Training You In The Art Of Karate And Street Self Defence Since 1983
I am very please to say that we had a terrific turn out of members after the School summer break. The Buntingford Karate Club was really buzzing with enthusiasm from all of the members and there was many a sweaty brow within about 15 minutes of starting the basic Karate training. Despite the lay off the Karate students went to […]
Here is a picture of what a “Crunch” looks like. As a Karate Instructor of some considerable years experience I often get asked what sort of exercises can be done to improve Karate performance and also help to make you look good! There are a number of good exercises that can be carried out and the Buntingford Karate Club regularly […]
Sorry if you have tried to view this site over the last few days and found it unable to be accessed. Unfortunately the server was hacked and so the website had to be taken down. Isn’t it a shame that some people seem to find it amusing to mess up the internet? Weak minded individuals if you ask me. They […]
Well training certainly took on a new twist yesterday (31.7.12). I was heading up to Edwinstree Middle School to open the Buntingford Karate Club dojo when I heard an alarm going off. Sure enough it was coming from inside the school. I unlocked the rear door to the gym and opened it and a barrage of noise hit my ears. Someone or […]
I spent some time this week going over the use of finger, wrist, arm and elbow locks in a street self defence, anti mugging situation. There is a very useful double handed X block (ju ji uke) that can be used to block, catch and then adapt to either a variety of locks, take downs or counter strikes. The students […]
This week (Tuesday 17th and Thursday 19th July) I spent some time going over the Kata that the various students should be getting competent in. I have three new beginners in the club who normally come along on a Thursday but unfortunately Sam could not make it this week so Ben and Jaden went through Heian Nidan. Although they have not […]
On Thursday (12.7.12) I had another student who was ready for grading. Abigail (or Abi) was going for 8th Kyu (Orange) belt. Abi is very keen on her karate but circumstances in her life have been conspiring to keep her away from the club more than she would like. For that reason she had beed stuck on 9th Kyu (Red) […]
Last night (Tuesday 3rd July) I covered Side Thrust Kicks (yoko geri kekomi) and Roundhouse Kicks (mawashi geri) because a badly executed Kekomi kick can look like (and actually be) a mawashi geri kick. The delivery is all in the hip and knee action and little to do with your foot. Many students, and indeed many karate-ka believe that you […]
One of the items of training that I regularly teach is self-defence against a knife attack. In this day and age it is a useful thing to know! I use rubber knives in the Training Hall (Dojo) and I get the attacks to come in as realistically as possible.
Last night I had the students learning some new locks and practicing some old ones. This kind of session is enjoyed by all of the members. I use this to support attacks that are “up close and personal” such as mugging attacks and other street self defence. Great strength is not required just concentration.
