Kyu 2 Brown Belt Achieved!
Pleasingly, despite my reduced commitment to my Karate training regime, I was allowed to grade the Saturday before last, grading for Brown Kyu 2, in...
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My Karate Training Dilemma
October 20, 2011
by Craig Lotter
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I sit with a bit of a dilemma on my hands with regards to my karate training, and the decision is a big one –...
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Bikini Beach Funakoshi Training
February 21, 2011
by Craig Lotter
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Friday 11 February saw the perfect way to de-stress after a long week of work, with a Bikini Beach training session to kick off the...
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Photo Gallery: Bikini Beach Funakoshi Training (2011-02-11)
February 11, 2011
by Craig Lotter
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Gordon’s Bay is the home of Funakoshi Karate International South Africa, and what good is living by the sea if you don’t use it? After...
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Our Link to the Funakoshi Style
December 30, 2010
by Craig Lotter
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Most of you will know that the Funakoshi karate discipline or style was created by a South African in the late 1960's, a man by...
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Funakoshi Blue Belt Status Achieved!
June 9, 2010
by Craig Lotter
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Last Friday has come and gone and apart from the joyous occasion of seeing my child blob in its full black and white ultrasound glory,...
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Funakoshi Karate Camp Edwin
February 11, 2010
by Craig Lotter
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Why? Well this was to be the weekend of "Camp Edwin", Funakoshi Karate International South Africa's first ever karate camp since having broken away from...
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