SRKUSA Technique of the Week and Thought for the Week Archive
2013
2012
| 12/30/12 Technique-"Outdoor Training, Family Bonding, Healthy Living" |
| 12/23/12 Technique-"The Chest Block" |
| 12/16/12 Technique-"Yakusoku Kumite" |
| 12/09/12 Technique-"Back To The Basics" |
| 11/25/12 Technique-"Read The 50th Anniversary Commemorative Journal" |
| 11/18/12 Technique-"Working with a Training Partner" |
| 11/11/12 Technique-"Moving and Breathing Quietly" |
| 10/21/12 Technique-"Tandren Kumite" |
| 10/14/12 Technique-"Shorin-Ryu is a Natural Style" |
| 10/07/12 Technique-"Atemi-Waza (Breaking Technique)" |
| 9/30/12 Technique-"The Basics" |
| 9/23/12 Technique-"The Fist" |
| 9/17/12 Technique-"Positioning The Hands" |
| 9/10/12 Technique-"Searching SRKUSA Database" |
| 9/3/12 Technique-" Rip Through It- A useful image for practicing striking techniques" |
| 8/26/12 Technique-"Consistent Symmetry – The Beauty of Shorin-ryu" |
| 8/19/12 Technique-"Tomoe-zuki (Circular Block and Double Punch)" |
| 8/12/12 Technique-"Fifty Years" |
| 8/05/12 Technique-"Nihanchi-dachi" |
| 7/29/12 Technique-"Travel" |
| 7/22/12 Technique-"Get Ready for an Incredible Waterfall Shower of Joy & Vigor!" |
| 7/15/12 Technique-"Keep the fist moving toward the target" |
| 7/01/12 Technique-"Experiencing History" |
| 6/24/12 Technique-"The Makiwara" |
| 6/11/12 Technique-"Working Zenkutsu-dachi" |
| 5/27/12 Technique-"What is the most important thing when practicing/demonstrating Kata" |
| 5/20/12 Technique-"ONEGAI- SHIMASU, Please Teach Us" |
| 5/14/12 Technique-"Breathing" |
| 5/07/12 Technique-"Normalize Your Training" |
| 4/29/12 Technique-"Step & Slide" |
| 4/22/12 Technique-"Warrior Spirit: Being Calm" |
| 4/08/12 Technique-"Two Steps Forward, One Step Back" |
| 4/01/12 Technique-"Three Point Arm Training" |
| 3/26/12 Technique-"Read The 30th Anniversary Commemorative Journel" |
| 3/19/12 Technique-"Don't rush your kata. Savor every move and make it count" |
| 3/12/12 Technique-"The Mirror as a Training Aid" |
| 3/04/12 Technique-"Developing a demonstration kata" |
| 2/19/12 Technique-"Gan" |
| 2/12/12 Technique-"The Mastery Curve" |
| 2/05/12 Technique-"Rei (Bow)" |
| 1/09/12 Technique-"Nekoashi-dachi (Cat stance)" |
| 1/01/12 Technique-"Karate Instructor a Sage on the Stage” |
2011
| 12/25/11 Technique-"Snap Punch" |
| 12/18/11 Technique-"Half Speed/ Half Power" |
| 12/11/11 Technique-"Strive for Perfection" |
| 12/04/11 Technique-"Shotei-ate (Palm Heel Smash)- Three Applications" |
| 11/27/11 Technique-"Avoid Injury/Recover from Injury" |
| 11/20/11 Technique-"Transmit Power" |
| 11/13/11 Technique-"Show No Emotion When Performing Kata " |
| 10/31/11 Technique-"Hanshi Corrections" |
| 10/23/11 Technique-"Pinan Sandan" |
| 10/17/11 Technique-"Strengthen your bones through gradual and safe conditioning " |
| 10/10/11 Technique-"Drive the elbow in the pocket "Straight back" at all times" |
| 10/03/11 Technique-"Courtesy" |
| 09/26/11 Technique-"Master Ansei Ueshiro Interview" |
| 09/18/11 Technique-"TANDEN - BREATH - OXYGEN" |
| 09/12/11 Technique-"Ideas For Practicing Karate Off The Deck" |
| 09/04/11 Technique-"Back Fist and Screw Punch" |
| 08/28/11 Technique-"Echoes from the Past" |
| 08/21/11 Technique-"Don't just shoot the ball, HIT THE BASKET" |
| 08/14/11 Technique-"Chudan Soto-Shuto-Uke (Middle outward knife-hand block)" |
| 08/07/11 Technique-"Corrections" |
| 07/31/11 Technique-"Slow Motion Advanced Kata Practice" |
| 07/24/11 Technique-"Research this Well" |
| 07/17/11 Technique-"Pushups" |
| 07/11/11 Technique-"Sounds of Silence" |
| 06/26/11 Droping Chudan Zuki (Middle Punch)" |
| 06/19/11 Technique-"Propagate Our Art" |
| 06/12/11 Technique-"Full Commitment" |
| 05/30/11 Technique-"Mokuso" |
| 05/22/11 Technique-"Train for the Brain" |
| 05/15/11 Technique-"Kosa Daichi Exercise Across the Deck - The Turns" |
| 05/08/11 Technique-"We Are All On a Journey" |
| 04/24/11 Technique-"Proper Upper Body Posture When Kicking" |
| 04/17/11 Technique-"Shoulders Down and Back" |
| 04/04/11 Technique-"Zenshin" |
| 03/27/11 Technique-"Straight and Direct" |
| 03/20/11 Technique-"Calm In The Face Of Adversity" |
| 03/14/11 Technique-"I-Kyu Level corrections from Hanshi" |
| 03/06/11 Technique-"The importance of Tachikata (Stances)" |
| 02/20/11 Technique-"A Little Pain is Good" |
| 02/13/11 Technique-" The Imaginary Roof" |
| 02/06/11 Technique-" Empty Mind" |
| 01/30/11 Technique-" Makiwara" |
| 01/23/11 Technique-" Gan Precept" |
| 01/17/11 Technique-"Learning thru Teaching" |
| 01/09/11 "Keep the Shoulders Parallel" |
| 01/02/11 "Karate Maxims & Happy New Year" |
2010
| 12/26/10 Technique-" Being Grateful" |
| 12/19/10 Technique-" Cat Stance (Video)" |
| 12/12/10 Technique-" Modified Pushup/Stretch" |
| 11/28/10 Technique-" Intermediate Movements" |
| 11/21/10 Technique-" Yoi Position" |
| 11/07/10 Technique-" Proper Distance for Blocking" |
| 10/31/10 Technique-" Mai Geri, Toe Tip kick" |
| 10/17/10 Technique-" High Low Training Exercise" |
| 10/10/10 Technique-" Eyes First Attitude" |
| 10/03/10 Technique-" Defense in Every Kata" |
| 09/27/10 Technique-" Defense Is Offense/No First Attack" |
| 09/20/10 Technique-" Karate As a Family Affair" |
| 09/05/10 Technique-" Combination Moves-Complete Each Technique" |
| 08/29/10 Technique-" Hitting with the Belly-Developing the Hara" |
| 08/23/10 Technique-" Practice One Thing Like a Mantra" |
| 08/16/10 Technique-" Timing Of Blocking Techniques" |
| 08/08/10 Technique-" Corrections" |
| 07/25/10 Technique-" Maximize the Wind-up" |
| 07/18/10 Technique-" Seasonal Training Adjustments" |
| 07/11/10 Technique-" Corresponding Union" |
| 07/04/10 Technique-" Trade-Offs" |
| 06/27/10 Technique-" Moving Forward" |
| 06/13/10 Technique-" Biceps,Hamstrings & Back Muscles" |
| 06/06/10 Technique-" Taking "GAN" Everywhere you go" |
| 05/29/10 Technique-" The importance of the correct time to block" |
| 05/09/10 Technique-" Common Error Chambering in Pinan Kata" |
| 05/02/10 Technique-" Stepping First to Establish Foundation (Soku)" |
| 04/18/10 Technique-"Chasing Punch Video" |
| 04/11/10 Technique-"Work Your Weakness" |
| 03/28/10 Technique-"Keep It Simple" |
| 03/22/10 Technique-"Show the Difference" |
| 03/14/10 Technique-"Mindfulness/Empty Mind" |
| 03/07/10 Body Testing" |
| 02/22/10 Technique-"Keep the Heel Rooted" |
| 02/14/10 Technique-"Yakusoku Kumite with Full Awareness- Never By Rote" |
| 02/07/10 Technique-"Rank" |
| 02/01/10 Technique-"Mawashi Foot Sweeps In Pinan San-Dan" |
| 01/25/10 Technique-"Life as Kata" |
| 01/18/10 Technique-"Karate as Art Form" |
| 01/10/10 Technique-"Empty and Begin Anew" |
| 01/03/10 Technique-"Common Errors in F2" |
2009
| 12/27/09 Technique-"Generosity" |
| 12/20/09 Technique-"Empty and Begin Anew" |
| 12/13/09 Technique-"Knuckle Pushups" |
| 12/07/09 Technique-"Be an Active Observer" |
| 11/22/09 Technique-"Shifting" |
| 11/15/09 Technique-"Simutaneously Defending and Attacking With Both Hands" |
| 11/08/09 Technique-"Mentoring" |
| 11/01/09 Technique-"Thoughts on Sparring, Kata, and Self Defense" |
| 10/11/09 Technique-"One Step Sparring" |
| 09/21/09 Technique-"Keep Your Head Where It Belongs" |
| 09/14/09 Technique-"It's Not a Sweep" |
| 09/06/09 Technique-"Hit The Target" |
| 08/30/09 Technique-"An Error in Technique When Chambering the Downblock" |
| 08/23/09 Technique-"What Is the Purpose of Karate?" |
| 08/16/09 Technique-"Do Not Allow the Enemies Head to Rise" |
| 08/09/09 Technique-"Doing Kata As One" |
| 07/27/09 Technique-"Quoted From the 12th Principle of Karate by Gichin Funakoshi" |
| 07/19/09 Technique-"Learning More Advanced Blocks" |
| 07/12/09 Technique-"Patience" |
| 07/05/09 Technique-"Micro-Training" |
| 06/28/09 Technique-"Basic Technique/Movement" |
| 06/14/09 Technique-"Chishi Training" |
| 06/07/09 Technique-"Yakusoku Kumite Training" |
| 05/31/09 Technique-"Eyes, Feet, Hands: Moving the Body Shorin-Ryu Style" |
| 05/18/09 Technique-"Clues from Karate for Dealing with the Good Things in Life " |
| 05/11/09 Technique-"St Jude Hospital Fundraiser" |
| 04/26/09 Technique-"New Technique of the Week Archive Available" |
| 04/19/09 Technique-"Splash Water" |
| 04/06/09 Technique-"If You Cannot Make it to the Dojo- Still Keep Training" |
| 03/29/09 Technique-"Excerpts from the Green Book on Training and Street Situations" |
| 03/22/09 Technique-"Cover Position for Blocks" |
| 03/15/09 Technique-"The Great Four of Guidance for Karate" |
| 03/08/09 Technique-"We are All Olympians" |
| 03/01/09 Technique-"Sanctioned Gi Weight" |
| 02/22/09 Technique-"Chop Down The Tree" |
| 02/15/09 Technique-"The Many Ways to Train Your Kata" |
| 02/02/09 Technique-"Know Your Targets" |
| 01/26/09 Technique-"What Does Shorin-Ryu Karate Mean to You?" |
| 01/17/09 Technique-"The Dojo is..." |
| 01/04/09 Technique-"Understanding The Pinan Katas" |
2008
| 12/28/08 Technique-"Oscar De La Hoya Boxing Lesson" |
| 12/21/08 Technique-"Demonstrating Kata" |
| 12/01/08 Technique-"Be Thankful For all That Is Good" |
| 10/31/08 Technique-"Muscles in Karate" |
| 10/26/08 Technique-"Patience in Training" |
| 10/06/08 Technique-"Flashing Forearms of Armor" |
| 09/28/08 Technique-"Uke" |
| 09/21/08 Technique-"Symmetry and Position Of Blocking Arm in Karate" |
| 09/14/08 Technique-"Meditate More" |
| 08/17/08 Technique-"Setbacks and Comebacks" |
| 08/04/08 Technique-"The Importance of Body Shifting in Yakusoku Kumite" |
| 07/27/08 Technique- "Warm-up Routine" |
| 07/21/08 Technique-"Tomoe-zuki" |
| 07/14/08 Technique-"Rotational Velocity" |
| 07/07/08 Technique-"Baiting the Hook" |
| 06/30/08 Technique-"Kiai" |
| 06/23/08 Technique-"The Most Important Thing We Bring to Everything.." |
| 06/09/08 Technique-"What Does Shorin-Ryu Karate Mean to You?" |
| 06/02/08 Technique-"Step First" |
| 05/27/08 Technique-"Open Hand Chest Block Do Not Lead with The Elbow" |
| 05/19/08 Technique-"Perfect Ending" |
| 05/05/08 Technique-"Spirit Convergence" |
| 04/28/08 Technique-"Sitting, Standing and Walking" |
| 04/21/08 Technique-"Show The Move!" |
| 04/06/08 Technique-"Karate Is 99% Practice and 1% Theory" |
| 03/31/08 Technique-"Stepping Quickly" |
| 03/17/08 Technique-"Tomoe-zuki" |
| 03/02/08 Technique-"Mae Geri" |
| 02/24/08 Technique-"Always Show Courtesy to All" |
| 02/18/08 Technique-"Your Spirit" |
| 02/04/08 Technique-"The Chambered Fist" |
| 01/28/08 Technique-"This Time" |
| 01/21/08 Technique-"Three Important Perspectives of Foundation" |
| 01/14/08 Technique-"Do Not Re-adjust the Upper Body on Down Blocks" |
| 01/07/08 Technique-"Use Your Karate Training in All Facets of Your Life" |
2007
| 12/16/07 Technique-"The Dojo is a Place Where Courage is Fostered" |
| 12/02/07 Technique-"Building Warrior Spirit" |
| 11/25/07 Technique-"Yokusoku Kumite " |
| 11/19/07 Technique-"Holidays are Upon Us" |
| 10/29/07 Technique-"A Technique Correction without Hanshi's prior Instruction or Approval" |
| 10/21/07 Technique-"Breathing & Endurance" |
| 10/08/07 Technique-"Neko-ashi-dachi (cat foot stance)" |
| 09/16/07 Technique-"Quotations" |
| 09/09/07 Technique-"Chambering the Hand- Pinan Yondan" |
| 09/02/07 Technique-"Yes" |
| 08/26/07 Technique-"Daily Training" |
| 08/12/07 Technique-"Demonstrating Kata" |
| 07/29/07 Technique-"The Most Difficult Aspect of Karate is Just Showing Up" |
| 07/22/07 Technique-"Sensei Motobu, Yaku Soku Kumite & Angular Movements" |
| 07/15/07 Technique-"Our Personal Reasons to Continue to Study" |
| 07/02/07 Technique-"Ate Waza (Smashing Technique)" |
| 06/24/07 Technique-"Back Kick (Ushiro- Geri)" |
| 06/17/07 Technique-"Always Show Courtesy to All" |
| 06/10/07 Technique-"What Would Have Happened?" |
| 06/03/07 Technique-"Any & Every Technique Should be Able to End the Fight" |
| 05/28/07 Technique-"Transition Moves" |
| 05/13/07 Technique-"Maintaining Good Balance & A Strong Foundation" |
| 05/06/07 Technique-"Follow-up on Shuto-Uke" |
| 04/29/07 Technique-"TFTW-Shuto-Uke TOTW- Repetition" |
| 04/22/07 Technique-"Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone" |
| 04/16/07 Technique-"Scanning With The Eyes" |
| 04/08/07 Technique-"Kata Training With Makiwara" |
| 04/02/07 Technique-"Breathing" |
| 03/26/07 Technique-"Kerikata (Kicking Techniques)" |
| 03/19/07 Technique-"Utilizing the Arch in The Lower Back" |
| 03/10/07 Technique-"Headbutt" |
| 03/05/07 Technique-"Oshiro Hiji-ate (Backward Elbow Smash)" |
| 02/11/07 Technique-"Families That Train Together Stay Together" |
| 02/05/07 Technique-"Seiken and Shuto Hand" |
| 01/28/07 Technique-"Warm-ups and Kata-Wait for the Count" |
| 01/21/07 Technique-"On The Deck-Proven Methods to Ensure a Great Workout" |
| 01/08/07 Technique-"Kata Training with Yakusoku Kumite" |
| 01/01/07 Technique-"Set Goals for Our Karate" |
2006
| 12/24/06 Technique-"When Facing an Opponent" |
| 12/18/06 Technique-"What it takes to be Great" |
| 12/10/06 Technique-"Frontal target on the body- The Groin" |
| 12/04/06 Technique-"Kyobu Shuto Uchi" |
| 11/27/06 Technique-"When a Rival Moves Forward" |
| 11/20/06 Technique-"Punch/Strike (zuki) " |
| 11/06/06 Technique-"Step First" |
| 10/30/06 Technique-"Chambering the Hands in Pinan Shodan" |
| 10/21/06 Technique-"Straight Wrist" |
| 10/16/06 Technique-"Yin-Yang-Yin" |
| 10/09/06 Technique-"Step Into an Opponent's Space" |
| 09/25/06 Technique-"Don't Wait" |
| 09/18/06 Technique-"Jodantsuki (nose punch)" |
| 08/13/06 Technique-"To Have Passai in the Back Pocket" |
| 07/23/06 Technique-"Do Not Blink when Blocking or Striking" |
| 07/16/06 Technique-"Train Big" |
| 07/10/06 Technique-"Kata Vectors" |
| 06/26/06 Technique-"Do it 10 Times" |
| 06/11/06 Technique-"Target: Solar Plexus" |
| 06/04/06 Technique-"Zenkutsu-dachi vs. Neko-ashi-dachi" |
| 05/16/06 Technique-"Modify Techniques When Necessary" |
| 05/01/06 Technique-"Proper Jigotai-Dachi Stance" |
| 04/23/06 Technique-"Remove the Tension in Yakusoku Kumite" |
| 04/16/06 Technique-"Utilizing both Arms/Hands" |
| 04/03/06 Technique-"Stepping Forward" |
| 03/20/06 Technique-"Wang Wei (699-761)" |
| 03/13/06 Technique-"Keep Your Shoulders Down and Relaxed" |
| 03/06/06 Technique-"Gan" |
| 02/26/06 Technique-"Eyes of The Warrior and the Honor" |
| 02/17/06 Technique-"Breathing" |
| 02/13/06 Technique-"Shuto Uke (Knife Hand Block)" |
| 02/06/06 Technique-"Staying On Track" |
| 01/23/06 Technique-"Oi-Zuki" |
| 01/16/06 Technique-"Training" |
| 01/09/06 Technique-"Train Your Survival Instincts" |
| 01/03/06 Technique-"Chest Block" |
2005
| 12/26/05 Technique-"Tensin no Kamae" |
| 12/19/05 Technique-"Determination Wins" |
| 12/12/05 Technique-"The Striking Surface Always Aims at The Target" |
| 11/28/05 Technique-"Keep on Training" |
| 11/21/05 Technique-"Get Rooted/Stay Rooted" |
| 11/11/05 Technique-"Corkscrew Hips" |
| 10/24/05 Technique-"The Obi-Your Personal Clock" |
| 10/17/05 Technique-"Train with Purpose" |
| 10/10/05 Technique-"Stepping Fprward in Shizentai Dachi" |
| 10/03/05 Technique-"Hangetsu-Barai-Uke" |
| 09/26/05 Technique-"Shuto (Knife Hand) Blocks" |
| 09/19/05 Technique-"Accelerate Through the Point of Contact" |
| 09/11/05 Technique-"Karate Creed" |
| 08/22/05 Technique-"Focusing on the Punch" |
| 08/15/05 Technique-"Karate Training and Our Health-A follow-on Discussion" |
| 08/08/05 Technique-"Karate Training and Our Health" |
| 07/24/05 Technique-"Do Not Stop Training" |
| 07/17/05 Technique-"The Opening Step in Pinan Kata" |
| 07/11/05 Technique-"What We Learn (After We Think We Know it All)" |
| 06/20/05 Technique-"Squats" |
| 06/13/05 Technique-"Combining Horizontal & Vertical Motion" |
| 06/06/05 Technique-"Use of Hip in Each Technique" |
| 05/22/05 Technique-"Gan-Perception" |
| 05/08/05 Technique-"Haito-Uchi (Reverse Knife Hand strike)" |
| 04/25/05 Technique-"Isolating The Hip When Punching" |
| 04/18/05 Technique-"Enhancing Delivery of Oi-zuki" |
| 04/11/05 Technique-"Step First-Set Feet/Save the Hip" |
| 03/27/05 Technique-"Precepts" |
| 03/21/05 Technique-"If You Think You Got It, You Don't.." |
| 03/14/05 Technique-"Use Hip" |
| 02/21/05 Technique-"Breathe!" |
| 02/15/05 Technique-"Cat Stance" |
| 01/31/05 Technique-"Karate Is Not an Exercise Program.." |
| 01/24/05 Technique-"Mae-geri" |
| 01/09/05 Technique-"Acquire & Utilize SRKUSA Training Material" |
| 01/02/05 Technique-"Stretching" |
2004
| 12/27/04 Technique-"Proper Body Alignment in Zenkutsu-Dachi" |
| 12/19/04 Technique-"Pause" |
| 12/13/04 Technique-"Expression Of Power" |
| 12/05/04 Technique-"Fork in the Road" |
| 11/15/04 Technique-"Practice of Kata" |
| 11/08/04 Technique-"Mai Geri (Toe Tip Kick)" |
| 11/01/04 Technique-"Example of Warrior Spirit" |
| 10/24/04 Technique-"Kyobu Shuto-Uchi (Chest Knife-Hand Strike)" |
| 10/18/04 Technique-"Constant Practice" |
| 10/10/04 Technique-"Kata & Bunkai" |
| 09/27/04 Technique-"Jigotai-Dachi (Wide Open Leg Stance)" |
| 09/06/04 Technique-"Finger Tip Pushups" |
| 08/23/04 Technique-"How Long Must I Study?" |
| 08/16/04 Technique-"Three Specific Technique Options" |
| 08/02/04 Technique-"Bunkai" |
| 07/26/04 Technique-"When Practicing Any New Technique, Slow The Technique" |
| 07/12/04 Technique-"The Opening Step in Pinan Kata" |
| 07/04/04 Technique-"Consistant Training- The Way Of The Warrior" |
| 06/28/04 Technique-"The Chamber in Basic Blocking" |
| 06/21/04 Technique-"Chinkuchi" |
| 06/13/04 Thought-"Gan Precept" |
| 05/16/04 Thought-"Chambered Fist" |
| 05/03/04 Thought-"Haito-Uchi (Reverse Knife Hand strike)" |
| 04/26/04 Thought-"Overcoming The Enemy" |
| 04/19/04 Thought-"Instructor Notes" |
| 03/29/04 Thought-"Hiji-Ate (Elbow Smash)" |
| 03/22/04 Thought-"Keeping the Body Together as an Integral Unit" |
| 03/08/04 Thought-"Keep Training" |
| 03/01/04 Thought-"Pinpoint Focus/Control Your Target" |
| 02/16/04 Thought-"Twist" |
| 02/09/04 Thought-"Sho-shin (Beginner's Mind)" |
| 01/26/04 Thought-"Keep The Class Moving" |
| 01/19/04 Thought-"Come with Hanshi to Israel" |
2003
| 12/29/03 Thought-"Use Your Makiwara" |
| 12/15/03 Thought-"Mu" |
| 12/01/03 Thought-"Waiting For The Count" |
| 11/24/03 Thought-"Chudan-Zuki (Middle/Chest Punch)" |
| 10/27/03 Thought-"Rei- The First and Final Moves Of The Kata" |
| 10/20/03 Thought-"Mai-Geri" |
| 10/13/03 Thought-"Mai-Geri" |
| 09/29/03 Thought-"Get To The Root Of The Problem" |
| 09/22/03 Thought-"Move Forward" |
| 09/01/03 Thought-"Bunkai" |
| 08/18/03 Thought-"Gan Precept" |
| 08/04/03 Thought-"Kiba-Dachi" |
| 07/20/03 Thought-"Ichigo Ichie" |
| 07/14/03 Thought-"Rank Is As Much a Responsibility As It Is a Privilege" |
| 07/07/03 Thought-"The Art of Eternal Perfection" |
| 06/30/03 Thought-"Understanding Tension In The Techniques We Do" |
| 06/02/03 Thought-"Getting The Knee Up" |
| 05/26/03 Thought-"Wrist Position" |
| 05/19/03 Thought-"Proper Feet, Body, & Weight Distribution In Stances" |
| 05/07/03 Thought-"Tomoe-Zuki" |
| 04/21/03 Thought-"The Wall" |
| 04/14/03 Thought-"Quantity And Quality" |
| 04/07/03 Thought-"Kata Focus" |
| 03/17/03 Thought-"Foundation" |
| 03/03/03 Thought-"Ate Waza" |
| 02/26/03 Thought-"Empty Hand" |
| 02/17/03 Thought-"Center The Head, Lead with the Belly" |
| 02/02/03 Thought-"Reach For Perfection" |
| 01/30/03 Thought-"Begin Karate Even Before The Class Starts" |
| 01/20/03 Thought-"Bunkai Etiquette" |
| 01/06/03 Thought-"Kata & Formation of The Practitioner" |
2002
| 12/24/02 Thought-"Friends, Family, Health & Freedom" |
| 12/16/02 Thought-"Bunkai" |
| 12/09/02 Thought-"Attendance" |
| 11/25/02 Thought-"Visual Awareness " |
| 11/04/02 Thought-"What Have you Learned with your Body" |
| 10/21/02 Thought-"The Evil Attacks Others Instead of Facing Their Own Failures" |
| 10/16/02 Thought-"Analyze & Question Your Technique" |
| 10/14/02 Thought-"Balancing Opposing Muscles" |
| 09/09/02 Thought-"Gan & Mai" |
| 09/02/02 Thought-"F-3 Multiple Technique Combinations" |
| 08/26/02 Thought-"The Count " |
| 08/19/02 Thought-"No One Achieves Anything Alone" |
| 08/05/02 Thought-"No Shortcuts to Perfection" |
| 07/29/02 Thought-"Zen Saying" |
| 07/22/02 Thought-"Atemi Waza (breaking)" |
| 07/15/02 Thought-"Accelerate Through The Point Of Contact" |
| 07/08/02 Thought-"Learn to Apply, Learn to Do" |
| 06/17/02 Thought-"Incorporate Karate" |
| 06/11/02 Thought-"Balance" |
| 06/03/02 Thought-"A Thought... " |
| 05/26/02 Thought-"Something to Think About..." |
| 05/19/02 Thought-"Be the Master of Your Mind Rather Than Being Mastered by Your Mind" |
| 05/12/02 Thought-"Grand Master Ansei Ueshiro 1933-2002" |
| 05/05/02 Thought-"What Makes the Poet, the Artist, The Human Being" |
| 04/22/02 Thought-"What Is Faith Worth if Not Translated into Action" |
| 04/15/02 Thought-"Okinawa- Some facts, In Honor of Master Ueshiro's Birthday" |
| 03/18/02 Thought-"Approach Everything With Optimism" |
| 03/11/02 Thought-"Defeat The Opponent That Faces You In the Mirror" |
| 02/25/02 Thought-"Olympic Spirit" |
| 02/11/02 Thought-"Me or My Ego" |
| 02/04/02 Thought-"Set Aside Emotion" |
| 01/27/02 Thought-"Do Not Allow Your Opponent to Stand" |
| 01/14/02 Thought-"Facing Uncertainty" |
2001
| 12/31/01 Technique-"Mastery" |
| 12/31/01 Thought-"Commemorating Events of 2001" |
| 12/24/01 Technique-"Get Low And Move Into Your Opponent" |
| 12/24/01 Thought-"A World With Karate, Spirit and no Violence" |
| 12/17/01 Technique- "Research the Technique" |
| 12/11/01 Technique-"Hard Soft" |
| 11/12/01 Technique-"Perfection" |
| 10/22/01 Technique-"Zero Tension" |
| 10/08/01 Technique-"Bowing-Showing Respect " |
| 10/01/01 Technique-"Lower Stance and More Speed" |
| 10/01/01 Thought-"The Preservation of a Traditional Legacy" |
| 10/08/01 Thought-"Knocking The Heart Out" |
| 09/10/01 Thought-"Begining is Easy, Continuing is Hard" |
| 09/03/01 Technique-"Consistant Training" |
| 09/03/01 Thought-"Embrace The New" |
| 08/26/01 Thought-"Interpretation Of Technique/Kata" |
| 08/19/01 Technique-"Interpretation Of Technique/Kata" |
| 08/19/01 Thought-"Embrace The New" |
| 08/12/01 Technique-"Moving/Standing" |
| 08/06/01 Technique-"Breaking" |
| 08/06/01 Thought-"Kata" |
| 07/30/01 Technique- "Head Block (Jodan Uke)" |
| 07/30/01 Thought- "Vision Without Action" |
| 07/23/01 Technique-"Tight Fist-Back to Basics" |
| 07/23/01 Thought-"Making Music" |
| 07/16/01 Technique-"Book Club Event" |
| 07/16/01 Thought-"Repetition-There Are No Shortcuts" |
| 07/09/01 Technique-"Stepping" |
| 07/09/01 Thought-"Perceiving What is Right..." |
| 07/02/01 Technique-"Punch" |
| 06/24/01 Thought-"Do Not Seek to Follow..." |
| 06/18/01 Technique-"Dissecting The Moves" |
| 06/18/01 Thought-"Wabi and Kufu" |
| 06/11/01 Thought-"When We Fail We are Humbled, & Then the Learning Begins" |
| 06/04/01 Thought-"Spokes in A Wheel.." |
| 05/28/01 Technique-"Mawashi Geri" |
| 05/28/01 Thought-"Anyone Can Be Angry.." |
| 05/21/01 Technique-"Readying For The Next Move" |
| 05/21/01 Thought-"We Are What We Practice" |
| 05/15/01 Technique-"Okinawa Program" |
| 05/06/01 Technique-"Soku/Foot" |
| 05/07/01 Thought-"You Cannot Shake Hands With A Clinched Fist" |
| 04/30/01 Thought-"Water Bottle" |
| 04/23/01 Technique-"What Is Kata?" |
| 04/23/01 Thought-"Exhilaration" |
| 04/16/01 Technique-"2001 A Katathon Odyssey" |
| 04/16/01 Thought-"Experienced With All The Senses" |
| 04/09/01 Technique-"Posture On And Off The Deck" |
| 04/02/01 Technique-"Two Count Move" |
| 04/02/01 Thought-"It Is Not A Competition" |
| 03/26/01 Technique-"Alignment" |
| 03/19/01 Technique-"Spirit" |
| 03/19/01 Technique-"Learning" |
| 03/12/01 Technique-"Kicking" |
| 03/12/01 Thought-"Freedom vs. Authority" |
| 03/05/01 Technique-"Karate Haiku" |
| 03/05/01 Thought-"Rank Is As Much A Responsibility As It Is A Privilege" |
| 02/26/01 Technique-"Dissecting The Move" |
| 02/26/01 Thought-"Courage Is The Will To Go Forth" |
| 02/19/01 Technique-"Gan Precept" |
| 02/19/01 Thought-"Grand Master Ansei Ueshiro" |
| 02/12/01 Technique-"Te-Hand" |
| 02/12/01 Thought-"Be Aware of Your Surroundings" |
| 02/05/01 Technique-"Rooting The Feet" |
| 02/05/01 Thought-"Winter Training" |
| 01/29/01 Technique-"Kata The Ultimate Training Weapon" |
| 01/29/01 Thought-"We Don't See The World As It Is.." |
| 01/22/01 Technique-"Foundation/Balance/Soku" |
| 01/22/01 Thought-"Do Not Search To Know The Answers..." |
| 01/15/01 Technique-"Perfection" |
| 01/08/01 Technique-"Showing Up" |
| 01/08/01 Thought-"Make Time For Your Karate" |
| 01/01/01 Technique-"Challenge Complacency" |
| 01/01/01 Thought-"One Day, One Life" |
2000
| 12/11/00 Thought-"Poem From Richard Pulley" |
| 12/04/00 Technique-"Breathing" |
| 12/04/00 Thought-"You Do What You Have to Do" |
| 11/27/00 Technique-"Soku" |
| 11/27/00 Thought-"Community" |
| 11/20/00 Technique-"Yellow Pages" |
| 11/20/00 Thought-"Uruwashii" |
| 11/13/00 Thought-"Patience" |
| 11/06/00 Technique-"Training While Traveling" |
| 10/30/00 Technique-"Height Difference" |
| 10/30/00 Thought-"Transformations" |
| 10/23/00 Thought-"Blocks are Strikes" |
| 10/16/00 Technique-"Make Everything Bigger" |
| 10/16/00 Thought-"Learn From Your Failures and Don't be Afraid to Fail Often" |
| 10/09/00 Technique-"Mai & the practice of kata/Bunkai/ Makiwara Bunkai of Kata/Makiwara" |
| 10/09/00 Thought-"Shinden Ni Rei" |
| 10/01/00 Technique-"Kosa Dachi Cross-Leg Stance" |
| 10/01/00 Thought-"Mirages" |
| 09/25/00 Technique-"Hip Motion" |
| 09/25/00 Thought-"Set Stategey Ahead Of Time" |
| 09/18/00 Technique-"The Lower body Powers the Technique" |
| 09/18/00 Thought-"Precious Stone is Not Polished Without Friction" |
| 09/11/00 Technique-"Always aim for a small, specific target for all offensive techniques" |
| 09/11/00 Thought-"Karate as a Conduit for Smooth Transitions" |
| 09/04/00 Thought-"Never Give Up!" |
| 08/28/00 Technique-"The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be" |
| 08/28/00 Thought-"Balance Of Life" |
| 08/21/00 Technique-"Chokuritsu-fudo-dachi (Formal Attention Stance)" |
| 08/21/00 Thought-"The Moment is Now" |
| 08/14/00 Technique-"Kata practice has different speeds and power for self-development" |
| 07/24/00 Technique-"Backfist/kick/Square Punch" |
| 07/24/00 Thought-"Move Foward" |
| 07/10/00 Technique-"Keep Training" |
| 07/10/00 Thought-"Loyalty" |
| 07/03/00 Thought-"Simplicity" |
| 01/03/00 Thought-"Embracing The Shorin-Ryu Legacy via Organization" |
1999
| 12/20/99 Thought- "Spirit" |
1998
| 12/14/98 Technique-"Oi-zuki - Chasing Punch" |
| 11/30/98 "Karate Class" |
| 11/23/98 "Niahanchi Kata (N-3)" |
| 11/16/98 Technique-"Niahanchi Kata" |
| 11/16/98 Thought-"There is More to Karate Than Physical Training" |
| 11/09/98 Thought-"Picture Yourself in a Clean White Gi" |
| 11/07/98 "Niahanchi Kata Continued" |
| 11/02/98 Technique-"Niahanchi Kata" |
| 11/02/98 Thought-"Just do It!" |
| 10/26/98 Technique-"Pinan 5 - More Techniques" |
| 10/26/98 Thought-"Letting Go" |
| 10/19/98 Technique-"Pinan 5 - The Difficult Techniques" |
| 10/19/98 Thought- "Instinct" |
| 10/12/98 Technique-"Pinan 3" |
| 10/12/98 Thought-"Brotherhood" |
| 10/05/98 Technique-"Oyo-Tan-Ren" |
| 10/05/98 Thought-"Motivation & Karate" |
| 09/28/98 Technique-"Pinan 2" |
| 09/28/98 Thought-"Harmony--The Secret to Inner Peace" |
| 09/21/98 Technique-"The Pinan Kata" |
| 09/14/98 Technique-"Yakusoku Kumite 1" |
| 09/14/98 Thought-"Loyalty and Commitment" |
| 09/07/98 Technique-"F3" |
| 09/07/98 Thought-"Don't Waste a Lifetime" |
| 08/31/98 Technique-"F2" |
| 08/31/98 Thought-"There is no Excuse" |
| 08/24/98 Technique-"Stances" |
| 08/24/98 Thought-"Karate as a Tool" |
| 08/17/98 Technique-"Fine Points" |
| 08/17/98 Thought-"Teach By Example" |
| 08/10/98 Technique-"Punching" |
| 08/10/98 Thought-"Control Your Emotions or Your Emotions Will Control You" |
| 08/03/98 Technique-"The Book of Five Rings" |
| 08/03/98 Thought-"Musashi" |
| 07/27/98 Technique-"Empty Hand - Empty Mind" |
| 07/27/98 Thought-"Kyoshi" |
| 07/20/98 Technique-"Posture" |
| 07/20/98 Thought-"Karate Ni Sente Nashi" |
| 07/13/98 Technique-"Martial Attitude" |
| 07/13/98 Thought-"The Correct Rut" |
| 07/06/98 Technique-"Preparing for Promotion" |
| 07/06/98 Thought-"Efficiency" |
| 06/30/98 Technique-"Moving Forward" |
| 06/30/98 Thought-"Moving Forward- Does this mean practicing every day?" |
| 06/22/98 Thought-"Karate & Sense of Control Over One's Life" |
| 06/15/98 Technique-"Observation" |
| 06/15/98 Thought-"Outreach-Karate Scholarship & Study" |
| 06/08/98 Technique-"Completing Each Technique |
| 06/04/98 Thought-"Training For a Lifetime" |
| 05/31/98 Technique-"The Wrist & Ankle" |
| 05/25/98 Technique-"Karate Is Not A Theory" |
| 05/25/98 Thought-"Remembering The Past" |
| 05/18/98 Technique-"Head Balanced Over Body" |
| 05/18/98 Thought-"Pain" |
| 05/11/98 Technique-"More Hips" |
| 05/11/98 Thought-"Breathing" |
| 05/04/98 Technique-"Hips" |
| 05/04/98 Thought-"Don't Over-Explain" |
| 04/27/98 Technique-"Letting It Happen" |
| 04/27/98 Thought-"Karate Ni Sente Nashi" |
| 04/20/98 Technique-"Chambered Hand" |
| 04/20/98 Thought-"The Value of Time" |
| 04/12/98 Technique-"Repetition" |
| 04/13/98 Thought-"You Only Cheat Yourself" |
| 04/06/98 Technique-"Techniques for Go-Kyu & Ro-Kyu" |
| 04/06/98 Thought-"Meditation & Breathing" |
| 03/30/98 Technique-"Concentrated Destructive Power" |
| 03/30/98 Thought-"Working With a Partner" |
| 03/23/98 Technique-"Kicking" |
| 03/23/98 Thought-"Mastery" |
| 03/16/98 Technique-"Form Throughout The Kata" |
| 03/16/98 Thought-"Karate for 5 Year olds" |
| 03/02/98 "Stance" |
| 03/09/98 Technique-"Testing Oneself" |
| 03/09/98 Thought-"Leave Your Ego At The Door" |
| 02/23/98 Technique-"Training Methods" |
| 02/23/98 Thought-"Jyu Kumite or Free Style" |
| 02/16/98 Technique-"Yakusoku Kumite" |
| 02/16/98 Thought-"Keep Moving Forward" |
| 02/08/98 Technique-"Cover Right Away" |
| 02/08/98 Thought-"Responsibility & Reflection" |
| 02/01/98 Technique-"Moving Meditation" |
| 02/01/98 Thought-"Warming Up" |
| 01/26/98 Technique-"Height" |
| 01/26/98 Thought-"O-Tsuna-Hiki" |
| 01/19/98 Technique-"Preparation" |
| 01/19/98 Thought-"Mai-or Distancing" |
| 01/11/98 Thought-"Key-Repetition" |
| 01/05/98 Technique-"Express Yourself" |
| 01/05/98 Thought-"Barriers of Human Achievement" |
1997
| 12/29/97 Thought-"Positional Coincidence" |
| 12/29/97 Technique-"Kata" |
| 12/22/97 Technique-"Shuto-Uke" |
| 12/22/97 Thought- Karate Ni Sente Nashi" |
| 12/15/97 Thought-"What Tradition Means to Me" |
| 12/15/97 Technique-"Relax and Breathe" |
| 12/16/97 Thought-"Softness & Hardness,Flexability & Rigidity" |
| 12/08/97 Technique-"Your Own Path" |
| 12/08/97 Thought-"Teach with Humility" & "If it is not in the Book.." |
| 12/01/97 Technique-"Elbows Straight" |
| 12/01/97 Thought- "Imagery Training" |
| 11/23/97 Technique-"Power" |
| 11/23/97 Thought-"Thanksgiving/Arigato- Look at What you Have" |
| 11/17/97 Thought-"Mushin" |
| 11/10/97 Thought-"Raising The Level" |
| 11/07/97 Thought-"Momentum" |
| 11/03/97 Technique-"Kata & Makiwara" |
| 10/27/97 Thought-"Attendance" |
| 10/19/97 "Relaxation and Tension" |
| 10/12/97 "Facial Expression" |
| 10/06/97 "Straight Wrist" |
| 09/23/97 "Gan ... Eyes" |
| 09/16/97 "Timing" |