Health and Fitness

Benefits of Karate for People With Disabilities

GKR Karate classes are non-contact, safe and fun, focusing on the physical and emotional development of each individual student, making…

Tips For Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions

Were you able to keep, or even exceed your New Year's Resolutions? If so, fantastic! If not, don’t despair because…

The Art of Breathing

If you're only ever breathing habitually, studies suggest that you’re only ever filling your lungs to about one-third of their…

Back From The Brink

Doctors were convinced death was far more likely than a return to the karate dojo for Bill Terry, the then-3rd…

Preventing Weight Gain with Injuries

A broken foot, sore knees, torn hamstring or bad back are all things that might keep us from not only…

Fuelling Your Karate

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

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…

Don’t Just Stretch For Kicks

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…

Playing Through Arthritis

Why is arthritis so common? What causes it? How can we prevent it and how can we alleviate its toll…