dancing Kata People! The great Karateka Terry O'neill, always says, you must be able to switch on and off at will.   2 Nov 2006    What Karate Dan Grade Are You? When people ask me what karate Dan grade I am, I always respond with the same answer, DESPERATE DAN!