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The True Kata Applications...Part 1

From conspiracy theorists to profiteers to well intentioned, committed students, all karate-ka (it seems) have a take on the mystery of kata application and relevance. Ideas like: “Only a few select people are still alive who know the REAL bunkai for these kata”, “It is the OLD way of training and Karate has outgrown it”,

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Kobudo: Traditional Weapons in a Modern World

In a world of guns, bombs and chemical warfare it is very difficult to imagine an item such as a wooden stick or even a knife being considered a formidable weapon.  But, in the proper, well trained hands, a traditional weapon (like those of the art of Kobudo) can be very effective indeed in face-to-face

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