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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Hi, I’m Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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Hidden techniques in Kata

Some instructors claim that Kata harbors hidden techniques, asserting that these were concealed during Karate's integration into the Okinawan school system to prevent potentially dangerous injuries. The notion was that ...

How karate lost its grappling techniques

Tracing the transformation of karate from a grappling art to a kicking and punching discipline. Itosu Anko and Funakoshi's vision. In the early 1900s, Itosu Anko embarked on a revolutionary ...

Lifestyle Karate

After practicing Karate for many years, it becomes a part of one's life. Thus, Karate is no longer a physical sports discipline, as it was at the beginning. Karate becomes ...