Originally published in the 2017 Fall WTSDA & WTSDF Newsletter Many exciting updates to our Sah Dan and Master testing processes have been implemented. I want to remind everyone that testing is a privilege and not guaranteed to everyone. The association is looking for… Continue Reading “WTSDA Testing Committee Update”
by Iain Abernethy, www.iainabernethy.co.uk Welcome to the eighth and final part of the Basic Bunkai series. In this series of articles we’ve been exploring the basics of “bunkai” (kata application). The masters of the past told us that a single kata was a lifetime’s… Continue Reading “The Basics of Bunkai: Part 8”
by Iain Abernethy, www.iainabernethy.co.uk This series of articles explores the basics of “bunkai” (kata application). Over the last six parts we’ve been discussing the fundamentals of this vitally important aspect of karate. We’ve seen how the most common kata movements can be applied at close-range.… Continue Reading “The Basics of Bunkai: Part 7”