Posted on Sunday, 12th October 2008 by Captain Chris

Karate is a great combat sport martial art and has many benefits for kids if you can find the right school for them and have realistic goals for your kids. You first have to decide what you and your kids want out of the experience, and make it very clear to your kids that what [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 11th October 2008 by Captain Chris

Karatedo or karate which means “empty hand,” and is known by many people and is a popular competition sport though it was originally developed for self-defense. Known as a hard style Karate employs hand and leg strikes, throws, blocks and grappling. It also includes an arsenal of lethal weapons like the sickle, pitch fork, and [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 6th February 2008 by Captain Chris

So you think you know something about karate do you? Well, it’s one of the most popular martial arts in the world so it would be hard not to know something. In fact when most people see a demonstration, and they aren’t told otherwise, they think they’re seeing karate. Now if you’re searching for Okinawan [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 6th February 2008 by Captain Chris

Oyama Karate or Kyokushin kaikan is a style of full contact karate, and also a philosophy self-improvement, discipline and hard training. It’s been around since 1964 in Japan, but is practiced worldwide by some 12 million students. It was founded by Korean born Masutatsu Oyama who started studying martial arts at the age of 9 [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 31st January 2008 by Captain Chris

If you have any kind of hobby or passion whether it’s martial arts, golfing, or your career, chances are there’s a cute little gift out there for you that some friend or family member will buy because they think you’ll like it. It doesn’t take long before you end up with plenty of t-shirts, desk [...]

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