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How to do a Choku-Zuki? Use your Hip and Pelvis!
Our friends from Karate Dojo WaKu in Tokyo allowed us to share the following video. This time, they explain how to do a choku-zuki. How does it work? A choku-zuki is a punch in an […]
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Karate as Self-defense: Andre Bertel’s Shotokan
By Dr. Christian Tribowski We admit: We like Andre Bertel´s style of Karate. His refreshing understanding of Shotokan Karate as self-defense and its application to real fighting situations deserve more attention. Real Fights are Different […]
Kata
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 […]
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Karate and the Olympics: A Long Conflict Has Come to An End
By Dr. Christian Tribowski According to an article by the BBC at the beginning of this year, the organizing committee of the Olympics 2024 in Paris will Karate not include Karate in the program. The […]
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Master of the Masters: Katsunori Tsuyama
By Dr. Christian Tribowski Have you ever thought about who the master of Shotokan masters might be? Who trains or has trained, for instance, Tatsuya Naka? The answer is: Katsunori Tsuyama. Although he is widely […]
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Hikite: More than just the pulling hand
By Thomas D. McKinnon I have heard many so called experts criticising the hikite as a pointless exercise. It makes no sense, they say, that pulling one hand in the opposite direction, to the one […]
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Ueda Daisuke, Sen no sen, and Ikken Hissatsu
By Dr. Christian Tribowski Ueda Daisuke is an extraordinary Karateka and easy to underestimate. The reason for this assessment is his physic. He is a little heavy for a fighter with his speed. For his […]
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Reader Questions: Relation between Kihon, Kata, and Kumite?
Shotokan Karate is not self-explaining. However, especially elderly Senseis follow the strict Japanese and Zen Buddhist tradition that learning means observing not listening. While this can be a good approach to gain deeper insights. Many […]
Keiko
Makiwara Monday: very very tough! But also smart?
Some people like it tough. The Wado-Ryu Karateka in this video refuses to use a Makiwara covered with rope or leather. Instead, he punches the plain board and creates the impression as if his knuckles […]