Posts in Resources

Blocking Techniques

  Age uke – Rising block Morote age uke – Two-armed rising block Gasshô uke – Joined palm block (hands touching at wrists, fingers pointing[…]

Techniques

  Waza – Technique Uke waza – Blocking techniques Tsuki waza – Punching techniques Uchi wasa – Striking techniques Keri waza – Kicking techniques Ken[…]

Stances

https://youtu.be/xRL-qcs0A44 Tachikata – Stance position Shizentai – Natural position Fudô dachi – Immoveable stance Hangetsu dachi – Half moon stance Heikô dachi – Parallel stance[…]

Elements of Karate training

  Basic training – kihon Patterns – kata Selected Kata – sentei kata Designated Kata – shitei kata Favourite Kata – tokui kata Breakdown/analysis –[…]

Target Areas and Directions

  Upper/face – jôdan Middle/stomach – chûdan Lower/groin – Gedan Below the knee – hiza shita   Left – hidari Right – migi Forward –[…]

Counting

  1 – ichi 2 – ni 3 – san 4 – shi or yon 5 – go 6 – roku 7 – shichi or[…]

Pronunciation

  a – like in arm ai – like in lie e – like in egg ei – like in hay g – like in[…]

The Dojo Kun…

  Hitotsu! Jinkaku kansei ni tsutomeru koto Standard translation – To seek perfection of character Bushido Hombu translation – To seek perfection of character Hitotsu! Makoto[…]