Karate Dojo use warm-up and stretching routines to stretch muscles and boost heart rates. This helps to prepare the karate students for the more vigorous karate practice that follows the warm-up and stretch session. This part of a karate class is extremely important and along with being very healthy, it will hopefully reduce potential injuries […]
I produced this quick video at biggleswade karate club, mainly for the purple belts at our dojo. This is the way we practice the final manji gamae uke combinations in shotokan karate kata, Heian Godan. This combination does vary between shotokan dojo and associations. A common mistake in this combination is when karateka rush through […]
Saturday 24th November 2012 This years inter-club karate competition took place at Biggleswade karate club and was a huge success. There was kumite (sparring), kata (forms) and team kata (3 people moving in unison), for all ages and grades. All the kids showed tremendous spirit and even the smallest and most nervous karateka, showed everyone […]
The Summer is over 🙁 and at Zanshin karate club, that means one thing, SEPTEMBER exams! September exams are usually quiet, due to the fact that during the summer months, many people have holidays and time away from the dojo. Because of this,there seems to be a little more tension in the air than usual, maybe […]
