The server move, which began in October, is finally done. I think everything has come across but one or 2 posts on the interim site are missing.

Hopefully there’ll be some more regular posting here now

Well, as you can see we’ve still not been able to restore the stuff from the old site.  Please bear with us and hopefully we’ll have that back soon.

In the meantime, we’ll start adding new content, which is what we hope you’ll appreciate.

I’m moving this blog over to a new server, so there maybe some disruption as we set that up.

The existing site maybe found at the alternative address at www.ClassicalKarate.com.  I anticipate we’ll be back up and running shortly.

We’re in the process of moving the Essential Karate Blog & Newsletter across to new servers.

Please bear with us as we rebuild the site!

Patrick McCarthy, Hanshi (guest in Episode 1 of The Applied Karate Show) has posted a short (3 minute) video introduction to the International Ryukyu Karate Research Society, a style-agnostic society of karateka interested in researching the foundations of Okinawan karate.

I’ve been a member of the IRKRS for many years now, and can thoroughly recommend membership in the Society for all interested in learning more about the origins and foundations of the arts they study.

I am late to the party here, but issue number 2 of the fantastic Jissen magazine published by Iain Abernethy sensei (guest on Episode 9 of the Applied Karate Show podcast) is now available for download.

Issue 2 contains a variety of great reading for the martial artist interested in the pragmatic aspects of their arts, penned by a range of wonderful authors including Iain Abernethy, Lawrence Kane, Kris Wilder (guest on episode 3 of the Applied Karate Show), John Titchen, Chris Denwood, Jamie Clubb, Dan Redmond and many more.

I highly recommend Jissen magazine, and as a free download, its got to represent the best value in martial arts media.

Thanks to the Goju-ryu Karate Training Log comes this link to a video on YouTube showing what happens to the hand during a breaking techinique.

A must see video for all who practice tameshiwari techniques.

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Founder of Shorinjiryu Shindo Budo Kwai Karate, Kyoshi Michel Laurin, has completed a new action movie in which he is starring.  The below is the theatrical trailer for the movie, The Ninong.

Kaicho Watanabe of Shorinjiryu Kenyukai Watanabe Ha Karate is also making a cameo appearance in the movie.

I am not sure of any other details at this time, but will post when I hear of the release dates, etc.

Eiku kata / bunkai

One of the unique weapons of Okinawan kobudo is the eku or kai (oar).

Here is one interesting form, with a first level application very evident from the performance.

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