Basic Techniques & Karate-Do Imagine this: Your Sensei has just encouraged you to register for your first tournament competition. You prepare for months, only to arrive at the event and be told that your division has 30 contestants. Or this: With Kancho’s upcoming visit, your stress level has just increased exponentially because your Sensei has […]
Gan Totsu Stepping Out onto the Battlefield “When crossing marshes, your only concern should be to get over them quickly without delay.??? -Sonshi (Sun Tzu) Samurai tactics never vary. They are always gan-totsu, “close and strike???. During kumite, for example, take the frontal kamae, be aware of who or what your opponent is, then go […]
Kancho Interview – Thoughts from Kancho Sydney Smith wrote, “Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.??? This quote certainly applies to Kanazawa Hirokazu Kancho, whose greatness surpasses many of the martial arts masters of today. For 49 years he has devoted his life to teaching karate-do in over 100 countries, […]
Basic Techniques & Karate-Do Karate-Do is the art of self-defense, an exercise, and a sport. However, the most important aspect in the development of perfecting one’s character is through the perfection of techniques. Blocks, punches and kicks are the basic Karate techniques learned as a beginner. Students can be easily introduced to these few basic movements in a […]