O.G.R Karate Enköping - 順道館

Short snippet from this years uchi deshi week.

Taking something familiar and changing it up a bit.

Doing the kata mae, forward, instead of using the turns and stepping backwards.

No matter how long someone’s been practicing, changing a basic pattern still confuses you and forces you to think.

Think outside of your normal box, and also think while doing something you probably don’t have to think about normally.


[Okinawan Goju Ryu, Jundokan, uchi-deshi, never stop learning and experimenting, find new ways, kata Mae]

Nine weeks of summer break is over!

We’re back to our usual schedule in the dojo again, kicking it off with kobudo this Monday. And even though we have two sessions each week and we had a trip to Okinawa followed by an intense uchideshi week, it’s nice to get back to the normal routines.

The Kobudo menu has grown, but we’ll start the same for a few years now, adding yonegawa no kun, Kanegawa no nichigama and kugusuku no sai to practice as well, bringing the kobudo kata library to 21 katas to practice and teach.

Looking forward to a great fall semester 👊🥋


[brother and sister art, kobudo and karate are connected, cross training, shimbukan, ryukyu kobudo, never stop learning]

Good job

I’m really proud of you 👊🥋


[makiwara, Jundokan, Okinawa Gojuryu karate do, new gi for you, let’s build a new makiwara, the journey continues]

”Keep covering your opponent so closely you essentially become one with them… use the feat to find your opening, seize your strategy and take your decisive victory ” - Miyamoto Musashi



[close quarters, Jundokan, touching distance means close range, grappling, Okinawa Goju ryu]

First day of the uchi deshi week is in the books!

We spent some time on fundamentals such as the junbi and how it connects to the training that is done afterwards while also stressing that the Junbi is NOT a warmup. It’s preparation exercises that’s connected to the katas and principles.

We also covered Sanchin kata 一 and 二, shime and grkisai 一, kata, principles and bunkai.

All in all, a good first day and I look forward to starting up today🥋💪


[jundokan, Okinawa Goju Ryu karate do, it’s a way of life, uchideshi week, students living in the dojo, karate is a never ending journey]