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Mae Geri, Kizami Zuki, Gyaku Zuki, Gedan Barai

This is a combinations for the 5th Kyu purple belt examination. Again at 5th Kyu we are working on shomen and hanmi, so we are trying to get this movement to high standard before moving onto the Brown belt syllabus. Work hard at shomen hanmi as it’s one of the most important basic fundamentals in […]

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Heian Nidan Kata Tutorial

Heian Nidan Kata Video Tutorial below this article Taken from our 8th Kyu Red belt karate examination. https://www.shotokankarateonline.com/our-karate-community-memberships/ Heian Nidan is the second kata of 5 in the 5 Heian Kata series. The second Heian kata has several simultaneous block and strike techniques, it has side snap kick and front kick.  Heian Nidan is more […]

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How Long Does It take To Reach Black Belt?

It’s all down to you Reaching the coveted Black Belt can be accomplished quite quickly, but is entirely down to the individual and also the results can sometimes be very confusing and not make sense at all, let me explain…..If someone is practicing once per week and someone else is practicing three times per week, […]