Shotokan Karate And Kime. What Is Kime?

Vertical Slingshot

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 […]

Learning Karate – Is Your Karate Fluid Or Robotic?

While learning karate in the early days, you may here the sensei say online or to the class ‘Kime!’or ‘More Kime’ Kime translates as focus and there are many interpretations of kime. When someone starts learning karate, they will be told to squeeze their muscles for a split second, upon completion of a karate move, […]