During the last training session we covered kata Pinan Nidan in detail, trying to find ways to best remember and memorise the techniques and stances. I briefly discussed with some of the students about the many different ways that kata can be practiced to better understand it and learn it. http://www.karatebyjesse.com/51-awesome-ways-to-practice-k…/ This is an
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles We use our legs a lot. For just about everything, really. Yet as planes, trains, and automobiles reduce our walking to the bare minimum we are, historically, now using them the least. They help us move up flights of stairs, and run a marathon. Most relevantly though, as a Karateka, we use them for kicking. So