http://www.craiglotter.co.za My life and fanboy musings about everything Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:30:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/12/11/kyu-2-brown-belt-achieved/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/12/11/kyu-2-brown-belt-achieved/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:30:55 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=8412 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 other words Brown two stripes (where I was currently Brown three stripes). The grading took … Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/12/11/kyu-2-brown-belt-achieved/feed/ 0 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/10/20/my-karate-training-dilemma/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/10/20/my-karate-training-dilemma/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:15:20 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=7843 I sit with a bit of a dilemma on my hands with regards to my karate training, and the decision is a big one – should I continue or should I stop? It’s important to understand why this dilemma has … Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/10/20/my-karate-training-dilemma/feed/ 2 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/02/21/bikini-beach-funakoshi-training/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/02/21/bikini-beach-funakoshi-training/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:00:34 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=5718 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 weekend. Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2011/02/21/bikini-beach-funakoshi-training/feed/ 0 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/12/30/our-link-to-the-funakoshi-style/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/12/30/our-link-to-the-funakoshi-style/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:06:06 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=5200 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 the name of Edwin Ward. Soke Dai Hanshi (Founder and head of the style) Ward left our shores in the 1970's to begin a new life in Canada, though not before he had left sufficiently trained students to continue growing the style in South Africa. Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/12/30/our-link-to-the-funakoshi-style/feed/ 0 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/06/09/funakoshi-blue-belt-status-achieved/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/06/09/funakoshi-blue-belt-status-achieved/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:50:46 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=4198 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, the other highlight to come out of the day was my successful grading for blue belt under the Funakoshi style. Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/06/09/funakoshi-blue-belt-status-achieved/feed/ 0 http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/02/11/funakoshi-karate-camp-edwin/ http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/02/11/funakoshi-karate-camp-edwin/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:02:07 +0000 Craig Lotter http://www.craiglotter.co.za/?p=3137 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 Funakoshi South Africa literally a month or three ago! Continue reading →]]> http://www.craiglotter.co.za/2010/02/11/funakoshi-karate-camp-edwin/feed/ 0