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Ippon Kata – the first kata on our Generic Karate Syllabus, performed by Richard Telford-Nicholson (4th Kyu at time...

‘ Spirit first, technique second’ In this precept ‘spirit’ could be synonymous with ‘enthusiasm’, but I interpret it as...

‘ First know yourself before attempting to know others’ There are two interpretations of this precept, one to encompass...

‘ Karate is an aide to Justice’ Originally, this precept would have been more of a call to arms...

Also known as Gyaku-zuki! This is probably the most practiced, most used and most renowned technique in traditional karate…...

‘ There is no first attack in karate’   This is normally incorrectly taken to mean that in a...

‘Karate begins with courtesy and ends with courtesy’ This is the first precept for a reason.  Courtesy  and respect...

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Ippon Kata The one without any arms! Ippon kata is learnt at white belt level to give the student...