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Ten Signs That Your Dojo Doesn’t Teach Self-Defence
24 Apr 2017

Ten Signs That Your Dojo Doesn’t Teach Self-Defence

by Stephen O'Brien | posted in: Karate, Self Defence | 0

Ten Signs That Your Dojo Doesn’t Teach Self-Defence 1. You only train for competitions/sport karate. 2. You never practice elbows or low kicks. 3. Weapons training involves lots of twirling. 4. You have lots of medals and trophies, some just for … Continued

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Fantastic news that we can reopen from w/c 20th Ju Fantastic news that we can reopen from w/c 20th July https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-parents-and-carers-of-children-attending-out-of-school-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/guidance-for-parents-and-carers-of-children-attending-out-of-school-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak?fbclid=IwAR1R5sTFttDk2aEc4r9XDVGBnmTZMagrsp8dUYS4bbiHB9ewVcDpEgyHOQk
Luckily the rain held off for yesterday's outdoor Luckily the rain held off for yesterday's outdoor session. Today's training schedule looks like this: Zoom, 4 - 4.30pm, kihon kata, places available. Zoom. 4.30 - 5pm, beginner's karate, places available. Outdoor, 6-7pm, fully booked.
Lovely to see some ex-students returning for Zoom Lovely to see some ex-students returning for Zoom meetings. Our online classes include solo sparring drills, karate fitness training (HIIT), kata, beginners courses and self-defence. For more details: info@loughtonkarateclub.co.uk or call 07758 341584.
Looking forward to seeing you all online again in Looking forward to seeing you all online again in our Zoom meetings. To keep things fresh, we'll change the sessions every week. Here's this weeks offerings: Monday 22nd June, 4 - 4.30pm, Kihon kata & 4.30 - 5pm, Karate for beginners. Tuesday 23rd June, 4 - 4.30pm, Solo sparring drills & 4.30 - 5pm, Pinan Nidan kata. Wednesday 24th June, 4 - 4.30pm, Basic techniques - all belts & 4.30 - 5pm, 30mins HIIT. Thursday 25th June, 4 - 4.30pm, Combination techniques - all belts & 4.30 - 5pm, Solo sparring drills, Friday 26th June, 4 - 5pm, kata masterclass - all belts. Sunday 28th June, 11am - 12 noon, Niseishi kata - black belts. Message me for the links.
"The human body was not built to fight. If I hit y "The human body was not built to fight. If I hit you in the head with a two-pound hammer, it will kill you. Why can’t somebody who weighs 150 pounds inflict the same damage? Because your centre of gravity is within your body, but you hit with the lightest part of your body—your hand. The whole secret to being a good martial artist is to figure out a way to utilise all your body weight and make it come out of your fist or foot." — Steve DeMasco, Shaolin kempo
Bruce Forsyth Lee 😂 Bruce Forsyth Lee 😂
One of our young blue belts learning a black belt One of our young blue belts learning a black belt 2nd dan combination without knowing. Take away the constraints of rank and even style and watch the youngsters flourish.
Our outdoor classes are going well with club masco Our outdoor classes are going well with club mascot Blue ensuring that our five students are socially distanced. Today we had a 21 minute HIIT session to blow away the cobwebs followed by kata practice. Book early to guarantee your place.
Meetings every day. This week is all about kata. Y Meetings every day. This week is all about kata. Yellow to black belt in 9 sessions. Message me for details...
We've been dragged kicking and screaming into the We've been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century and now have 2 Zoom classes per day. This week is for kata and beginners. I've emailed details to our students of meetings for Wednesday and Thursday this week, as follows: Weds 10th June, 3.30-4pm - kihon kata. Weds 10th June, 4.30-5pm - karate for beginners. Thurs 11th June, 3.30-4pm - pinan nidan. Thurs 11th June, 4.30-5pm - pinan sandan. If you haven't received the link and would like to join in, just ask.... More links for this week to follow.
Congratulations to Graham on achieving his blue be Congratulations to Graham on achieving his blue belt in our outdoor classes.
FREE online introduction course for beginners. Lea FREE online introduction course for beginners. Learn the basic karate skills to punch, block and kick. We'll also show you how to get karate fit, stretch, hold pads, tie a belt and more. It's all FREE. Just email to info@loughtonkarateclub.co.uk and we'll send you the tutorials to get you started right away.
We’ve started to film our grading syllabus and h We’ve started to film our grading syllabus and have loaded footage from red belt to brown belt 3rd kyu onto our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBJyslZ_y1HHZf5gGBwfy2Q These tutorials are for club students only and unlisted so you'll need the link. Full details in the June newsletter sent to you this Monday.
Fancy a bank holiday karate workout? Try a warm up Fancy a bank holiday karate workout? Try a warm up and stretch: https://youtu.be/JNOoyEqwN6k then choose between a 13 minute HIIT session: https://youtu.be/xwCcrT5yZyk or a 13 minute 'mini beast': https://youtu.be/dt_jbQnxHAc Only the bravest will try both!
Flashback to the Iain Abernethy seminar in Swindon Flashback to the Iain Abernethy seminar in Swindon 2019. @terry.monksfield @leajohnston
It's our birthday! Sadly we're gonna party like it It's our birthday! Sadly we're gonna party like it's a lockdown. I started the club at Loughton Club on this day, ten years ago. We had 6 students on the first day, adults and children.
It's our birthday! Sadly we're gonna party like it It's our birthday! Sadly we're gonna party like it's a lockdown. I started the club at Loughton Club on this day, ten years ago. We had 6 students on the first day, adults and children.
The club Naihanchi kata on a log challenge. The club Naihanchi kata on a log challenge.
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