MGM Karate Club

Silver medal for Oliver, gold medal for asha and bronze medal for Simon and Issac today, Well done keep it up. Thanks for ikigai karate club for inviting us, great day all round.

Learning to count in Japanese helps massively while learning karate.

True Karate Is Ugly, Not Flashy
Real karate isn’t what you see in the movies. It’s not flying kicks, flashy combos, or spinning in mid-air. True karate is simple, direct and yes, sometimes ugly.

In a real confrontation, there’s no time for theatrics. A sharp groin strike, a sudden eye gouge, a brutal punch to the throat these aren’t fancy techniques, but they can stop an attacker instantly. That’s the essence of self-defense: end the threat and survive.

Karate teaches us to target weak points, not to impress crowds.
There’s no honor in losing a fight because you were trying to look cool.

True karate is built on practicality. It’s refined through repetition, discipline and the mindset that if forced to act, you do what’s necessary fast, fierce and final.

It’s not pretty. It’s not for show.
It’s for real life.

A massive well done to these 3 Connie, Olivia & Oliver on Saturday they entered their first ever competition, Only one of them came away with a bronze 3rd place medal and all 3 done extremely well, It's the experience and the taking part that counts and of course having fun and meeting new people.

Kihon kata (white belt)

Kihon Kata - Shotokan Kihon Kata Shotokan which is usually done for the first grading to 9th Kyu Grade.

Heian Yondan kata (Green belt)

Heian Yondan Shotokan kata Heian Yondan, performed from three different angles for the benefit of students learning the kata.

Flexibility is key when it comes to kicking, Stretching everyday gives you that.

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