Sunday, 27 February 2011

[POSSIBLE SPAM] Special Bassai Dai Bunkai DVD Offer

Special offer for readers of Bleeding Edge Magazine.  Get both of my DVD's for £5.00 off only if you buy from Bleeding Edge Magazine before the end of February.  That's Inside Bassai Dai (Karate kata bunkai) and 10 Kicking Tips for the price of one.
 
 
 

Kevin O'Hagan Seminar: How To Develop Short Range Knockout Power

Kevin O'Hagan who is a world renowned and respected teacher in the field of reality based martial arts is holding a seminar on 20 March, in Bristol, UK.   See the full details on the Bunkai Jutsu website.
 

Tuesday, 1 February 2011

Gojushiho Sho - Kata and Bunkai

For anybody interested in realistic and effective kata bunkai (and close enough as I know that many readers are in other countries), Sensei Paul Mitchell (my instructor) will be holding a kata and bunkai course on Sunday 6th February.  This is open to practitioners of any style of Karate or TKD as long as they are above 4th Kyu/Kup.

The first section will break down the kata Gojushiho Sho and its form (from a Shotokan perspective).  The second half will look at the kata bunkai (practical applications).  Sensei Mitchell is an expert at karate bunkai and an acknowledged authority within the Traditional Shotokan Karate Association.

I have posted previously about Sensei Mitchell's kata bunkai courses, so you can CLICK HERE to see how he teaches and the type of advanced kata bunkai he teaches.

This course is highly recommended to anybody who can make it.

Details are as follows:

Time:  11.00 to 2.30pm.
Location: Wells Blue Sports Centre, Kennion Road, Wells, Somerset BA5 2NR.
Cost:   Adults £12.00, Juniors £10.00.

A light lunch will be provided, so if you intend to attend, please let Sensei Mitchell know in advance.  You can email him at: shotokankaratewells@hotmail.co.uk

Full details are on the Wells Shotokan Karate Club website.

What is Stav

Stav is an ancient Norwegian martial and philosophy.  My friend Graham Butcher has just written an article about it which I've put on my main blog at:  http://bunkaijutsu.com/2011/02/01/stav/