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Training with Karate Star Tom Scott from USA NKF

April 7, 2020
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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

April 4, 2020
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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

April 1, 2020
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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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Punok challenge. Virtual Kata competition!

March 30, 2020
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FOR KATA COMPETITORS AGES 10 and UP FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD!Would you like to compete against some of the best competitors in your age group from many different countries without having to travel? ⁣⁣We invite you to compete in the 1st Punok Virtual Challenge!!! A virtual Kata tournament that

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New date for Tokyo Olympics in 20201 now 2021!

March 30, 2020
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The International Olympic committee, paralympic committee, Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, Tokyo metropolitan government and government of Japan today agreed on new dates for the games of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The Tokyo 2020 games will be celebrated from July 23rd to August 8th 2021. For full details, see the

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1st remote video training!

March 29, 2020
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Just finished our "first time ever" remote video training. Totally new even to this! Thanks everyone that joined in from https://gojuryu.net/home-training/ and a big thanks to Mirko Buchwald & Sanjit Mandal for letting me peek into their sessions so I would have an idea if what I'm doing.

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Seated Bow - Zarei

Seiza 正座 & Zarei 座礼: How to Sit Properly in Karate | SKSV

March 27, 2020
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Seiza (正座) & Zarei (座礼): The Foundation of Dōjō Etiquette [caption id="attachment_3867" align="alignright" width="300"] Seated Bow - Zarei[/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. Before a Karateka can perfect their strike

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Saifa

March 25, 2020
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Introduction to kata Saifa, techniques and Kihon bunkai. https://youtu.be/R65aHRo2DAI https://youtu.be/thou8WAKDJo from our headquarters dojo in Omagari Daisen Akita: https://youtu.be/hJNSa1-ZyNw

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Rei San Soku 礼三息: To Bow with Three Breaths

March 20, 2020
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From "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" Rei San Soku 礼三息: To Bow with Three Breaths In Budō 武道 and Karate-dō, when performing Keirei 敬礼 (standing bow); we bend from the hips with the back straight and not curved. It’s

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Ritsu Rei - Standing Bow

Ritsurei (Jigi) San Shurui 立礼三種類 Three Types of Standing Bow

March 13, 2020
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Ritsurei (立礼): The Three Types of Standing Bows 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. [caption id="attachment_3863" align="alignright" width="300"] Ritsu Rei - Standing Bow[/caption] There are three specific degrees of bowing for

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Reviews on Google Map & Yelp

March 12, 2020
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Our club never really pushed reviews however now that there are a few posted, feel free to add a few more! We're grateful to have wonderful members training with us. https://www.google.com/search?ei=wEaCXpq6Drez0PEPuPalQA&q=seiwakai+silicon+valley&oq=seiwakai+silicon+valley&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAM6AggAOgYIABAHEB46CAgAEAcQChAeOgoIABAIEAcQChAeOggIABAIEAcQHjoHCC4QDRCTAjoECAAQDToGCAAQDRAeOgQIHhAKUIB7WJeSAWD_mgFoAHAAeAGAAYoBiAHKD5IBBDEuMTaYAQCgAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp

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Ojigisuru お辞儀する To Bow

March 6, 2020
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From "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" Ojigisuru お辞儀する To Bow Rei o shinai Karate-Dō wa tada notatakaidesu 礼をしない空手道はただの戦いです Karate-Dō without 'Rei' is just a fight All elements of Budō 武道 begin and end with Rei 礼 (a bow). Similar

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VOTE FOR KARATE! Then SHARE

February 25, 2020
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Since I'm asked every so often, I'm including a link to, "Qualifying for Karate in the 2020 Olympics." @SakuraKokumai (5th women's Kata), Ariel Torres Jr. (11th men's kata) & @JessicaKwong (16th women's Kata) are well deserving of our national (USA) support at the moment so, I recommend we all get

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Best Kata match series:

December 22, 2019
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National sports festival karatedo competitions: Hiraru Ohno vs Emiri Iwamoto. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK1uHZb9jys&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0eUjwmnEIuq9TTSjI7rn8pN-rfmDkjzp8UDCUyM5-hyUJXL4wUrwuqTho

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