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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: grading
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
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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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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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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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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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Reaching a Black Belt: Funakoshi Grading Syllabus
Moving to Funakoshi Karate International South Africa comes with a revised grading schedule and more importantly, a revised grading syllabus. Continue reading
