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, into the Missing Link Community.
Real-World Lessons for a Functional Karate System (Part 2) Author: Tony Bolton In Part 1, we looked at the mechanical and strategic gaps in modern training. But a fight is not just physics; it is physiology and psychology. When the conversation stops and violence begins, you are not fighting the opponent in front of you. […]
There is a curious obsession in traditional martial arts, and karate in particular, with the way you stand. Not with how you move, not with how you get somewhere, but with the precise frozen moment at the end of a technique — the stance. The angle of the foot. The bend of the knee. The […]