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Video – Nihon Kata
Read moreNihon Kata – the second kata on our Generic Karate Syllabus, performed by Richard Telford-Nicholson (4th Kyu at time...
15th February 201310 -
Video – Ippon Kata
Read moreIppon Kata – the first kata on our Generic Karate Syllabus, performed by Richard Telford-Nicholson (4th Kyu at time...
15th February 2013 -
The Twenty Precepts of Gichin Funakoshi – No. 5
Read more‘ Spirit first, technique second’ In this precept ‘spirit’ could be synonymous with ‘enthusiasm’, but I interpret it as...
13th February 2013 -
Class Write Up – 10/02/2013 – Beginners Class
Read moreClass Attended: Hatfield Leisure Centre – Beginners Class Instructor: Richard Telford-Nicholson Date: 10/02/2013 Subjects covered: Bushido Nihon Kata, Mawashi-geri and Ura...
10th February 2013 -
Class Write Up – 03/02/2013 – Beginners Class and Knife defence
Read moreClass Attended: Hatfield Leisure Centre – Beginners Class and Knife defence Instructor: Kevin Archibald Date: 03/02/2013 Subjects covered: Elbows, Gyakuzuki...
3rd February 2013 -
Class Write Up – 31/01/2013 – Basic Class
Read moreClass Attended: Westminster Lodge – Basic Class Instructor: Kevin Archibald Date: 31/01/2013 Subjects covered: Bushido version of Ten No Kata...
31st January 2013 -
Class Write Up – 17/01/2013 – Basic Class
Read moreClass Attended: Westminster Lodge Basic Class Instructor: Kevin Archibald Date: 17 Jan 13 Subjects covered: Stances, punching jodan and...
17th January 2013 -
Martial arts for self-defence… the truth (Part 2)
Read moreFollowing on from Part 1 of this post, I believe you can quickly tell whether someone comes from a...
29th December 2012 -
Martial arts for self-defence… the truth (Part 1)
Read moreEver since the popularity of UFC/MMA exploded in the early part of this century the subject of Brazilian Jiyu...
28th December 2012 -
The Twenty Precepts of Gichin Funakoshi – No. 4
Read more‘ First know yourself before attempting to know others’ There are two interpretations of this precept, one to encompass...
11th December 2012