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Moeder en Dochter Karate. Graag nodigen we in het nieuwe jaar 2024 moeders met hun dochters uit om samen onze club te bezoeken. ENGLISH Moeder en Dochter Welkomstactie: Jullie kunnen gratis deelnemen aan een proefles en als je lid wordt ontvang je 20% korting op de contributie. Lesrooster: AMSTERDAM: Voor moeders met kinderen (5-12 jaar):…
ENGLISH Dit seizoen 2023-2024 bestaat ki club.cool 30 jaar! Hiep, hiep, hoera! Dit seizoen is het 30 jaar geleden dat martial- en visual artists Patrick Koster en Thérèse Zoekende ki club.cool oprichtten. Historie Op donderdag 9 juni 1994 van 19:00-20:30 uur geven wij onze eerste karateles in de door ons opgerichte karateschool genaamd De Bijlmer…
Taikyoku Kata is een filosofische term die de macrokosmos aanduidt. De Kosmos vóór de differentiatie in hemel en aarde. Vanaf choas of de leegte. [English version below] Ultieme trainingskata Er zijn drie Taikyoku kata. De verschillen worden aangeduid door de numerieke termen, Shodan, Nidan en Sandan). Taikyoku Shodan is een elementaire vorm die bestaat uit…
Kumite class 1 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: World behind your eyes Kumite class 1: During a fight, you should mentally create your own world behind your eyes. In this way you can seize the initiative and connect the elements that influence your goal in a positive way. But what does “your own world” mean?. . .…
Kumite class 2 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: Hearing, sight and touch Kumite class 2: Through the senses of hearing, sight and touch, people receive information at different speeds. We react to our sense of sight faster than to our sense of touch, and to our sense of hearing faster than to our sense of sight. These…
Kumite class 3 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: Kumite class 3 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: When you face an opponent in a fight, it is your sight that is responsible for giving you the basic information. That is why the eyes have an important role when engaging in tactics with a rival. . . Observe the opponent It…
Kumite class 4 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: Kumite class 4: “In my case, I always try to catch my opponent’s eyes. There is a strong relationship of action and reaction between the eyes and the movements of the body. This is very useful when breaking your opponent’s rhythm. Eyes in the back of your head Kumite…
HAGAKURE: There is Always Room for Improvement I have heard that a certain master swordsman, having reached old age, made the following statement: Lifetime training “A samurai’s training lasts a lifetime, and there is a proper order to it. At the lowest level of training, even though you practice, you do not seem to improve,…
HAGAKURE Hidden among the leaves 2 (◣﹏◢)╯ Hagakure – Hidden among the leaves: “A Man’s Appearance. One should always be equipped with rouge and powder. Sometimes it may happen when waking up with a hangover that one’s color is bad. At such times, one should take out one’s rouge and apply it.” Bushido philosophy The…
The Four Guardians Martialarts Mascottes: The Four Guardians 👹👹👹👹 of the Tōdai Temple, Nara, Japan. Statue in dry clay. ‘Dit is Komoku-ten, the guardian of the west, symbolizes the un of A-un. His expression is that of the spirit of power in reverse.’ (Karate-Do Kyohan, Gichin Funakoshi, blz 246) The Cosmic Dance A & UN:…
Ma ai (間合い) and/or Ma (間). part 1: Interval between two opponents Ma ai (間合い), translating simply “interval”, is a Japanese martial arts term referring to the space between two opponents in combat; formally, the “engagement distance”. It is a complex concept, incorporating not just the distance between opponents, but also the time it will…
Advancing and retreating Ma-ai 2 – (間合い) en/of Ma (間). part 2: “The Ma requires advancing and retreating, separating and meeting.” From: Karate-do Kyohan, Maxims for the karate trainee, “Eight important phrases of Karate”. Gichin Funakoshi. Back to part 1 photo: Yuru Chara (Japanese mascot) squeezes itself through a public transport gate. Vooruitgaan en zich…
karate school online ki club.cool – les 1 Online karateles. Het is zover. De eerste online karateles is een feit. Onze clubleraar Thérèse Zoekende heeft afgelopen zondagochtend les gegeven. Ki club.cool is nu twee weken door maatregelen van de overheid dicht. De maatregel is bedoeld om te proberen het Corona virus te beteugelen. Ondertussen raakt…