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.
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.
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.
It´s the beginning of a new year and all sports club etc. are out to get new members as we all are. When I look to see what’s on offer I see advertisements for some new idea or concept, on closer study I see things that kyokushin is offering now only we don’t give it a fancy name. We call it hard training and then there is the personal trainer who seems to be popular those of you who train at my dojo have a personal trainer every lesson, I walk around correcting you giving you advice and shouting at you. Everything goes in circles the same as the Kanku, we start at one point and eventually return there.
It’s 2014 and for many of you it’s time to reflect what you may or may not wanted to achieve in 2013. Some may have aimed at succeding in a competition others wanted to make the next grade. Perhaps for quite a few of you it was just going to the dojo and doing your best. My goals were trying to improve and develop kyokushin karate, some things I managed to achieve such as sorting out the bunkai for kata for example which by the way is still work in progress.
Whatever your goals for 2014 remember this; Following the Martial Way is like scaling a cliff. Continue upwards without rest. It demands absolute and unfaltering devotion to the task at hand. Number two of Sosai’s eleven mottoes.
We will train our hearts and bodies for a firm unshaken spirit. I suppose that sums up what we are trying to do, not just learn new technique etc but also improve our well-being by training Kyokushin. Hearts and bodies, that something inside us all that we strive to develop and control that comes through plain hard work, perhaps for some of us we will never be able to develop that side of our personality100 percentage, but at least we try (a firm unshaken spirit).
You have to push yourself to the limit and then a little more, whether it’s Kihon, Kata or Kumite, I often tell my students, “it’s easy to give up”
So perhaps that should be your New Year promise to yourself.
Never give up!
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“Eventdagarna” is a big trade fair held in Gothenburg. Training for Life a company based in Gothenburg together with Gothenburgs Karate Kai held a demonstration for the public. We demonstrated basics, fighting and tamashiwari. There was a big audients and was a successful event for both parties. As usual it was the tamashiwari that most people were fascinated with although you heard the applause for the fighting. It was a very good day to advertise Kyokushin Karate.
Teaching at a brown and black belt seminar in my dojo Gothenburgs karate Kai. I sometimes have seminars like this in order to try and educate the high belts so they understand what they are doing. Here I am showing a short clip of how to apply (Bunkai) techniques in the opening sequence from Pinan Ni. Like all ideas you have to try and adapt them for your own needs, think for yourself don’t take things for granted. Different people will have different ideas you have to look for answers that you can understand.