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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Hi, I’m Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Martial Arts Researcher
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Jissen Karate

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 ...

The Pinan/Heian Kata

Itosu Anko created the Pinan Kata for use in the Okinawan Elementary School around 1900. The creation of the Pinan Kata was to make the introduction to Karate easier for ...

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 ...