Kung Fu history

Kung Fu, also known as Wushu, is a form of Chinese martial arts that has ...

Life and history of Bodhidharma

Bodhidharma, known as Dámó in China and Daruma in Japan, is credited with founding Chan ...

Value of Karate

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Karate and Its Impact on Values, Discipline, and Self-Confidence. When delving into the world of ...

Karate styles, take a slice

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After 19-20 years of sportskarate, and standardization of Shotokan, I had to acknowledge that Shotokan ...

Yoshitaka Funakoshi’s Shotokan

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Yoshitaka "Gigo" Funakoshi was born in Okinawa in 1906. Already from childhood, he was diagnosed ...

Strength training – Yes or No!

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Are you doing strength training alongside your Karate? If not, then maybe you should consider ...

Application of Kata techniques

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Kata was created to function in a perfect fight situation. Everything is predetermined. When we ...

Hidden techniques in Kata

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Some instructors claim that Kata harbors hidden techniques, asserting that these were concealed during Karate's ...

Use of force

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An important point to keep in mind in Karate is the use of force! If ...

Interpretation of techniques (short version)

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Most practitioners of Karate do not pay much attention to the whole technique. I think ...