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.
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 […]