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.
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 […]