Training

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,…

Improving your Style of Kumite

GKR practitioner’s come in many shapes and sizes. Some pick up sparring like a duck to water while to many…

The Most Essential Ingredient

Of all the qualities required to become a successful martial artist, if one were to be placed above all others,…

Understanding Kata And Its Relationship To Bunkai

While kata is regarded as the ‘art form’ of karate, the original premise behind all kata is self-defense. Behind each…

Why Kata is an Integral Part of Karate

Without kata, most styles would be virtually the same - a series of punching and kicking techniques. Kata represents the…

Becoming a Black Belt

Whatever your perception of a black belt, try to forget about the title or the idea of ‘getting‘ a black…

Training for World Class Kata

Alex Pereda is one of GKR’s top Karate exponents. At the 2001 GKR Karate World Cup, Alex won the World…

Grading – “I’m not Worthy”

The moment a person puts on their first gi and stands in line, their journey down the road to becoming…

Develop Tournament Winning Kata

When it comes to tournaments, kumite is generally a little easy to work out the winner because you have visible…

Your Greatest Teacher – by Shihan Gavin Samin

From the title of this article, you may be wondering who or what I am referring to when discussing your…