Karate is about discipline and respect. Shotokan Karate etiquette in the Dojo, is where it all begins. Master Gichin Funakoshi, who was the founder of shotokan karate, said, ‘karate begins and ends with courtesy’. Karate etiquette varies from karate dojo to dojo, but the points below should give you an understanding of a traditional karate […]
In the video below we will look at using dynamic distance control. This is excellent drill for working on balance between commitment and control and getting good at it proves that one does not exclude the other. The basic question it asks is if you are able to adapt during those 0.2 second needed for […]
In the video below we will look at using direct attack to engage the opponent. In general the defender facing the attack has two different options: staying engaged while moving forward, backward, sideways, remaining in place or – disengage by moving away from the attacker in any direction. While the first group of options allows […]
Technically speaking vertical slingshot is an essence of karate technique. It is a movement pattern which combines its internal and external aspects and does so in optimal proportion – in the way which “extracts” maximum energy out of the movement. That translates into unique quality and another level of performance, especially when speed, power and […]
This is part 2 of a really interesting article by Sensei Kroczewski, CLICK HERE for part 1 OPTIMAL INTERACTION BETWEEN LEGS As I started to already signal before in part 1 of this article, in order to efficiently utilize strong currents of energy each stance has to allow optimal interaction between both legs from the […]
