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View a video of Matt Price in a KUGB shotokan karate kumite finals. Blocks a kick and counters with a gyaku zuki.

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View a video of Matt Price in a KUGB shotokan karate kumite finals. Year unknown!

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Matt Price scores an ippon with a double leg sweep and punch in a KUGB shotokan karate kumite event. Year unknown!

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View Matt Price perform his demo at the KUGB National Championships 2008 in the NIA in Birmingham. Featuring Ryan Tucker and Tom Little.

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View Matt Price perform a double leg sweep and punch in a KUGB finals. Year unknown!

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View kata heian shodan at full speed and power

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Is Jiyu-Kumite (non prearranged free fighting) really a necessary part of modern karate training?

Let me start by telling you of an incident that happened to a friend of mine, who I would consider an excellent all round karateka, whilst training on an open karate course a few weeks ago. Towards the end of the lesson, which had covered kihon, kata and kumite, the instructor told the students to pair up and practise some Jiyu-Kumite. Read the rest

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View shotokan kata kihon at full speed
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I believe an essential part of karate is discipline. To reach a high level of performance within karate you must be prepared to discipline yourself. By discipline, I mean sticking to a training regime.

When people first start training they are often full of enthusiasm, rarely missing a session. They often have a real thirst for knowledge. This enthusiasm tends to continue through the initial gradings, with each examination bringing a new belt to wear, helping to keep enthusiasm high.

Often around 3^rd kyu level, some students experience difficulties in motivation as the jump from brown belt to black belt level can be quite daunting. Here is where many students give up their training. The stop is often gradual, missing a lesson here and there, slowly reducing the training schedule until a stop is reached. More often than not the student will convince themselves that they are stopping simply due to other reasons such as school, work, family commitments and injury, always saying that they will be back training in a couple of weeks – but these students rarely are.

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