Martial Arts
Tai Chi 48 and 24
I have been practising Tai Chi for half a year now. I love it, but I realise I am very stiff. From beginning and saw that I was very much thinking and moving as a karateka from Shotokan: the last part of the movement was the goal for every move – but in Tai Chi there is... [Read more...]
Philosophy
EKF Taikai, European Championship kyudo 2008 in Stockholm
EKF Taikai, European Championship in kyudo 2008, is arranged in Stockholm, Sweden. I went there the first day and saw the teamcompetion. I suppose the results will be shown here, at the webpage. What is Kyudo? [Read more...] Read More →
Culture
20 All-Time Greatest Hits – the introduction to James Brown
Yesterday we got the message about the death of the soullegend and funk-godfather James Brown. Maybe you are a music-listener like me who always heard songs from and with James Brown, but never bought his albums? I read a lot of blogs about James Brown and the most linked album... [Read more...]
Technical
Bunkai – analysis and the real understanding of the moves in Martial Art
Bunkai (分解, Bunkai?), literally meaning “analysis” or “disassembly”, is a term used in Japanese martial arts referring to the application of the fighting techniques encoded in the moves of a “form” (kata). In our karateclub we practise... [Read more...]
Video
China Wushu Champion
Wushu literally means “martial art”. It is a more precise term than the widely used term kung fu, which can mean either martial art or “skill”: a craftsperson or artisan could be said to have good “kung fu” in the way in which they carry out... [Read more...]
Famous Masters
A place I really want to visit: the temple of Shaolin
A place I want very much to visit one day is the Shaolin temple in the province of Henan in China. Swedish newspapers report today that the toilets there have been remaked.
Technical
Bunkai – analysis and the real understanding of the moves in Martial Art
Bunkai (分解, Bunkai?), literally meaning “analysis” or “disassembly”, is a term used in Japanese martial arts referring to the application of the fighting techniques encoded in the moves of a “form” (kata).
In our karateclub we practise quite a lot Bunkai. Bunkai is the meaning of and understandig of a move. As for example: what is used to be called a blocking technique can in bunkai also be used as an attack. And also part of the block. For example the halfway through a block can be used as a block or an attack.
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Fun
Unsu – cloud hands
Unsu (雲手), literally “cloud hands”, is an advanced kata found in Shotokan and Shito-Ryu karate styles. It is often considered to be a very spectacular and visually pleasing kata. It contains many intricate hand techniques, such as the ipon nukite (one finger strike) in the opening sequence. Unsu also contains a spectacular 360 degree spinning double kick, landing on the floor face down before continuing. Because of this, it is a very common kata in tournaments. Being among the most advanced of kata, it is generally taught to karateka at the 3rd to 4th Dan.
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Zen and yoga
EKF Taikai, European Championship kyudo 2008 in Stockholm
EKF Taikai, European Championship in kyudo 2008, is arranged in Stockholm, Sweden. I went there the first day and saw the teamcompetion.
I suppose the results will be shown here, at the webpage.
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