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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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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 ...

Rules about the Embusen

Rules about the Embusen (Line of movement). First, we need to define the term "Kiten". Wikipedia says: .. "Nearly all Japanese-influenced Kata start and end on exactly the same Embusen ...

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 ...