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A brief history of Chinto
Published on 2011-11-29 06:12:00
If I had a favourite kata, Chinto would not be it. I really like it, but the spinning jump gets me, especially since one of my Senseis decided to tell me that I could throw a Mawari-ushiro-tobi-geri in there as part of the bunkai. Now, when I get to that part of the kata, I'm thinking "Mawari-ushiro-tobi-geri", but what actually happens is most definitely not a possible
Seisan-dachi
Published on 2011-08-12 17:00:00
Picture this: You're a kyu belt in a Chito-ryu dojo, and one day you decide to take an extended trip (go to college) to another city (half-way across the country). You really want to continue your martial arts training, but are unable to locate a Chito-ryu school in the area, so you evaluate the many schools available to you from the intensive research you did (the Yellow Pages) and pick a new
Breathe
Published on 2011-06-25 13:05:00
When I first started taking karate classes in my teens, the exercise that I found to be the most beneficial was the breathing and meditation at the end of class (mokuso). Now, I find that the breathing exercises are missing from classes. I can understand why certain things are left out, especially when there are fifty kids under the age of 10 in the class, and getting some of them to "reflect"
