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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
Photo Gallery: Funakoshi Karate Grading (2010-12-04)
I achieved my Purple Belt under the Funakoshi Karate International South Africa style in December, at the grading held at the friendly little Mondeor Eco-School in Somerset West. It was a good grading and I was pleased with my performance, … Continue reading
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Tagged eco-school, fkisa, funakoshi, funakoshi karate, grading, karate, mondeor, purple belt
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Boland Year-end Development Championship 2010
On Saturday 6 November, at Scotsdene Sports Hall, Boland Karate held its final senior tournament for 2010, aptly named the Boland Development Championship. A number of styles and dojos were invited to compete, including the Spartans who came all the way down from Ceres in a sizeable number in order to partake in this final bit of friendly rivalry. Continue reading
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Tagged boland, bunkai, championship, funakoshi, karate, medal, tournament, unison kata
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Photo Gallery: Boland Karate Year-end Tournament (2010-11-06)
On Saturday 6 November, at Scotsdene Sports Hall, Boland Karate held its final senior tournament for 2010, aptly named the Boland Development Championship. A number of styles and dojos were invited to compete, including the Spartans who came all the … Continue reading
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Tagged boland, bunkai, craig lotter, funakoshi, funakoshi karate international south africa, karate, kigai, tournament, unison kata
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Kumite Training with Sensei Kai
Last Saturday saw the first of two special kumite training classes with German Sensei Kai Ellenberger and Marius Bouwer, held in the Gordon’s Bay Primary School hall. Continue reading
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Tagged funakoshi, funakoshi karate international germany, kai ellenberger, karate, kumite, marius bouwer, sensei, training
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The Official Opening of Gashuku 2010
The evening of Friday 15 October marked the official start of Funakoshi Karate International South Africa Gashuku 2010, even though technically the event was already three days into its 15 day duration. Continue reading
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Tagged dance, funakoshi, gashuku, german, kai ellenberger, karate, marius bouwer, opening ceremony, the barn
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Gashuku 2010 Update: Senior Training Sessions with Sensei Marius and Sensei Kai
Currently we are slap bang in the middle of Funakoshi Karate International South Africa’s official 2010 Gashuku, though truth be told it is not quite in its usual format. Continue reading
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Tagged funakoshi, funakoshi karate international germany, gashuku, Gordon's Bay, kagami, karate, marius bouwer, sensei kai, sensei marius, shisome
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Funakoshi Blue Belt Status Achieved!
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
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Tagged birgitt smit, blue belt, funakoshi, grading, grading form, karate, kata
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Coming Up, From Green to Blue
Eish, I didn’t realise that my next grading is literally lurking around the corner. This time around I’ll be pushing for my blue belt under the Funakoshi style and by the sounds of it, the amount of people grading out of my class appears to be pretty small – so I’m quite motivated to do as well as possible come the big day. Continue reading
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Tagged belt, blue belt, funakoshi, grading, green belt, karate, kata, next level, syllabus
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