| So what exactly are basics? To most
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| | other equipment so new students begin
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| karateka basics means standing in line
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| | with actually hitting things. Progress is
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| performing simple techniques (punches,
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| | much better than the old way and when
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| kicks and blocks).There's more to it than
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| | they come to learn their traditional
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| that. Basics are your fundamental skills.
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| | karate movements and kata they already
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| They provide the foundation for all your
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| | understand the applications and the
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| studies - how to stand, how to move, how
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| | mechanics of the techique. The approach
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| to generate power, what targets to hit,
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| | means they learn the best angles for
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| what weapons (hand and foot positions)
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| | working each technique. They get the body
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| you can use, how to read an opponent's
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| | movement, entry points through the
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| intentions, how to breathe, stay healthy,
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| | opponent's guard and control of timing
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| relaxed and of course learn the
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| | and distance.We then progress to kata,
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| fundamental techniques of striking,
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| | applications, 2-person drilling and push
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| locking, throwing, kicking and stance
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| | hands, then onto freestyle practice and
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| work.Line work isn't basics. Line work is
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| | attack/defence sparring. We will shortly
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| drilling techniques. There's a problem
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| | be introducing scenario sparring where
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| with line work in that you cannot learn
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| | one partner is, say, limited to grappling
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| your basics in an efficient and natural
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| | and another is limited to striking, or we
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| way. The origins of line work are in the
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| | start from on the ground with the aim of
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| Japanese military where large groups of
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| | one partner being to stand up while the
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| people were learning how to react to
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| | other prevents him.You can chop and
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| orders.I found that beginners have
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| | change your partner work and sparring
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| difficulty with line work. They are
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| | formats to suit different environments.
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| expected to get into a stance and hold
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| | There aren't really advanced skills, just
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| their arms in a certain position then
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| | fundamental skills with different levels
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| move in a particular way. Why does it
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| | of understanding - which, to newer
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| take 3 months to learn a handful of
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| | students appear to be "advanced" in the
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| basics and a couple of kata for your next
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| | sense that they are moving towards
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| belt. You can learn a kata in a couple of
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| | greater understanding."That's not
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| hours. The reason is simple -
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| | traditional karate!" I hear you cry.
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| inefficiency.It takes a while to become
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| | Well, if traditional karate is nothing
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| accustomed to traditional karate movement
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| | more than marching about in lines that's
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| which isn't the same movement you perform
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| | fine you can keep it. The only traditions
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| when out walking, dancing or working. So
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| | worth maintaining are the ones that
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| why do it? Times have to change. Line
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| | evolve and grow with the times.But it
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| work is no longer suited to skill
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| | begins at Day 1. No more "stand at the
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| development especially with advances in
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| | back and follow as best as you can."
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| sports science and biomechanics.At our
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| | Invest in some good focus mitts (I've
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| dojo we learn basics working with a
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| | just discovered the joys of training with
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| partner in a freestyle environment so
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| | Thai pads too!), hang a kick bag and get
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| students can clearly see what is
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| | on with it.
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| happening. We make use of focus mitts and
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