Learn the technique first, then make it better.
Just yesterday, I had a really great Karate class. This was a class where I learned to do something the correct way after trying to do it for over five years. The solution to this was so incredibly simple but it took me a very long time and some really simple words from [...]
Kick for Cures 2009
On October 25th my club, the ISKC, is sponsoring an event to help sick and needy families called Kick for Cures. The way it works, is we go to one of four locations and do 1000 kicks and punches. People sponsor us, either with a per kick donation or a flat amount.
I know that [...]
Evaluate and adjust your Karate training to meet your goals.
Have you taken a good look at your Karate lately? Do you evaluate where you are at, where you are going and adjust your training based on your goals? Are you training for the sake of training even though it might not be helping reach your goals?
This is one area that I haven’t [...]
The road between brown and black belt is long.
I have read many times about how there is so much pressure on Karate students when they finally reach brown belt.
Could it be true…
After moving past all of the other color belts, the hard working brown belt is only one belt color away from Karate nirvana. I have even heard that the brown [...]
Japanese Karate terms and numbers
December 9, 2008 by Doug
Filed under General, Karate Terms
Since my rank examination is coming up again, I need to brush up on my Japanese Karate terms. This list is not all inclusive since these are only the terms that I need for my exam but I plan on adding more terms along with pictures (maybe even videos) of each movement in the [...]