Tagged “2025”

• Northstowe Karate Club Annual Review 2025
  • 2025 was a year of growth and hard work. From packed classes to international training opportunities, our students achieved a huge amount together.
• Breaking Boards - Tameshiwari
  • We continued with fun lessons over the summer break, practicing gyaku zuki - breaking boards with this technique. We ended with jumping kicks
• NKC is 1 year old
  • We continue practicing the grading syllabus and then had cupcakes at the end to celebrate the club being open for 1 year
• Grading Practice - 2 July Lesson Summary
  • We went through the kihon, kumite and kata for 9th Kyu and then practiced some more advanced kata
• Kata Practice - 29 June Lesson Summary
  • We practiced kihon kata, heian nidan and heian yondan, and looking at specific areas to improve upon.
• Hip Rotation and Side Kicks - 25 June Lesson Summary
  • In the first half of the class we studied hip rotation and block punch combinations. We then moved on to side snap and thrust kicks.
• Kata - 22 June Lesson Summary
  • Today we went through kihon and heian katas 1-3.
• Mae Geri and Yoko Geri Keage - 18 June Lesson Summary
  • Today we focused on front snap kick and side snap kick and how snap kicks differ front thrust kicks
• Back to Basics - 11 June Lesson Summary
  • We had 5 beginners tonight, so we went back to basics. Even though basic, everyone can still improve their techniques and the way they move.
• Kihon Kata - Bunkai
  • We went through kihon kata and some basic applications of kata in small groups. We then covered some advanced applications, noting that blocks can also be strikes.
• Grading at Cambridge Karate Dojo - 7th June
  • A total of 99 students trained and 75 students passed their gradings, including 10 students from Northstowe Karate Club
• Grading preparation- 28 May Lesson Summary
  • We practiced the kihon, kumite and kata required for your upcoming kyu grading
• Grading Prep - Gohon and Sanbon Kumite
  • Today, we practiced primarily gohon and sanbon kumite
• Generating Power - 14 May Lesson Summary
  • Today we practiced using the lower body to generate power. Key points include having both feet completely flat and hands and feet finishing together.
• JKA WF England Spring Camp 2025 - 9-11 May 2025
  • JKA WF England Spring Camp 2025 with Oishi Takeshi sensei (9th Dan), Chief instructor of the JKA; Kawasoe Masao (8th Dan); Naito Takeshi Maestro (8th Dan)
• Grading Prep - 7 May Lesson Summary
  • We don't have much time until the grading, so we practiced our basic techniques, primarily on the spot
• Grading Prep - 4 May Lesson Summary
  • Today we focused on the content of 1st and 7th Kyu Syllabus including uchi uke (inside block).
• Basics and Kata - 30 Apr Lesson Summary
  • Today we started with basics choku zuki and soto uke. We then moved on to kihon kata on the spot, jumping and normal before moving on to grading kata.
• Heian 1-4 and Back Stance - 27 Apr Lesson Summary
  • Today we started going through the finer points of the heian kata and back stance, which 4/5 heian kata begins with.
• Zanshin and mirror image kata - 23 Apr Lesson Summary
  • Thank you Sensei Joe for taking the lesson. The lesson focused on zanshin (awareness) and mirror-image/on the spot kata. Practice techniques on both sides.
• Kihon and Heian Kata - 16 Apr Lesson Summary
  • Tonight we practiced performing kihon kata, heian shodan and heian nidan. It's important to practice all the kata you know, not just your current kata.
• Kihon and learning new Kata - 9th Apr Lesson Summary
  • As many of you have just graded, you have new kata to learn so we went through some of them for the first time, after practicing our kihon
• Kata and Fast Techniques - 2nd Apr 2025 Lesson Summary
  • We started off making out kihon techniques faster, relaxation, pulling the front leg back and compression and expansion. We then finished with kata.
• Sharp, fast and powerful techniques - 26th March 2025 Lesson Summary
  • Tonight we focused on generating fast, sharp techniques through relaxation with tension at the end of technique.
• Grading at Cambridge Karate Dojo - 22nd Mar 2025
  • We had 11 students visit Cambridge Karate Dojo. All 11 students passed, with Jasper and Victor double grading. Congratulations to everyone who graded.
• Grading Preparation - 5th Mar 2025 Lesson Summary
  • We've been practicing our kihon, kumite and kata over the last 2 months. Today we put all of this together and practiced everything required for the grading.
• Sanbon Kumite - 26th Feb 2025 Lesson Summary
  • We continued with last weeks theme of sanbon kumite, 3 step sparring, defending and attacking 3 times to the head and body.
• Sanbon Kumite, 3 step sparring - 19th Feb 2025 Lesson Summary
  • Tonight we practiced sanbon kumite, 3 step sparring, attacking and defending against head and stomach level punches.
• Mae Geri, Keage and Kekomi - 12th Feb Lesson Summary
  • Tonight we practiced kicking - mae geri (front kick), yoko geri keage (side snap kick) and yoko geri kekomi (side thrust kick), finishing with kata.
• Back Stance - 5th Feb Lesson Summary
  • We practiced kokutsu dachi (back stance). Key points of back stance include the L shape, 70% weight on the back leg and s soft hip.
• Front Stance - 29th Jan Lesson Summary
  • We had 6 new joiners this session. We went back to basics, practicing basic techniques. We introduced kumite concepts then finished with kata
• 2025-01-22 Lesson Summary
  • Tonight, we continued learning about kime, relaxing for speed, tensing at the end for power, and how to utilise the hips, legs, and floor to generate power.
• 2025-01-15 Lesson Summary
  • Tonight we continued with a focus on kime, practicing basic blocks and punches, followed by the first 3 kata.
• 2025-01-08 First Lesson of 2025
  • Tonight was our first session back, where we went back to basics, but also covered a new topic - 'kime'.