Denshinkan Karate Dojo

So looking forward to getting back to training with everyone! In person that is....not Zoom.

Both kids and adult classes are on as usual this week except for Wednesday January 1st

This goes for anything that one endeavours

'Dan Grades'..... All too often you hear people say 'I'm due' this year/next year/whatever year. No you're not 'due' anything. You may then become eligible because the minimum time requirement has passed, but that is only a small part of what makes someone worthy of being promoted. Ask yourself, what have you learned since you were last promoted? How has your karate improved? How have you helped others improve and isnspired them? How has your understanding of karate expanded and developed? (And that of your students?) What new ideas have you taken on board? and equally as important what outdated concepts have you discarded? How have you promoted karate and upheld the true spirit of karate while evolving with society and modern times? If you have been just doing the same thing week in week out, as you were before, then how do you justify progression? Time elapsed since last the grade should not mean an automatic right to promotion. You have to be giving back more than you take out, while still developing and continuing on your own journey, changing and adapting, moving forward, not stood still.
Paul.

Great precepts. Different style of Shorin-Ryu but same ultimate goals in training.

Sensei: Masters of Okinawan Karate #4 Takeshi Tamaki Sensei: Masters of Okinawan Karate is a crowd-funded YouTube documentary series about the legendary martial arts teachers of Okinawa, Japan. Takeshi Tamaki s...

Hey I hope you're all enjoying the long weekend. We will have classes on Monday evening for those who can make it.

Our new sign is up....decal in the window coming...

This is a great article... particularly the explanation of the words osu, onegashimasu, and uke

10 Japanese Words Everyone Misunderstands in Karate Karate can be tricky. Especially when we use Japanese terms. Just like Medicine has Latin, and Mathematics has numbers, Karate has Japanese. Unfortunately, many people are confused by the Japanese words in Karate…. But if you don’t understand the terminology of Karate, you cannot learn or teach ...

New embroidered patches are now available

Come out for a trial month of classes for just $49.99 including a uniform. ( New students only please)