2022-11-16
Last night I held a small kyu grading for my "senior student" - the young lady who started with me a couple of months after my classes began.
Nov 16, 2022
2022-11-15
My karate "dance card" is going to be full for the next few weeks while I fill in for Sensei Dave Bracklow’s ISKF Tempe at the Tempe Family YMCA.
Nov 15, 2022
2022-11-14
Last night I introduced the class to "inside block" (uchi-uke), the last of the five "basic" blocks we need to cover.
Nov 14, 2022
2022-11-14
Last night I introduced the class to "inside block" (uchi-uke), the last of the five "basic" blocks we need to cover.
Nov 14, 2022
2022-11-09
Last time we’d met, I’d said something about the dangers of "anchoring" kata to the room where you learn it.
Nov 9, 2022
2022-11-07
I introduced knife-hand block (shuto-uke) and back stance (kokutsu dachi) this evening.
Nov 7, 2022
2022-11-02
There were only three students tonight so, after warm-ups and kihon we did something a little different - we worked on impact and applications.
Nov 2, 2022
2022-10-22
The newly announced "American Shotokan Karate" (see my 2022-10-21 update) had its first fall clinic and dan grading today.
Oct 22, 2022
2022-10-21
This weekend I travelled back to Illinois - my old stomping grounds - to attend my organization’s fall clinic at my old dojo, the Central Illinois Shotokan…
Oct 21, 2022
2022-10-21
This weekend I travelled back to Illinois - my old stomping grounds - to attend my organization’s fall clinic at my old dojo, the Central Illinois Shotokan…
Oct 21, 2022