Collecting martial arts knowledge

The concept of Missing Link has a long history. On the one hand, in terms of traditional martial arts that all of our founder circle and master circle members have studied for many decades. On the other hand, in the way way our own community developed. In the 90s, we started the Hatsuun Jindo Akademie […]

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Traditional Martial Arts in a Modern World

The topic isn't exactly new, and we have had a long KarateTalk about it some years ago, but it is a discussion that pops up again and again. What does all the traditional martial arts stuff even mean in our modern world? Shouldn't we drop the whole philosophy and "deep background" of martial arts - […]

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Winter is coming: The importance of physical health.

I remember times when the word “Winter” triggered mostly positive emotions: Snow (yay!), holidays, Christmas and baked apples. Today, there seems to be a certain feeling of doom and gloom connected to winter time, maybe partly due to my age, and surely thanks to the pandemic experience of the last years. Winter will be a […]

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Debodification: Missing Links between body and mind.

It has been more than two decades ago when I first started identifying an issue that became a defining topic for my work in the years since then. In the lack of a better term we called it "Entkörperung", back in the days in Germany, when we worked on the violence prevention concept that defined […]

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Covid summary: Martial arts post pandemic

So we survived. Remember the end of 2020? When we collectively said good bye to year full of challenges and hoped for a better start in 2021? Things are never quite that easy, it seems. Whatever your opinion about the years of the pandemic or the way it has been managed, we now think about […]

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Fear: An introduction

The GLIMPSE series of martial arts knowledge grows. Here, Gary Bohm and Heero Miketta dive in the issue of fear and fear management from a martial arts perspective, but touching topics like conflicts, stress and anxiety as well.

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The Missing Link Teacher scheme

Curiosity and innovation: The Martial Arts community is full of both. To nurture this search for knowledge and skills is our most important goal in Missing Link. We are an international community of curious, open minded Karateka. We do not waste much time on politics, but focus on learning and teaching instead. And we are […]

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The Online Dojo is now open.

Learning martial arts online – is that even possible? The short answer is: No.  Martial arts needs the whole person, connects body and mind. Learning it is based on experience in the dojo, with and without partner, with a good teacher who literally stays in touch with their students. It takes time, patience and endurance […]

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How relevant is full contact training?

Like with most things that you invest time to learn, you will fantasies/day dream of how good it will be when you reach your goal. This could be learning guitar or learning another language, and the fantasy of that could be playing with Eric Clapton or ordering in fluent Spanish to impress a girl/boy in […]

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Self Defence & good mental health

What can you expect from a self-defence course? You'll learn to use your body - your arms, legs, head - to efficiently fight yourself out of an attack. You learn about risk assessment, typical offender and victim behaviour, you find out how your body reacts to stress and you learn how to leave any threatening […]

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Male instructors in Women's Self Defence: Does that make sense at all?

The Mancunian Missing Link Karate dojos currently embark on a special venture: Bringing the highly developed Women's Self Defence concept of the German police to England. This raises an important question that we encountered in Germany more than two decades ago: What should be the content of a course like this - and what should […]

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Knife Awareness

A look into our Knife awareness seminars in Manchester: Why Knife AWARENESS, not DEFENSE? Because knife defense techniques are most of the time madness. A knife is a dangerous weapon, and it should not be brought to any conflict, ever. There might be examples of successful defense against a knife, but none of them does […]

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Karate & Transfer

I always try to push my students beyond technique. Always trying to open pathways of understanding and giving them the possibility of understanding the underlying general principles, that will crack open, not just that technique, but all of them. The other day we were training a simple drill, where one person (the defender) lies face […]

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MasterLevel gradings 2019

The Missing Link concept replaces the Dan grading system with an own approach to individual development, research and learning within the community. Instead of counting up the number of Dan degrees, the Okuden and Kaiden MasterLevels require the applicant to add knowledge and ideas to Missing Link Martial Arts. A full blown thesis, accompanied by […]

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Meerbusch 2019 seminar

A little look back on Meerbusch 2019, beyond the Kuro Obi and MasterLevel gradings a fantastic seminar with Cornelia Heinz and Sascha Wagener and Master Circle Member Sandro Sandten, covering for the injured Heero Miketta.

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Missing Link Karate Seminar in Meerbusch 2019

Founder Circle Seminar with gradings for Kuro Obi and Masterlevels in Meerbusch/Germany, close to Düsseldorf. Two days of intensive training with Cornelia Heinz, Heero Miketta and Sascha Wagener.

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KarateTalk 4: Beyond division

For the fourth KarateTalk Heero and Jorge take a look at the two biggest sources of modern martial arts: Chinese and Japanese styles and what connects them. We discuss methods, principles and didactics with Klaus Günther Beck-Ewerhardy -- Language-Teacher and researching traveller between Asian and European Martial Arts, Shoshin- and Missing Link-friend/associate Sascha Wagener -- […]

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Summer camp Denmark 2019

Summercamps have a long standing tradition for Missing Link - and for Ten Chi Jin Martial Arts Academy in Denmark, home of Master Circle Member Jorge Garibaldi. 2019 marked a new step in both traditions: The Missing Link Summercamp moved to Aarhus. Training among friends, as modern as traditional, full of ideas, community spirit and […]

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KarateTalk 3: Kihon-Kata-Kumite

Kihon-Kata-Kumite: Does this Karate mantra make sense? Jorge and Heero chat with full contact guru Jürgen Höller.  Karate Talk No 3: Martial Arts are much more than just physical education. Reason enough to dive deeper into the background of Karate with this brand new format: Jorge Garibaldi, educator and high ranked Karate instructor from Aarhus/Denmark, and […]

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New Year Seminar in Schwerin/Germany

A yearly tradition in Schwerin/North Germany: Karate Dojo Ronin Schwerin (https://www.dojo-ronin.de) welcomes Karateka from across the country for their New Year Seminar with Heero Miketta and usually at least one other high ranked martial arts teacher. On January 26/27th we practiced Karate and its roots - and also welcomed Markus Broich, black belt from Lübeck, […]

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2018 edition: The Missing Link bible

And here is the new edition: The Missing Links of Martial Arts describes the concept and also covers the curriculum and the way how to create an individual syllabus. Included three examples: The Dortmund Syllabus, the Aarhus Syllabus and the non-linear cycle Syllabus from Manchester. Within the world of martial arts, there exists a great […]

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Winter seminar Dortmund 2018

A little look back on our winter seminar with Cornelia Heinz, Jorge F. Garibaldi, Heero Miketta and Sascha Wagener in the Missing Link HQ in Dortmund. Training and sweat were part of the schedule - but the high class instructor team took the participants into deeper topics, including some theoretical aspects, the history of Karate […]

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Karate Talk 2: Online Training, does it make sense?

Remember last month's KarateTalk from Schwerin/Germany? No? Not a surprise. The transmission broke and Jorge and Heero chatted for over half an hour in front of a camera that didn't work. We are doing this again, but this time it WILL actually work. See you soon when we discuss Online Training and whether it makes […]

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Seminars: Winter 2018

As an example for what we do: Here some memories of three days of intense training and gradings in Manchester 2017 and Dortmund 2018. Our seminars are the place to be for Missing Link Karateka and everyone else who is interested in exploring Karate and its roots further.

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KarateTalk #1: How does Karate fit in the world of modern Martial Arts?

The first KarateTalk with Jorge Garibaldi and Heero Miketta.

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Ancient footage: Manchester seminar Five Elements

Flashback to a seminar with Sascha Wagener and Heero Miketta in Manchester years ago in 2013. Topic: Kakie Waza and the five elements in Karate.

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KarateTalk: A Missing Link view on Karate

Martial Arts are much more than just physical education. Reason enough to dive deeper into the background of Karate with this brand new format: Jorge Garibaldi, educator. Master Circle Member and high ranked Karate instructor from Aarhus/Denmark, and Heero Miketta, Founder Circle Member of the Missing Link Martial Arts community and book author from Manchester/UK, […]

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Welcome to the Community Blog

Since Missing Link Martial Arts was founded, it has grown in many ways. Most important: In content. The Community has attracted great Martial Artists from many different fields and started growing into new countries. This website - and this blog - will help to connect the individuals that make the community, and help us creating […]

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