Karate live online training has resumed, all of our online training is live not pre-recorded and all sessions are personally taken by the Chief Instructor. Training sessions are structured as according to colour belt as all students are the same grade in each session leading to the best training experience possible. We have a beginner’s[…]
New online weapons’ training session begins on Friday 13th 8pm stick and knife. Training will focus on the Balintawak stick forms, Full control form, Power form and Sparring form. The student will learn footwork with corresponding body positions, torque and release, dynamics and flow. Balintawak Knife form will be taught both with the standard blade[…]
Once again the country has been put into another lockdown with closers of all leisure centres gyms and venues, with theses measures in place we are unable to operate our group of clubs until restrictions are lifted and we get the go ahead to reopen. We therefore have resumed our online training until such times[…]
A new weekly beginner’s children class has been set up at Cygnet Leisure Centre on Thursday evening at 5pm. Already we have thirteen new students attending weekly, I’m partially pleased as the new intake is vitally important with new growth and children been exposed to the benefits of karate training.
Excellent three hour Balintawak B3 course on Sunday 30th August with Richard and Bill covering level one and associated training. Full control form and full power, knife also covered and the boxing footwork to match. Concepts and principles inherent in all martial arts study of body mechanics power lines and mind-set.
The reopening of Adult Karate Training Sessions Saturday from the 1st August 2pm Istead Rise Community Centre Worcester Close, Istead Rise, Gravesend DA13 9LB Spaces are limited to 20 students on a bookable system to enable the training area ready for the student to attend. Please have a hygiene kit in your sport bag, hand[…]
The Real Mr Miyagi – Founder of Goju Ryu Everybody of a certain age remembers the character Mr Miyagi from the hit 1980s movie The Karate Kid. However what many people do not realise is the wise old karate teacher was in fact based on a real life master from Okinawa who founded one of[…]
Hienori Otsuka was born in Shimodate City, Japan on June 1, 1892. He began his martial arts training at a young age when his great uncle, Chojiro Ebashi began teaching him jujitsu and by the age of 5 he was learning Shindo Yoshin Ryu jujitsu under the tutelage of Shinzaburo Nakayama, the third Grand Master of[…]
Tai sabaki (体さばき) is a term from Japanese martial arts and which relates to ‘whole body movement’, or repositioning. It can be translated as body-management. It is a term used widely in and very important in Kendo, Jujutsu, Aikido, Judo, Karate and Ninjutsu. Tai sabaki is usually used to avoid an attack, such that the[…]
Titles and Ranking in Karate Dai-Sempai: dai meaning “big” or great” and often used in the context “big brother of the class” (usually given to a 1st kyu brown belt and junior black belt) Senpai/Sempai: means “mentor” or “senior” often used to indicate an assistant instructor (usually 1st and 2nd dan) Sensei: means “one who[…]