“Lesson not just karate only. Lesson for whole life,” Miyagi says in another scene. And for practitioners like Ben Sparks, Darren Gilbert and Paul Love, this belief holds firm through decades of experience, teaching, and personal transformation.
The Okinawan term “Chinquchi” deals with the concept of proper body management. In the world of karate, that means coordinating the use of the body’s various muscle groups through the proper order and timing of muscle contraction and relaxation (dynamic tension) during the execution of any given technique.
Generally speaking, in karate we are defending ourselves from an attacker … meaning the attack is already underway. In the street, I am not really concerned about winning. I am much more concerned with not losing.
Sorry, folks! I have to apolgize. This may be a bit late getting posted, but life has been crazy the last few months with recovering […]
The fastest block in the world does you no good if it is there and gone before the punch arrives.
Isshin-ryu is a blend of hard and soft? Way back in 1983, when I first started training in Isshin-ryu, I was told that it is […]
On Saturday, October 30th, a group of martial artists got together at the Beulah United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, for a day of martial […]
Combat functionality taken to the max! According to Ret. U.S.M.C. MSgt. Arcenio J Advincula, the Flesheater is the ultimate combat fighting knife, a masterful blend […]
A Great Isshin-ryu Karate Exercise. The in-line stance drill is a great little drill that teaches the practitioner to break the line of attack and […]
Remembering Sensei Harrill on his Birthday Today would have been Sensei Sherman Harrill’s 76th birthday. I sometimes wonder how many folks truly realize just how […]