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I’m very pleased to present this interview with Ann Marie Heilman, senior practitioner of Okinawa Kenpo Karate and Kobudo. Heilman Sensei has spent over 45 years training and leading the way for women in the martial arts. In addition to being...

Westerners are attracted to iaido because it’s a fascinating method of sword fighting with roots that can be traced back more than 400 years. They like the formal training the art entails, as well as the ritual and tradition that inspire them to wonder...

  Scores of parents and supporters turned out to witness this year’s Japan Karate Association/World Federation Guyana national karate tournament held last Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown and was...

Shotokan is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin was born in Okinawa[1] and is widely credited with popularizing “karate do” through a series...

All 27 Shotokan Karate Kata: The Heart of Shotokan Karate from Martial Arts Videos Taikyoku Embusen Karate Kata is arguably the foundation of Shotokan Karate. Practising kata allows form to be perfected, striking or blocking techniques memorised and...