Karate Kihon has deep historical context, however, modern versions of Karate are very ideological and not based on reality. Cross training and functional pressure testing must occur to keep it evolving. Check out the following link for this amazing book https://a.co/d/cNJLNw0 #karate #fullcontactkarate #mma #crosstraining #ashiharakarate #kyokushin

From yellow belt to orange, the journey continues. Cross training is the key to success in my opinion. Learning your base art through the lenses of other systems in a dynamic, functional and problem-solving way can only lead to success through diversity. #martialarts #karate #crosstraining #mma #jiujitsu #grappling #judo

At some point, you need to cross train to appreciate what you’ve learned in the beginning It makes for a holistic fighter and student It allows you to fill gaps #crosstraining #martialarts #karate #mma #combatsports

Andy Rodriguez is a fantastic guy, super chill, and solid traditional Okinawan practitioner of Karate, he's well connected to Okinawa. We discuss our training methods and philosophy. We disagree on Karate's Holy Bible of Karate.....but, we met somewhere in the middle....Kata is a drill set, teaching you skills, as to how you use it...this ends up being very personal and context specific. Give it a listen and I hope you enjoy it! ⏰ TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:40 Seminar highlights and scenario training 6:47 What we do in our dojos 9:19 Andy's training background and Jodo 13:33 Kata training 16:58 Cross-training 20:08 Stress-testing and functional training 24:04 Justification in Karate 27:44 Combat sports and Karate 35:15 The problem with Karate 46:32 Andy's take on Kata 49:54 Differentiated Instruction in Karate 52:37 Letting go of style 54:27 Toyama Sensei - No styles in Karate 56:49 Kata is a way to teach _____________________________ 🌐MY L I N K S FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/karateunitycanda/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/karateunity/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/karateunity WEBSITE: https://www.karateunity.ca/ 🥋WANT TO TRAIN WITH ME? ✴️ To book seminars, private or small group training email me at karateunity@gmail.com 🌐ANDY RODRIGUEZ LINKS xroads5.tripod.com/delaware https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1FPgdtWYA9/ ______________________________ #kata #karate #martialarts #mma

Effective guard removal techniques from pinan nidan (not SANDAN, apologies on the incorrect thumbnail title) .Through cross training, I have found ways to remove an opponent’s guard by utilizing similar bio mechanics from kata. In this video, we see the rolling and hammerfist technique used as a guard strip. Ideas were inspired from combat sport, Wing chun, and various coaches #martialarts #mma #wingchun #bunkai #kata #karate

MMA has functionalized my Karate #mma #karate #martialarts #combatsports #fighting

Trapping demonstrated in Japanese jujutsu, a great skill to of balance someone into clinch range #japanesejiujitsu #jiujitsu #wingchun #martialarts #karate

Hamburg fundraising Karate seminar highlights