Gassyuku 2012

You will get a lot of benefit whenever you participate gassyuku or seminar or competition.

Your techniques will improve even from watching or listening. Life is always busy, but please do not miss good opportunities.

Videos coming soon..

Special Event

I have joined the gassyuku (training camp) in Victoria. We enjoyed all the sessions conducted by Stephen & Shelley Hol sensei. Students had a lot of improvements as well during the camp.

Contents;
- Advance Kata
- Kumite
- Kumi-waza
- Ne-waza
- Team Kata
- Team Kumite
- Video lecture
- Combat in the dark
etc.
Videos are coming soon!

Tenseness & Relaxation

Karate training must be a very serious activity to avoid injury. All the people acting in the videos are very strict in usual training, but  these are rare cuts to find their relaxed face! Thank you for your help for my filming mates.

Ippon Shobu

Most of the techniques in Ippon Shobu are jodan/chudan zuki.
For people who are used to sport karate (Blue vs Red) might feel short of fun.
I like the sport karate too and hope this will be included in Olympic events someday.
But I think the longer you learn karate-do, the more you will be interested in this 'Ichigeki-Hissatsu' principle.

Comps Digest3

There are many cases of fighting with different size people, and bigger tend to beat smaller with heavy & hard-hitting and long reach. This is a typical example, I could not stop the opponent crashing into me. I need to think of strategy and train harder. Please give your good idea.    WSKF Stephen sensei thank you for the advice, I will pursue better ways.

Comps Digest2

Kata tournament rules are depend on the comp size.  Typically;

for 1st round: Shitei kata referee's choice (from Heian shodan to Tekki shodan) - Red/white flag system,

for 2nd round: Sentei kata referee's choice (from Jion, Empi, Bassai D, and Kanku D) - Red/white flag system, 

for final: Shido kata competitor's choice (from the rest of Katas) - Point system.

Comps Digest1

The comps was traditional 'Shobu Ippon' kumite - kill with one blow - style. Mostly hitting the jaw or stomach with proper timing, distance and strength get into waza-ari.

Waza-ari + waza-ari = Ippon. (Much different from WKF style)

Special Seminar & Comps

Nishimura sensei's dojo organized all AU seminar, grading /referee /instructor /examiner  test, and all class competition in Melbourne.
Ogura sensei 7th dan was invited from Japan headquarter and we had very productive time.
More details later..

Grading test

The first grading for this year has been held yesterday.

It is not easy for these little kids to keep interest during the usual training, but they seem understand this must be a special day.


It must be good for instructors as well to recall this 'special nervousness' in old days.


It is said in Japanese 'Syoshin wasuru bekarazu'.

Tsuki & Uchi

The main difference between Tsuki and Uchi


Tsuki --> The impact point of the fist moves to the same direction with the forearm
Uchi --> The impact point of the fist moves at (right-) angle of the forearm

Make sense?

Special Seminar

Nishimura sensei 7th dan visited Sydney dojo and had a special seminar. This is one of the very basic questions from him, which no one could answer properly.


'What is the difference between Tsuki and Uchi?'
(Tsuki-- Oi-zuki, gyaku-zuki, Yama-zuki, Kagi-zuki etc.)
(Uchi -- Tettsui-uchi, Uraken-uchi, Shuto-uchi etc.)
What do you think?

Welcome to Sydney

Stephan Hol sensei 5th dan visited Sydney dojo and joined in the training.

Thank you for showing your good manner, hope we train together again.

And thank you Shelley sensei, I spent a very happy time with you all.

Michael sensei (JKA NSW) & Steve sensei (WSKF VIC)

Happy New Year

The new year has started.
My holiday in Japan was nice and calm.


Hope it will be a brighter year for all people
suffered from the earthquake disaster.

Shiwari 2

I think I do not need to explain for his video. Good work Hamilton people!
And happy Christmas to Karate mates.

Shiwari

'Shiwari' or 'Tameshi wari', is breaking boards, ceramic tiles, etc with bare hands or feet.

The purpose of shiwari is to see the impact of the technique after having long time serious training. But trying beyond your capability and having injury is nonsense.
I love to watch or try by myself, but dislike kids are doing this because it must give bad effect to their bones.
Breaking baseball bats, concrete blocks etc. are good for entertainment, but not for shotokan karate.
If it is conducted properly under supervising by trained sensei, it is good encouragement for students too. What do you think?