Little Bits of Naihanchi
Naihanchi, the third form in Sanchin-Ryu is notoriously tricky to commit to memory (and to master, for that matter). It’s difficulty can be attributed to it’s many direction changes and to the variety of techniques used and targets addressed. Breaking down the form into small pieces and practicing those pieces like C.B.A.s is a good ...
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Basic Fundamentals From the Inside-Out
We’re back! After a long break we’ve got the perfect exercise to dust-off our good ol’ basic strikes. Let’s start by drawing out a number line, each number represents the corresponding basic. See it all in action, watch the video now! Basic Fundamentals From the Inside-Out Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. ...
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A Kick in Time saves Nine Stitches…
Ok, so maybe that isn’t the old adage, but it helps us to think about the topic of today’s workout, which is a continuation of the previous workout and video called “Kickin’ it Old School” (If you haven’t went through that yet, I would advise doing so or be comfortable with the usage of your ...
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Kickin’ it Old School
Introduction In this article and workout, I want to address Sanchin-Ryu’s strategy and approach when it comes to kicking. Sanchin-Ryu’s approach to all of its techniques relies on the ability to perform them under stress in all environments and by all people. Using this approach, what you will find is, Sanchin-Ryu uses kicks that all ...
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Foundations of Movement
Think of your first class in Sanchin-Ryu, more than likely you start learning how to stand in basic stance, the star step and some basics. Basics…what take a second and define for yourself what you think of when you hear the word “basic”. How did you define it? Did you define it as elementary? Simple? ...
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Putting the “Advanced” back into our CBA’s
For many of us, we learn our basics and then want to learn our CBA’s, and then we want to learn our forms. Being hungry for new material is a good thing, but not if it comes at the expense of deepening our understanding of other material. We have 10 basics and 10 CBA’s that ...
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August 31st, 2009 . By District Master Jake Biernacki
Watch DojoChat LIVE from your iphone!
Last night I kept getting pulled from my computer for one reason or another, and I found myself missing the workout. I picked up my phone and watched DojoChat on the run! Here’s a great application for all iphone users. Ustream Viewer is an application that’ll let you watch DojoChat LIVE from your iphone. What’s ...
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September 8th, 2009 . By jdearman
As summer comes to a close… Youth Leadership Sanchin-Ryu Camp highlight video!
As summer comes to a close. We thought we’d share a video from this summer’s Youth Leadership Sanchin-Ryu Camp. This video was originally shown to parents and campers at the end of Sanchin-Ryu Camp. Kudos to district master Chris Yonker for putting this together. He did a great job at capturing friendships, excitement and overall ...
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March 4th, 2010 . By jdearman
Children Karate Programs in Coldwater [Video]
Childrens Karate Sanchin-Ryu in Coldwater Recently the Sanchin-Ryu Karate kids and family class was featured on the local news in Coldwater Michigan. The class is led by Sensei Peggy, a long-time Sanchin-Ryu Dojo member. She’s doing some very cool things there and deserves the recognition. Let’s all show out support and get out to Coldwater ...
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May 12th, 2010 . By Sensei Kevin Hirakis
Kickin’ it Old School
Introduction In this article and workout, I want to address Sanchin-Ryu’s strategy and approach when it comes to kicking. Sanchin-Ryu’s approach to all of its techniques relies on the ability to perform them under stress in all environments and by all people. Using this approach, what you will find is, Sanchin-Ryu uses kicks that all ...
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