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Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

Hi, I’m Gert Corfitzen Jürgensen

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Shōshin Nagamine

Shōshin Nagamine, born on July 15, 1907, in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, was a renowned karate master who made significant contributions to the development and promotion of traditional Okinawan martial arts ...

Overextending/Overstretched!

This article delves into a crucial aspect of martial arts, particularly in Karate – the potential risks associated with overstretching your elbow and knee joints during punching and kicking movements ...

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 ...