http://www.essentialkarate.com Exploring the world of classical karate and related arts Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:12:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. http://www.essentialkarate.com/2008/10/15/getting-things-back-on-track/ 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. http://www.essentialkarate.com/2008/09/09/potential-disruption-to-the-blog-site/ 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! http://www.essentialkarate.com/2008/09/08/essential-karate-blog-newsletter-back-soon/ 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, ... http://www.essentialkarate.com/2008/08/31/irkrs-introduction/ 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 ... http://www.essentialkarate.com/2008/08/31/jissen-magazine-issue-2-now-available-for-download/ 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. &;   http://www.essentialkarate.com/2008/02/18/the-breaking-hand/ 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 ... http://www.essentialkarate.com/2008/02/12/shorinjiryu-karateka-stars-in-new-action-movie-the-ninong/ 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. http://www.essentialkarate.com/2008/01/22/39/ Play the game. Sign the petition. http://www.whalesrevenge.com/index.php http://www.essentialkarate.com/2008/01/19/save-the-whales/ Mario McKenna Sensei (guest on Episode 12 of The Applied Karate Show) has posted a wonderful post about Dirty Feet in the Dojo, which extends to the quest for purity in karatedo. In this post, Mario talks about his experiences in Japan (and Canada) of removing shoes before entering the dojo, ... http://www.essentialkarate.com/2008/01/18/dirty-feet-purity-and-karate/