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Issue 1 of Shimbun Local – out now!

May 27, 2019 | All Articles

Issue 1 of Shimbun Local, GKR Karate’s new-look magazine, is out now and available to enjoy in print or digitally.

Real Life Confrontation: Self Defence Beyond Technique

It is no secret that the world is becoming a more violent place and there is an increasing need for…

Fuelling Your Karate

To achieve your training goals, it is essential to accompany your fitness programme with a beneficial training diet. By paying…

Preparing for a Major Tournament

As the 10th GKR Karate World Cup is drawing closer, we take a look at the story of David and…

Shimbun local is here!

GKR Karate is pleased to announce it is partnering with sports publisher Debut to launch Shimbun Local – a new publication which champions…

Training for Champions: Mental Conditioning

If you want the best chance to succeed at any Martial Arts tournament, your mental conditioning is as equally important…

Don’t Just Stretch For Kicks

January 27, 2019 | All Articles, Training

Most karate-ka feel stretching is all to do with kicking higher or to prevent the muscles being injured while kicking,…

New Years Resolutions and the Power of Change

The purpose of this article is to illustrate the importance of making resolutions and to identify the fatal flaws people make…

SPECIAL GRADINGS ANNOUNCEMENT

We wanted to take this opportunity to publicly recognize a number of our Senior Instructors who very recently achieved some…

Announcing GKR’s New Renshi Instructor

Recent Conferences saw us award some very high Dan gradings to some of our Senior people, whose dedication to both…