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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Hi, I’m Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Martial Arts Researcher
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Jissen Karate

Ball- or heel turn in karate

Now and then, I get this question from a student: "Which part of the foot should we use as a pivoting point when we turn? Should we pivot on the ...

Funakoshi Niju kun

Gichin Funakoshi wrote the Nijū kun principles, which he likely developed through his personal experiences and contemplation of karate's practice and philosophy. The principles serve as guidelines for practitioners to ...

Application of Kata techniques

Kata was created to function in a perfect fight situation. Everything is predetermined. When we are attacked in a certain way, then we use a certain series of defensive techniques ...