» Instructors - Things to Avoid in Class!
04/07/09 16:03 from Total Karate
Here we go then... (Students - how many of these do you recognise?!) Things to avoid: When you are demonstrating a technique with a partner, slap your thigh and point as a prompt to attack. Say "No, hit me with a RIGHT" when uke smacks you ..

» Reality Based Combat!
28/06/09 16:53 from Total Karate
Very funny video if you come from the North of England (if you don't come from the North of England, and one or two people don't - I'm sure this character might be familiar in your own dialect!)

» Fight or Forms?
27/06/09 09:36 from Total Karate
Here's a great article, very thought-provoking indeed. http://stevemorris.livejournal.com/25983.html I've had some interesting experiences recently especially in the kids' class. Children don't have pre-conditions or habits to get in the wa..

» Natural Power
22/06/09 22:48 from Total Karate
Our "Little One" is 8 months old now! (Which is why my blogging activities are a little quiet at the moment!!) Sophie is "ground mobile" and getting into everything. You'd be surprised at how energy-sapping chasing babies gets. They have na..

» Grading Successes
22/06/09 22:46 from Total Karate
We've got some new blue belts in the club! Well done to all who passed tonight - Sally, Anna, Ben, Robert, Ian, Clinton. And Daniel for receiving his Orange belt. Just a couple of grades to finish off next week...

» Some more footage of Hironori Ohtsuka (Wado Ryu)
22/06/09 22:43 from Total Karate
Some bits of kata...

» It's all in the detail
22/06/09 22:26 from Total Karate
We were doing Pinan Nidan tonight in preparation for a forthcoming grading. At the end of class we decided to have a bit of fun and do some "bunkai". Nothing too taxing, it wasn't even realistic, but it did illustrate a point (pun not inten..

» Gradings again
11/06/09 22:16 from Total Karate
The seniors are grading next week. We're doing the rounds of the blue belts and the orange belts in a couple of weeks time. We've had some very good training over the last few sessions (despite 90% of the club going off to Germany on a scho..

» Judo and Karate
25/05/09 10:38 from Total Karate
My Brother-in-Law is a judo competitor, in fact he's qualified to fight in this year's British national championships, which is one heck of an achievement. We were recently "talking shop" (as you do!) and he loaned me a book on strangle tec..

» Snake Style!
21/05/09 22:03 from Total Karate
We were discussing the various animal styles of martial arts after training tonight. We've been doing Chinto kata, which is snake and crane form. I've posted some Crane stuff in the past, so here's some Snake Style! In the following clip, n..