Okinawa

“Karate still involves strengthening and conditioning the body.”

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  “Karate still involves strengthening and conditioning the body.” ?? . Shinyu Gushi (1939-2012) 9th dan Uechi Ryu . . Today’s approach to the strength and conditioning for karate basically falls into three main camps: . 1: No strength and conditioning at all . 2: (High rep) bodyweight exercises . 3: Bodybuilding . Okinawan karate masters […]

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“Many of today’s practitioners are too timid in their training.”

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“Many of today’s practitioners are too timid in their training. They train with only the thought of being able to finish and not with the thought of progressing – pushing yourself to become better. You must train hard if you want to progress otherwise you are just a mediocre practitioner, and there are many of

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