Tag: Karate

Written by on February 12, 2006

The Importance of OSU in Kyokushin Karate

Karate . Styles . Training notes

OSU! You will hear Kyokushin students say this phrase. You will see Kyokushin students write this phrase as a salutation. So what does it mean? In the Kyokushin School of Karate, “OSU” means many things, it is used as a greeting and to replace words and phrases such as “yes“, “good“, “I will“, and “excuse Read More

Written by on February 10, 2006

Chicago Karate Giant Dies in Plane Crash

Karate . News . Profiles

Ken Knudson started taking Martial Arts classes in 1965 in Chicago’s Northwest Side, it was a perfect fit. By the late 1960s, Knudson quit his job as a toolmaker and established Olympic Karate Studios throughout the Chicago area. He owned 10 studios but sold them in 1974 to concentrate on his hotel chain. In 2003 Read More

Written by on January 28, 2006

The Meaning of the Green Belt (6th Kyu)

Karate . Training notes

Green is the color of life and growth. The green belt indicates the beginning of your life as a Martial Artist and growth as a person. We live in the present but for the future, and growth is necessary and essential to that journey. Growth stimulates change, which we must accept even though change often Read More

Written by on January 28, 2006

The meaning of Belt Colors…

Training notes

My students asked me the other day the significance of the belt colors. I realized I had never written anything down on this and thought it a good time to do so. I will be sharing what I have written with you…slowly for each belt color. Please feel free to comment and offer your insight, Read More

Written by on January 26, 2006

Regulating the Martial Arts Coming Soon…

Articles of Interest . Competition . Karate

Honolulu,HI,USALast year the Legislature In Hawaii gave us a state law regulating mixed martial arts. Under the present law anyone can slap down $500, fill out a few papers and put on a show. Promoters are only required to have a set of rules, an experienced referee, a doctor at ringside and provide the state’s Read More

Written by on January 11, 2006

Karate Hero Welcome

Events & Holidays . Karate

Chennai,IndiaKOZHIKODE: A rousing reception was accorded to Renshi M. Dileep Kumar, who returned from Mysore after setting a new world record by breaking 2,500 clay tiles, on Tuesday. Deputy Mayor P.T. Abdul Latheef, corporation councillors and others were present at the reception held at West Hill. Dileep Kumar became a hero for the folks here Read More

Written by on November 26, 2005

A Sad Day…

Entertainment . Karate . Profiles

Actor Pat Morita, most famous for his role as “Mr Miyagi” in the Karate Kid movies has passed away. His wife, Evelyn, says Morita died Thanksgiving Day of natural causes at his home in Las Vegas. Morita first rose to fame with a role on “Happy Days” in the 1970s. He appeared in dozens of Read More

Written by on October 23, 2005

10 Year old Instructor…Local Karate Kid!

For Kids . News . Profiles

Dana Hienbucher is not the average 10 year old girl, however she is the first to receive certification as a Junior Martial Arts Instructor at the Karate Institute in DeKalb, IL, USA. The program began a year and a half ago with ten eligible students, Dana is the first certified. While not the same as Read More

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