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 Heero Miketta, Founder Circle Member of the Missing Link Martial Arts community and book author from Manchester/UK will cover interesting topics in an online talkshow once in a month - occasionally with guests from the huge world of martial arts.
Why Missing Link teachers are guides, not gatekeepers It’s a familiar figure in any dojo, in any art. The competitor who is untouchable in point-sparring but freezes when the context changes. The kata specialist whose form is a breathtaking display of athletic perfection, yet who possesses only a superficial understanding of its application. The historian […]
Sensei Heero Miketta about Empowering the Student… and the Teacher Traditional karate, and many well-known martial arts, are built on checklists. Kihon, Kata, Kumite: three sacred pillars, three tick-boxes. Master the external performance, copy your teacher’s version, receive your grade. But where did these boxes come from? Kihon drills and kata sequences have grown more […]