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Samurai Karate Tasmania

Locality: Huonville

Phone: +61 422 489 979

Address: Huonville PCYC & Huonville Scout Hall 7109 Huonville, TAS, Australia

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25.01.2022 Where there is no practice, there is no Karate practitioner. Never fail to practice. (end quote) - Minoru Higa 10th dan Shorin Ryu Kyudokan . ‘’ (Kyudo Mu...gen) - (The Path of Study Never Ends) . It is easy to believe you know enough. You have reached all the knowledge you need or want. You train and workout, you have achieved your grades and belts. There is no more to learn! If you’re an instructor, what do you do when you have taught your students everything you know? . It is always important to remember that there is always more to learn - more depth, more knowledge over time to be gained. You must trust the quality of what you know too, not just the quantity. . There’s a lot out there to learn. Whatever you know, however you understand the techniques and principles, there is always more, another perspective, a deeper understanding that could change how you think about things. . So constantly push those boundaries, not just for what you know, but also what you don’t know; every answer brings new questions. It is important to keep your mind open to learning new things. . Training and learning has no end. Keep practicing, keep studying. . The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know. - Albert Einstein . . Photo Credit: Okinawa Karate Kobudo Record Production Committee: With thanks to Jesse Enkamp . . #karate #kata #bunkai #dojo #martialarts See more

20.01.2022 OUT NOW An interview with Australian Karate Olympian Tsuneari Yahiro #19 Tsuneari Yahiro - Australia's first Karate Olympian A discussion with Tsuneari Yahi...ro as he prepares for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo Cheyne McMahon sits down with Tsuneari Yahiro to discuss what it takes to become an elite Karate athlete and Australia's first Karate Olympian. ITunes: https://podcasts.apple.com//karate-over-coff/id1557154666 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LBGEpaDc0HlcGRe2SW8jQ YouTube: https://youtu.be/un0NS9cuUG4

18.01.2022 A Black belt is a white belt who never gave up !!

17.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/2036653503027584/posts/5093034280722809/?vh=e

15.01.2022 I’ve been asked multiple times why I study Iain Abernethys bunkai explanations. It’s because of how thorough they are. I always ask, Well if it’s not that then what else could it be, or what would be better? Try it and see. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQi74nfIxqp/

14.01.2022 Traditionally, karate has always been evolving and it has always been happy to adopt any methods or practises deemed useful. There has also always been a wide r...ange of approaches to it. When anyone remarks, That’s not karate!, there are three valid responses: 1) Not yet but it will be! 2) Maybe not your karate, but it is our karate. 3) It was and will be again! See more

12.01.2022 Jesse is always interesting.

11.01.2022 It's tomorrow! Please cook rice before the class begin. I normally cook 1 cup of rice per person for Sushi but depends on how much you would like to eat. ...Wash rice a few times before you cook No oil, salt or sugar, just add water and cook. Please google how to cook Japanese rice if you are unsure. See more

10.01.2022 THE DIRTY SECRET THAT KATA WORLD CHAMPIONS DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW (!) By Peter Damen -----... According to Jesse Enkamp, Karate Nerd of the famous website KARATEbyJesse.com, the snapping movements of many kata world champions are insanely impressive. I agree with him. For instance, Rika Usami, female kata world champion, has tremendous speed and kime in her techniques. But how do these champions get that crazy snap in their techniques? Apparently, Jesse had the same question. In an article on his website titled ‘How to Snap Your Karate Techniques Like Rika Usami’ (http://www.karatebyjesse.com/rika-usami-karate-technique-s/), Jesse explains that the snapping techniques can be compared to the sound of a cracking whip. Later on in his article, he explains that according to Yoshimi Inoue, the sensei of world champions like Rika Usami and Antonio Diaz, three distinct principles provide an optimal technique, namely; speed, timing and balance. Jesse then tells at the end of the article that if you want to snap your techniques, you have to focus on correct technique (speed, timing, and balance) in order to generate enough power to crack your body like a human bullwhip. Great advice. Some time after reading this article, I saw an interesting video on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2WyOBRDNBo) where karate techniques were explained, and the aforementioned world champion Rika Usami demonstrated the beginning of kata Pinan Nidan. That's when I noticed something VERY remarkable! The snap that should come from the first technique in Pinan Nidan, a technique known as "otoshi uchi" (at 7:15 min in the video, and again on 7:21 min), did not seem to come from the technique - but from a slap of her right hand on her left forearm shortly before she executed the technique Unfortunately, it went so fast I could barely see it! In order to examine it better, I subsequently downloaded the video, and observed the corresponding movement frame-by-frame (see figure 1) and my suspicion was clearly confirmed. While turning to the left to make the otoshi uchi, it is clearly visible that during this process, Rika slaps her right hand on the sleeve of her left forearm (red arrow in figure 1) before very quickly bringing her right hand to hikite and making an otoshi uchi with her left arm. Incredible. Subsequently, I checked a number of other videos of Rika Usami (in which she performed katas like Kosokun Dai and Chatanyara Kushanku) and noticed, after frame-by-frame analysis, that the snapping sound was often not the result of the execution of a correct technique (with speed, timing and balance), but the result of slapping the gi in various places. When I saw this, I started looking at other top kata athletes on YouTube. My discoveries may surprise you... For instance, I found a video on YouTube in which the Vietnamese top athlete and former world champion Hoang Ngan Nguyen performed the kata Anan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=362xQmlj1zA). Using a frame-by-frame analysis, I saw that her techniques were often accentuated by striking with a completely flat hand on her karate gi. This is particularly evident in figure 2, in which a number of consecutive images around the time point 0:49 min are shown. In the sequence in this figure, it is clearly visible that Nguyen, before pulling her left hand to hikite while performing a shotei uchi (palm strike) with her right hand, slaps her flat left hand on her karate gi at the height of her abdomen (red arrow in figure 2). That's not all! Take a look at the following video of world champion Antonio Diaz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxTMP5_kA3Y), which shows him performing shuto uke (knife hand strike) in kata Chatanyara Kushanku (around the time point 0:50 min). Look closely. Antonia adds an extra slap on his chest before every shuto uke technique (see figure 3). But the movement seen in photographs 1 to 5 of figure 3 is completely unnecessary, since the shuto uke is performed in photographs 6 to 8! From a budo perspective, this is a completely irrelevant movement with the sole purpose of generating a snapping sound in order to create the impression that this snap comes from performing a shuto uke. I think this is remarkable to say the least. Undoubtedly, there are many more examples of elite karate-ka in the international field of kata that perform this type of slapping on their karate gi, and since the above mentioned people are at the top of the international kata world, they are obvious role models for many karateka. For this reason I have mentioned these top kata performers in this article. But I would like to emphasize that these international players are obviously exceptionally skilled athletes, who have trained for many years to achieve international excellence in kata. However, I find it disappointing that they use these kinds of "tricks" to enhance their performance, because they should not need to use these tricks. This is to say, they are very talented and can compete at the world top even without it. This trick, slapping your karate gi, is in my view comparable to the loud exhalation many Shotokan karate-ka performed a number of years ago during kata competitions. Just like slapping, some breathing may be heard in support of your technique - but it should not be given priority over the correct execution of a technique. Now, some people might think that what is discussed in this article is a distant reality, only carried out in international kata competitions. Wrong. As I pointed out above, these international athletes are role models for many karateka. They are admired, and hence copied, by local kata performers all over the world on a daily basis. To illustrate this, I would like to refer to the following two videos, in which the same local kata performer can be seen in 2011 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tydAa?yXU4E) and a couple of years later, in 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRzZSzhD9gM). When the execution of these two kata is compared, it's clearly visible that slapping the karate gi has been learned in this period of time, from 2011 to 2014. Moreover, even in the karate schools where I teach, I have to deal with students that emulate, or want to emulate, this slapping behavior. It's very difficult for me as a teacher to prevent students from doing this, since, as they say themselves, it scores during competition. In conclusion: I think the snapping sounds that are heard and seen in the above mentioned examples have nothing to do with a correct, fast execution of a technique or kime - but solely with slapping the forearm, chest or side of the body. In my view it is strictly a show element, theatrical support, which I think does not belong in karate. Moreover, it devaluates real kime - and this fact should be included into the final decisions of trained referees. Judges should take due account in their assessment since it is clearly defined in the kata rules of the World Karate Federation, WKF, (cf. Article 5), that the "Use of audible cues (from any other person, including other team members) or theatrics such as stomping the feet, slapping the chest, arms, or karate gi, or inappropriate exhalation" is counted as a foul. Kata is not a dance or theatrical performance, and fortunately this is also clearly stated in the competition rules of the WKF. Therefore, I sincerely hope that this kind of theatrics will disappear from the kata discipline, so that I (and others) can concentrate on teaching the proper execution of kata, in which the martial values and principles prevail. Finally, I hope that this article will motivate judges to assess kata correctly regarding the theatrics described above, and will give a positive contribution to the kata discipline of karate - which for many karate-ka is so much more than a sport alone. ------ What do you think?

10.01.2022 Fascinating!!! Great watch. I did a couple of years of Kali training when I was in my teens. This video makes me want to get the sticks out again!!!

10.01.2022 Sensei’s Christmas present ideas...

09.01.2022 ***GIVEAWAY*** We have some incredible 2020 Olympic merch that we want to gift to our amazing AKF members Three Barbie Dolls (Tokyo Olympics - Karate Edition...) Awesome memorabilia for the kids! To enter: - Tell us your favourite karate move - Tag a friend who might want to enter *This is a Facebook exclusive giveaway. To enter the giveaway for the Australian Olympic Team Gold Plated Coins, head to our Instagram! * Winners will be announced 22 October 16:30pm T&C: Per Facebook rules, this promotion is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Facebook. By entering, entrants confirm that they are 13+ years of age, release Facebook of responsibility, and agree to Facebook's terms of use.

05.01.2022 our story in lockdown. Dont wait for things to get better, make the most of the situation we are in the Samurai Way

03.01.2022 Sensei Pat needs some visitors!!!!!

03.01.2022 Happy Birthday Sensei Rocky!!!!! I miss you heaps. One of the toughest karate men I know!!!!