For some students taekwondo teaches more than self-defense, it teaches self-confidence. “I didn’t have the courage to defend myself,” said Justin Ramiriz a 12-year-old Kingsbridge resident, recalling a time, less than a year-and-half ago, when he was bullied in school. He now walks the street with confidence and traces his courage to the day he [...]
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37-year-old woman of India uses karate to save herself from an attacker on the street
During the first week of September, a 37-year-old woman in India defended herself from a would be gold chain snatching with karate moves. Apparently chain-snatching has plagued the country. While out on a walk and making her way through the streets of Naranpura Ghanshyam, resident Jigna Vyas sensed a man behind her wearing a handkerchief [...]
Kids with disabilities take karate classes and perform difficult karate maneuvers
Kids with disabilities are taking karate classes, performing difficult karate maneuvers, in a program that helps them improve their physical, cognitive, and emotional health by focusing on concentration and strength. Sensei Jeff Kohn of Glenview IL, recipient of the United States Olympic Committee’s (USOC) Paralympic Coach of the Year for Karate, coaches The Karate Can-Do! Traveling Team as [...]
8-year-old attacked by father’s ex-girlfriend prevents his own murder with karate
8-year-old Jacob Soliz-Amaya used his karate lessons to save his own life from a would-be murderer. He woke up to his father’s ex-girlfriend trying to smother him with a pillow. Thinking quickly, little Jacob used a headbutt to push her away. Jacob’s father’s ex-girlfriend, Helen Marie Newsome, had apparently broken into the home and had [...]
Lutalo Muhammad competed in UK’s Nationals and looks forward to the Grand Prix
Since winning the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, 22-year-old Lutalo Muhammad has his sights set on winning the UK’s National Taekwondo Championships in Manchester the first weekend of September 2013, who will compete in the -87kg weight class. He already has two silver medals and one bronze from past Nationals. Brandishing the [...]
Jesse Enkamp’s Interview with UK’s Iain Abernethy, practical Kata Bunkai expert
Jesse Enkamp recently interviewed the UK’s Kata Bunkai expert Iain Abernethy. Abernethy loves analyzing and researching kata. He says kata logically and structurally records everything necessary for protection against extreme violence. He teaches his own students to “read” kata so they can reevaluate for themselves. He believes in teaching the meaning behind karate-ka or he [...]
The art of martial arts drilling, by Mark Hatmaker
Martial arts practitioner and author Mark Hatmaker explains the importance of drill training. Drilling implies having it “‘drilled’ into your skull.” Training implies a train reaching its destination by keeping on its track. Drilling and training Hatmaker says, “are composed of the actual skill work needed to improve the technical expression of the combat art.” [...]
Bruce Lee inspired raucous gangster drama and yellow tracksuit, not Quentin Tarantino
Japanese director Sion Sono wants to set the record straight that Bruce Lee inspired raucous gangster drama and the yellow jumpsuit in film iconography in his 1973 film, “Game of Death.”The yellow tracksuit was actually Bruce Lee’s idea. Quentin Tarantino has been receiving credit for wearing it since his recently released film, “Why Don’t You [...]
Amputee Rob McLeod works to obtain Taekwondo black belt
UK amputee Rob McLeod suffered a motorcycle crash at age 21. He suffered personal and business losses following the accident. His back continues to pain him today. One joy in his life that helped him overcome his depression is his 12-year-old daughter Jade whom he signed up for taekwondo. Seeing her work so hard inspired [...]
AWMA has released “You Are Legend,” one minute ad
The AWMA (Asian World of Martial Arts) has released its new one minute advertisement “You Are Legend,” which you can watch by clicking below. This wordless black and white video inspires action with its rapid scene changes and heartpumping underscoring. It follows a day in the life of an Asian martial arts student, beginning with [...]
Back injury to taekwondo Olympian Jade Jones out of action until December 2013
A recent back injury with pain now affecting her leg has taken Olympian Jade Jones out of action until December 2013. She is expected to have a full recovery. However, Ms. Jones was devastated for missing out on the World Championships in Mexico last July. Speaking about her back Ms. Jones said, “It started before [...]
Two time Olympic taekwondo gold medalist suffers bitter defeat at China’s National Games
Two time Olympic taekwondo gold medalist Wu Jingyu suffered bitter defeat at China’s National Games Monday. She claims she didn’t lose the weight she needed in order to compete at the level she is used to. She also admits being very out of shape since working hard at her college studies. “But the result is [...]
Rwanda, the highest ranking nation in its region, has a new Taekwondo Tech Director
The Africa Taekwondo Union (AFTU) has appointed a new national taekwondo technical director for Rwanda: Martin Koonce. “This appointment has allowed Rwanda taekwondo to become a potential leader in the game for Africa both from a competition and technical perspective. I say potential because it is an opportunity we in Rwanda must take full advantage [...]
Tae Kwon Do turning youth into self-confident and respectful adults
Instilling self-confidence into your child or teen is no easy task. Parenting doesn’t come with a hand book. So what can parents do? One way is to enroll them in a Tae Kwon Do class or other form of martial arts. Tae Kwon Do, for example, teach young people to respect themselves and those around [...]
Bullying alert: Training begins at home with parents as role models
Children learn how to handle conflict and bullying from their siblings. How brothers and sisters relate to each other can serve as a “training ground for bullying, deviancy and aggression through social learning processes or behavioral patterns that can be reinforced across contexts.”How kids interact with each other at home, positvely or negatively, carries over [...]
How do you handle a double wrist grab with karate?
Sensei John has students Chris Morris and Mark Moore demonstrate the double wrist grab. Chris has studied karate 5 years, Mark has studied 7 or 8 years. When your opponent grabs both your wrists, you stomp between his feet with your right foot, lift the knee up high, step back while throwing your hands up [...]
Improve your karate Oizuiki hip rotation
If you have been taking karate for awhile and are having trouble with Oizuiki hip rotation, this one minute instructional video might help. The instructor first shows the correct movements. Then he shows the hip rotation with the strike. Notice the care he takes to demonstrate the movement and position of his shoulder while striking. [...]
School girls of India take back the streets with mandatory karate lessons
Somewhere in the Dekkan Plateau of India, one of the states have passed a mandatory regulation for school girls by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI): all government high schools must teach martial arts training to all the girls. This bold move has come about as a result of increasing reports of sexual predators committing [...]
In defense of bunkai
Jesse Enkamp tires of hearing people put down bunkai because they don’t see the purpose of it anymore. His philosophy is “Bunkai should be easy.” He has designed a simple framework to learn by: The Core Premise: Karate was originally meant for self-defense; kata is a mnemonic template; the techniques of kata govern successful self-defense. [...]
Jesse Enkamp shares his favorite karate quotes
He’s says he’s a sucker for quotes. Jesse Enkamp shares of his favorite “awesome” karate quotes with his readers. He likes quotes for the human connection across time, sharing thoughts and feelings we’ve all experienced. Here are a few: “To all those whose progress remains hampered by ego-related distractions, let humility – the spiritual cornerstone [...]
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