Phil’s Journey to Black Belt
Like most adults of my age, I was drawn to martial arts with the release of the Karate Kid films in the mid 80’s. It’s great to see another influx of kids inspired by the Cobra Kai series. So at … Continued
Like most adults of my age, I was drawn to martial arts with the release of the Karate Kid films in the mid 80’s. It’s great to see another influx of kids inspired by the Cobra Kai series. So at … Continued
Here’s a list of the people we work closely with: Loughton Self Defence https://www.loppinghall.org.uk/ Home https://www.davenantschool.co.uk/ flymedia, Website Design, Loughton, Essex https://www.itsyourmojo.com/ https://www.dohedaikarate.com/
As many of you know, I’m a qualified personal trainer. I specialise in fight conditioning and draw on my experience as an ex professional kickboxer. I have many years experience in the fitness industry and have sampled, not just different … Continued
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 … Continued
Check out our first three online videos on YouTube: Warm Up & Stretch https://youtu.be/JNOoyEqwN6k 13 minute HIIT Karate Exercise https://youtu.be/xwCcrT5yZyk 13 minute Mini Beast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt_jbQnxHAc With the aid of Campbell, we’ve started to film our grading syllabus and have loaded … Continued
List of techniques (Japanese) Junzuki, gyakuzuki. Mawashigeri. Junzuki, gyakuzuki, furizuki. Surikomi maegeri, uraken, teisho. Sokuto, gyakuzuki. Ushirogeri, gyakuzuki. Ago empi uchi, nukite, shuto uke. Maegeri, mawashigeri, sokuto, gyakuzuki. Tobikomizuki, gyaku mawashigeri, gyakuzuki. Empi, uraken, ushiro mawashigeri. Uchigeri fumikomi hiza, nagashizuki, … Continued
We’ve recently revised our grading syllabus: Red Belt (9th Kyu) Kihons: junzuki, gyakuzuki, jodan uke, gedan barai, harai uke, mawatte (all in zenkutsu dachi), hizageri, kingeri, 1-10 in Japanese. Yellow Belt (8th Kyu) Kihons: uraken, tettsui otos hi … Continued
The reason why karate is a beloved art form and way of life is because of the beautiful paradox that it presents. Karate is about learning to fight so that you don’t have to. The crucial lesson that karate-do teaches … Continued
Only when done incorrectly. You’ll note from this picture that the right way to hold a stance is to have the knee point in the same direction as the foot. It’s a natural position. When the knee is at a … Continued