What is a true JKA follower? The JKA has split so many times over the past 15 years that there is no JKA anymore (except in a trademarked name)....
I must be getting old. I thought of the 16th century ronin Miyamoto Musashi who wrote Gorin-no-sho (Book of 5 rings). Does he count?
I would argue that the KUGB was Sensei Enoeda's lifes work. I would also argue, infact I know that he wouldn't want JKA Karate spread throughout...
I recently received a copy of this book and it is excellent. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the history and source of Shotokan. On...
Having seen what Olympic recognition has done to Judo and Tae Kwon Do I honestly hope that Karate is rejected. Judo has beome a dull drag down and...
JKA Karate... I've just returned from a gasshuku in Budapest where I trained with Tanaka Sensei 8th Dan JKA... Training was hard and the level of...
24 Fighting Chickens I didn't always agree with Rob Redmonds views but it was a great site.
Hi Jamie I got back from Belgrade on Sunday evening having represented JKA England in Kata, Ind' Kumite and Team Kumite. The championship was...
Hi Dirk - The picture above is actually myself and Sensei Enoeda taken at the JKA Crystal Palace course in London a few years back. I've trained...
Hi ~ another JKA karate-ka here. I'm a student of the late Sensei Keionsuke Enoeda 9th Dan JKA and now train under Sensei Yoshinobu Ohta, 6th Dan...
Tanaka Sensei is coming over to teach in the UK this May. He is one of only a handful of remaining JKA masters that i haven't trained with....
I believe (Don't quote me) that Karate is being trialed at the 2008 Olympics and officially being recognised at the 2012 games. This will be the...
I think the standard of the competition you placed first in d_rza must have given you a very low opinion of points sparring. This combined with...
Well if all you're going to do is jerk your arm in an attempt to free yourself then yes having a relaxed limb will just bloody hurt. What i'm...
I think it's all down to individuals rather than styles. I've met TKD guys that couldn't even fight off sleep and some who were devastating. I can...
PS) No comments about my weight..... I'm big boned :D
PL, dare I say it but the harder someone grabs you the more important it is to relax... Tension will just solidify the grip. Becoming elastic...
We'll have to agree to disagree. It IS all about relaxation. Spreading the fingers does indeed make the wrist bigger but in doing so you limit...
The secret is relaxation. When you react to a grab with strength and tension the grip automatically becomes glue. You end up with two pieces of...
Hirota Special and a Tokaido Medium Weight
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