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New Arrivals: Unsu Embusen
Our new unsu shirts, hoddies, and jackets have arrived. Last week, we hold a poll which embusen you would like to have in our shop: gojushiho dai or unsu? 51% voted for unsu. Here you […]
Month: July 2019
Articles
What is Zanshin? – The State of A Fighting Mind
By Thomas D. McKinnon What does Zanshin mean? Literally translated, zanshin means ‘left over or remaining heart /spirit/mind’. However, for the dedicated karateka, it means the state of total awareness. Being still within, while aware […]
Makiwara Monday
Makiwara Monday: Full Power with Jonas Correia
Jonas correia is a power house. His makiwara workout shows were his power comes from. How many times a week do you train on the makiwara per week?
Articles
Shotokan in New York City – Classic Documentary
A vibrant city like New York needs a location to calm down and ground oneself. Sensei Masataka Mori provided this place. In his dojo the, New York Karate Club Inc., which was located on 72nd […]
Women of Shotokan
Hiyori Kanazawa – Women of Shotokan
Last weekend, Hiyori Kanazawa achieved what she had dreamed of: She became grand champion (1th place in kumite and 2nd in Kata) at the SKIF world championship in Czech Republic. We think it is time […]
Articles
Makiwara – The Return of the Karate Tool
By Michael Ehrenreich The Makiwara is a piece of wood with padding. This is what a makiwara consists of: a post and some padding, which is traditionally a roll of rice straw attached to the […]
Makiwara Monday
Makiwara Monday: How to Train Speed With a Makiwara?!
We found this very interesting video on youtube. Unfortunately, it is in Portuguese. However, what do you think about it and his approach?
Style
Koji Arimoto: Unsu Jump and Bunkai
Koji Arimoto is a Shotokan prodigy. The world champion of 2012 has displayed his excellent skills in several Kata videos lately. One of the most astonishing is his explanatory video of the Unsu jump which […]
Spirit
The Olympic Dream of the WKF is Over! And rightfully so
A Comment by Thomas Prediger The Olympic Dream of the WKF is Over It did not last long – the Olympic dream of Karate. Last Friday, the organizers of the Olympics 2024 in Paris proposed […]
Articles
Women of Shotokan: Kellan Lyman
Wisdom does not emerge with age. It emerges with experience. Although, Kellan Lyman is only 28 years old, she has practiced Shotokan now for more then 20 years. The training has had a huge effect […]