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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Hi, I’m Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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Tai Kitae – Body Conditioning

Body Conditioning in Okinawan Martial Arts. Okinawan martial arts are renowned for their comprehensive approach to training, which encompasses not only technique and strategy but also physical conditioning. A crucial ...

Kiai, Kake-goe and Kime, Part 1, Kiai

Kiai and Kime have a certain kind of mystery in Karate and have been highlighted as something supernatural. Kime and Kiai were often associative with power, focus, and of course ...

Kiai, Kake-goe and Kime, Part 2, Kake-goe

I already gave you my interpretation of Kiai in part 1, and as such, I will not go into depth with this again. Nonetheless, it can’t be avoided that I ...