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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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How to learn a Kata

Learning a Kata is a nuanced process that involves more than just mastering patterns and techniques. Here's a step-by-step guide: Initial Learning. When starting with a new Kata, begin by ...

How to practice Nami-gaeshi

Nami-gaeshi translates into "wave return", a more understandable description is "returning wave". The name of the technique refers to the movement that the leg performs. The leg movement resembles an ...

Interpretation of techniques (short version)

Most practitioners of Karate do not pay much attention to the whole technique. I think that is a fundamental mistake. Let us take Gedan-barai as an example; in most cases, ...