The following extract is the response Hashi McCarthy sent to a fellow martial artist who emailed him. I have highlighted fragments of the text which I found of special interest or, for whatever reason, have resonated in my ears. I … Continue reading
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It is with pleasure to share that Matt Bennett has passed his KJG shodan grading after 2 days of training and testing. At KJG we truly grade over a continuous evaluation that last months not a few hours. In line … Continue reading
I’ve always had an affinity to the abstract and the intangible and my learning process has been by capturing concepts, whatever the subject in question, and putting it into practice for reinforcement, experience and functionality. When teaching karate I often … Continue reading
The martial arts are based upon understanding, hard work and a total comprehension of skills. Power training and the us of force are easy, but total comprehension of all of the skills of martial arts is very difficult to achieve. … Continue reading
“Budo is concerned with self-perfection and Bujutsu is concerned with self-protection.” Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Tell a friend … Continue reading
Wonderful footage on the origins of Seiwakai and the very special person and karateka Tasaki Hanshi was. Tasaki Hanshi left us five years ago, on the 30th January 2011. Respect to a remarkable man. With thanks to Misha Muller. Share on … Continue reading
Karate Jutsu Gakkai translates as Academy of Karate Methodology. SKA is an active karate academy affiliated to Tasaki’s Seiwakai organisation, chaired by Fujiwara Sensei and, outside Japan, by Shihan Leo Lipinski. SKA prides itself to be an inquisitive and forward … Continue reading
SKA is back on the 4th January 2016. We train Mondays @ 8:15pm – 10pm and Thursdays @ 8:30pm – 10pm at Riverbourne Leisure Centre, Chertsey. Surrey Karate Academy is affiliated to Seiwakai which is an association within the … Continue reading
“Relationships is underatanding. It is a process of self-revelation. Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself – to be is to be related.” “Understanding comes about through feeling, from moment to moment in the mirror of relationship.” “Understanding … Continue reading
“Knowledge is fixed in time, whereas, knowing is continual. Knowledge comes from a source, from accumulation, from a conclusion, while knowing is a movement.” Tao of Jeet Kune Do Bruce Lee Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it … Continue reading
