Training with Karate Star Tom Scott from USA NKF

Training Like a Champion: USA Karate’s Tom Scott Shares His Conditioning Plan Originally featured by Brett Williams in Men's Health – April 7, 2020 For practitioners of traditional Gōjū-Ryū and competitive sport karate alike, technical proficiency on the tatami must be matched by peak physical conditioning. To compete at the

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Zarei 座礼 – Three types of Seated Bow

Zarei (座礼): The Three Degrees of Traditional Seated Bows [caption id="attachment_3852" align="alignright" width="300"] Zarei - Seated Bow[/caption] The following educational excerpt is drawn directly from the Gōjū-Ryū Karate-Dō Desk Reference 剛柔流空手道 机参照: Volume 2: Dōjō Auxiliary, Glossary & Terminology 道場の補助、用語集 と 辞書. In traditional Japanese martial arts, physical technique is

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Seiwakai USA 2020 Dojo membership dues

A Message of Unity to Seiwakai USA Member Dōjō: 2020 Membership Updates April 1, 2020 To my friends, family, and member dōjō of Seiwakai USA - Gōjū-Ryū Karatedō, I pray you are all safe and well. We are navigating through deeply troubling times, but we are one, we are Seiwakai,

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