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Craig Lotter is a web developer based in Gordon's Bay, South Africa, who seems completely incapable of shaking off that pesky inner child within, the one that forces him to love all things animated or hand drawn.
The Rugged Rock of Craig contains snippets of his life, popular culture and all the important things like anime, manga, games and comic books. The CodeUnit of Craig on the other hand contains the more serious stuff like code snippets and tutorials, while the House of C chronicles his foray into the world of web comics.
For which it never seems he has enough time anyway.
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Tag Archives: funakoshi
Back to My Karate
Last Wednesday saw me make my return to Funakoshi karate, for my first training session of 2012, after having enjoyed a nice month and bit holiday break from all the punching, kicking and shifting around. The break had been good, … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged dogi, exercise, funakoshi, karate, morning walk, sweating, training
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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 other words Brown two stripes (where I was currently Brown three stripes). The grading took … Continue reading
Posted in Martial Arts, My Life
Tagged belt, birgitt smit, brown belt, eco-school, fkisa, funakoshi, funakoshi karate international, grading, karate, kyu, modeor, sensei
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My Karate Training Dilemma
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
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Tagged birgitt smit, brown belt, funakoshi, funakoshi karate international, grading, karate, kyu, Martial Arts, syllabus
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Funakoshi Karate International Syllabus: Brown Belt 3rd Kyu to Brown Belt 2nd Kyu
The following items make up the required syllabus in order to grade up from a brown belt 3rd kyu to a brown belt 2nd kyu level. The items are divided up into Saiten Kentai Waza (Grading Forms), Katas, Basic Kihon … Continue reading
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Tagged brown belt, funakoshi, funakoshi karate international, grading, karate, kyu, Martial Arts, syllabus, techniques
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Bikini Beach Funakoshi Training
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
Funakoshi Purple Belt Status Achieved
Purple. Not the most manly colour I have to admit. Nevertheless, it feels good now find it snugly wrapped around my waist. Continue reading
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Tagged eco-school, funakoshi, grading, karate, mondeor, purple, purple belt
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Our Link to the Funakoshi Style
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
Funakoshi Year-end Beach Training Session
Man, I’m really sad to have missed this, thanks to me not being able to be back in GB in time for the event after work.
Last Friday saw the official final training session of 2010 for the junior karateka at the Gordon’s Bay Funakoshi dojo, as they break up for the holiday period.
(Though the adult classes continue on a Monday and Wednesday evening of course!) Continue reading
