Lyons karate club

Class on as normal tonight. Remember, only 4.5 weeks until gradings. Not long to get kata sorted etc.

Every study and professional opinion recomends training in martial arts to improve self-esteem, mental health, flexibility, better cognitive skills, physical fitness and confidence in not only kids but all age groups benefit. Stop scrolling on your phone, get your kids away from screens that are mostly adversely influencing them and improve your social life and general fitness now !

Excellent session tonight in which we focused on structure for strength followed by functional kicks against the pad, detailing the importance of chamber and rotation/pivot.
The lesson finished with a warm-down using using irimi and tenkan. More relaxation required I fear!
All who attended gave 100%. Great to see.

Anyone available to help with the mats tonight please.

During this period of increased temperature we will not be closing class but we will be dialing it down, concentrating on technical aspects and keeping training light. If you feel better in tshirt and shorts then that's not a problem as long as your attire is appropriate.
Please bring plenty of water and remember , Gambatte!

Gradings on end of July, date to be confirmed. Kata kihon and kumite all to be covered in class over next few weeks but I urge you to practice outside of class.

Classes back to normal tomorrow night!

In a world where everything seems superficial, where the cult of personality is more important than the worth of a person, it seems that skimming the surface of a martial art is all that is required.
The image below is generic and meant to convey maturity and lifelong study but there are people out there who would sneer at someone like that as being 'past it', and consign him to the scrapheap.
Deep study appears to be a thing of the past and whether this is because things are so accessible but at the same time ephemeral or because its too hard to give that kind of commitment I do not know. I do know its killing true martial arts and all it will leave behind is an ineffective sport oriented mish-mash of nonsense that will gradually be diluted to the point of only being fit for the ring.
I know people will point out exceptions that prove the rule ( i know some myself ) but they are gradually dying out and what or who will replace them?