Between The Traditional and The Modern

By David Stainko 8th Dan

We are all aware of various forms of tradition, but when this phase needs to be defined, it can become confusing. Namely, a rule that repeats itself from generation to generation is called tradition. Tradition is something that doesn’t bend the rules, something that repeats itself for many years, from generation to generation, in a continuum, without any changes.

We had a tremendous response to the last video featuring Shotokan Kata Sochin with & without a Bo, so here is another ‘informal' exercise of Shotokan Kata Meikyo with and without a Bo or Jo. This time with SKM Editor John Cheetham and SKM Secretary & Administrator Clare Worth, filmed recently in our own dojo..

Many Shotokan Kata movements lend themselves very naturally to using the Bo or Jo. Here is an example of SOCHIN Kata with and without a Bo or Jo during a practice session filmed in 2017.

I feel that when we make a typically long Shotokan style forward stance, for most students it’s virtually impossible to drive off the back leg to propel the hips and torso forward. The power starts from the legs just like in Boxing.

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Though this book is grounded in karate, the overarching theme of overcoming the past and persevering through adversity is universal.

We have just received the new Book, ‘THE LEGEND OF TAIJI KASE’ from Sachiko Kase, daughter of the late legendary Taiji Kase.

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Paperback | Format: 180 mm x 257 mm | 296 pages | over 296 photographs

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