First Beach Training Session of 2012
Saturday the 4th of February marked the first Funakoshi Karate International South Africa beach training session for the year, and as it turned out, we...
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Back to My Karate
January 23, 2012
by Craig Lotter
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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...
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Kyu 2 Brown Belt Achieved!
December 11, 2011
by Craig Lotter
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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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Funakoshi Karate International Syllabus: Brown Belt 3rd Kyu to Brown Belt 2nd Kyu
October 13, 2011
by Craig Lotter
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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...
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Training Regime Restart
August 19, 2011
by Craig Lotter
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Right, time to get back into the faithful old training regime, now that Spring seems to be finally creeping up on us, and all the...
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Let’s Resume then Shall We?
August 2, 2011
by Craig Lotter
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Okay, I guess it is time that I resume with some live life blogging again (thank you my carefully crafted blog buffer – an intricate...
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Martial Arts in Action: Delivering an Axe Kick
April 25, 2011
by Craig Lotter
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Axe kicks are a little debatable as to whether or not they are actually effective as an offense, and you often only really find them...
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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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