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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Hi, I’m Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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Jissen Karate

Practice Kihon

Kihon means basic technique; here we practice the basic techniques repeatedly. In addition to the technical aspects such as punches, blocks, and kicks, proper posture, balance, and breathing are also ...

Bodhidharma and martial arts

Did Bodhidharma already know martial arts? I did some research about Bodhidharma's background in martial arts. This is what I found. The origins of Bodhidharma's martial arts background are somewhat ...

Yoshitaka Funakoshi’s Shotokan

Yoshitaka "Gigo" Funakoshi was born in Okinawa in 1906. Already from childhood, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, which was also the cause of his death in 1945. Yoshitaka began his ...