It’s time to admit that the karate you are learning (teaching) is FAKE, and it doesn’t actually teach you how to fight. . Practicing karate at certain schools does NOT prepare you for an actual fight! . The real problem is that regular people are being peddled traditional karate snake oil, by fake teachers who […]
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“Where there is no practice, there is no Karate practitioner. Never fail to practice.” (end quote) – Minoru Higa 10th dan Shorin Ryu Kyudokan . ‘究道無限’ (Kyudo Mugen) – (The Path of Study Never Ends) . It is easy to believe you know enough. You have reached all the knowledge you need or want. You
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Hatsuko Machida is ranked 6th dan in Uechi-ryu. She teaches at the Ageda Women’s Dojo, which is unique in Okinawa for offering women only karate classes. She explained that many of her students had not been allowed to study karate when they were young, so now they embrace the opportunity to do so. .
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“You are your own worst enemy. Fortunately, you know all your weaknesses.” . You know yourself better than anyone and you know where you want to go. Therefore you need to create a path on which you are going to step in and on. . One of the problems about today’s society is that many
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“In Shogen-ryu there is no unnecessary movement. Everything is connected to the next move. And there is speed in that movement. I’m slow, but Taba Sensei’s karate was so fast, it was too quick to see with your eyes. I work hard to follow my teacher’s example, but it is very difficult.” (End quote)
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“Never worry about what others are doing.” (end quote) – Zenpo Shimabukuro 10th dan Shorin-ryu Seibukan . . Some people that always seem to be preoccupied with what those around them are doing, and what those around them are saying, or posting on social media, can’t seem to get ahead with their own lives. They
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Live in the moment. It sounds simple enough, but we as human beings have an incredibly difficult time staying in the moment. . Why is that? . I believe we spend so much time replaying past memories, or planning too much for the future, that we miss out on the great moments that are unveiling
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