Fighting is a skill that everyone should have but endeavour never to use
When karate came to Europe from Japan, it was very much a martial art for young men. Kumite among students was often full contact and with just thinly padded gloves designed to protect the knuckles, not your opponent’s face. The … Continued
Regular practice is essential to progress through the belts. For home practice, there are some (limited) online video tutorials at https://loughtonkarateclub.co.uk/tutorials/. Alternatively, these are the YouTube links for the katas in our syllabus: Orange Belt, Pinan Nidan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjEHXPd3I2I Green Belt, Pinan Sandan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0cVH1JYwIw Blue … Continued
The newspapers are full of horrifying stories recently concerning violent street attacks. If it isn’t bad enough that terrorist attacks in cities are more frequent, now the latest trend seems to be acid and moped attacks. But why is this … Continued
Karate is an ancient form of combat developed in Japan with underlying principles of self discovery and self-improvement. The ultimate aim of karate training was to aspire to live by a set of core beliefs and values including courage, loyalty, … Continued
This weekend, The Times newspaper wrote an article ‘Jihadist attacks prompt rush to learn self-defence’. Several martial arts instructors who run self-defence courses commented that they get more enquiries after acts of terrorism especially when the terrorists use knives and … Continued
Karate is fairly unique in that we need good cardiovascular fitness, strength and flexibility for our training sessions. As a result of the demands we place on our body, especially high kicking, we often experience muscle soreness. Some karateka like to … Continued
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 turning up. 5. You’re awarded a black belt … Continued
Stress and anxiety are conditions that can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. These conditions are on the increase and the statistics are alarming. Here are just 3: 1. 1 in 6 young people will experience anxiety at … Continued
Mixed Martial Arts isn’t new but its popularity is. Back in the late 70’s/early 80’s, I had the good fortune to train with Steve Morris. Steve Morris was known worldwide as a formidable karate fighter and is recognised as one … Continued
Teenagers are starting to become more and more lazy due to the increase in use of mobile phones, computers, games consoles and TV. The complacency of parents allowing teenagers to be less active supports a lifeless, repetitive and monotonous motion … Continued