MY KARATE CLUB

Should karate be one style? 空手は一流派にすべきか Many people (at least the Japanese people) remember clearly that Judo ( 柔道 ) was inducted into the Olympics in 1964 at the first Tokyo Games. Then at the 1988 Seoul Games, Taekwondo was allowed as a demonstration event, and then became an official Olympic event at the 2000 Sydney Games. Many karate coaches and the practitioners were very happy when they heard the announcement last year by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) that Karate was one of the sports events added to the 2020 Tokyo Games. This means that as far as the induction into the Olympics, Karate is 30 years behind Taekwondo and more than half a century behind Judo. I know that WKF (World Karate Federation) and JKF (Japan Karate Federation) had tried many times to get karate in the Olympics but were unsuccessful until now. You would wonder why. Some people may know that the main reason why Karate had to wait until now was that it has many different styles. On t

WHAT IS A SENSEI?  In your study of Karate, no one will be more important than your teacher, your sensei. The word is made up of two ideograms, sen, which means “ahead” or “precede,” and sei, which means “life.” Put together, they create a new word that means “one who is ahead of you in life.” Your sensei, your teacher, is your elder and is deserving of your respect. In Japan, teachers are considered to be more than just instructors of a particular subject. They are regarded as role models for their students in all aspects of life. Japanese teachers of math or social studies, for example, are expected not only to know about their subjects but also to lead exemplary personal lives, so that their students may look up to them. This is doubly true for a sensei of martial art such as Karate. You should respect your sensei and behave accordingly, listening carefully to his or her instructions and teachings. Your sensei is someone who has learned much from many years of int

Students guide to Karate as Self-defence. PART ONE We all have our own Ideas how best to defend ourselves and we all have some natural skills how to defend and to attack.   But by practicing karate / martial arts the aim is to learn new skills and enhance those that we have already. Sometimes we think that using force is the best answer.   In some cases I am not going to lie, yes may be the answer. But of course this is not true in majority of the cases. Defending oneself to my experience is not only based to how strong ( although stretch is an ingredient)  you are, is much more based how smart you are, and the way you combine the two together. Through training and real life events I have come to understand that deafening required more than just kicking, punching and being strong and brave. Just imagine you have to fight every that tells you something you don't like. Where you going to end up? I  let you answer this... So I learned that