KANKU DAI – THE HEART OF SHOTOKAN
When performing a Kata … we must always concentrate and…
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UNDERSTANDING HIKITE AND HIKIASHI
If good movement is equal to natural movement, then good…
THE SHOTOKAN TIGER (TORA NO MAKI)
Karate-Do strives internally to train the mind to develop a…
KARATE NI SENTE NASHI
For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles…
THE ART OF TIMING
There is timing in everything. Timing in strategy cannot be…
ZANSHIN
The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory or…
BUDO: THE MORAL COMPASS OF KARATE-DO
To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is…
SEICHUSEN: THE CENTRELINE OF KARATE-DO
In Shotokan Karate-Do the concept of Seichusen (正中線), literally translated…
KIAI: SPIRIT, FOCUS AND ENERGY
Walk into any karate dojo, and before too long, you’ll…
MOKUSO: A MOMENT OF STILLNESS
In many dojos, classes often begin and end with mokuso.…