Sosai liked to see if you could do handstands. At the end of every training there were sit-ups, push ups and hand stands, seiken was preferred. In the end I was doing this on two fingers. Support my legs was a guy from Scotland, John Kerr.
Photographs from Honbu, there were always photographers at the dojo taken some kind of publicity photos and writing stories. These were used in a magazine to show how popular Kyokushin was becoming and that students would travel to Japan to train.
During the early weeks Sosai said that I must try the HUNDRED MAN FIGHT. I said osu and that was that, two years later the day came. There is not much to say about that day only I was determined to do my best. I had already witnessed two failed attempts at the hundred man fight so I knew what to expect.
It’s time to go through the kata updates, first with my sensei who will in turn pass them on to the students. Nobody had any real big problems with any of the technique so that was positive. Over the years whenever there were some kind of change I would hear people say that it was hard to change! Its only hard in your mind.
Seienchin means “calm within the storm”. Different styles perform Seienchin in slightly different ways. This kata helps you maintain a good kiba dachi using different angles and balance, which in turn strengthens your lower body. It also helps you build your spirit, after performing this kata a number of times your legs get tired, you have to push through the pain and keep going.
Here I show a short introduction clip of the Kanku bunkai. The Kanku is our club logo (Gothenburg’s karate Kai), it originates from the Kanku kata. The points of the Kanku represented by the fingers means the ultimate. The wide part of the Kanku represented by the wrists implies strength and power. The center represents infinity and depth, gazing through the center helps unify mind and body. The circle surrounding the Kanku represents continuity.
This clip is a short introduction to the five Pinan Katas. The Pinan kata originated in Okinawa Pinan can be translated as “Peaceful mind peaceful safety” and were created by Anko Itosu in 1905. When Gichin Funakoshi brought karate to Japan, he renamed the kata to Heian, which is translated as “peaceful and calm”. I like to think of them as “Peace and Harmony”.
In this clip I am showing some application ideas of the four basic blocks Jodan Uke, Soto Uke, Uchi Uke and Gedan Barai. These four blocks are always in my kihon lessons when I teach. I also let the students practise different levels of bunkai in groups and make them analyse different techniques so they can come up with their own ideas. This helps them to understand what they are doing.
The SKK technical meeting has finished, almost two days, of training and ideas. There where about 60 club leaders attending from all over Sweden. Although its called a technical meeting there were lots of discussions around politics etc, sometimes a necessary evil at these events. We also covered refereeing and competitions, two long but important days.
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We filmed a short video clip in slow motion as a test for my dojo Gothenburg’s Karate Kai. This will be used to advertise the dojo and to inform any future members about our beginners course. Like most dojos, advertising is very important and the competition is high for new members and your budget is limited. Next term we will see if our advertising campaign gives us any results and maybe try some new ideas.