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The Kyokushin Karate Family

As cheesy as it might sound, I love my new family Before I joined Contact Kicks to study Kyokushin...

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February 23, 2015

The Heart Of Kyokushin Karate

I write a lot about Kata, because I do love it so much, and probably because in the previous style...

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February 9, 2015

Reishiki – Etiquette in Kyokushin Karate

Reishiki refers to the example of etiquette or ‘correct behaviours’ in the traditional...

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February 5, 2015

The First Steps of the Kyokushin Journey

This past week I celebrated one year of Kyokushin Karate training at Contact Kicks in Toronto, and...

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February 1, 2015

Kyokushin Determination

Friday marked 2015 KICKS at Contact Kicks Dojo The annual kicks to start the new year, with 40...

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January 13, 2015

Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight

The weather has been cold here in Toronto Last night before class it was -17°C (14°F), but there...

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January 8, 2015

Kyokushin and the Pursuit of Happiness

2014 has been quite a year, to say the least Towards the end I didn’t post as much as I would...

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December 31, 2014

CKMA 2014 Gathering and Testing

This past weekend marked the 2014 End of the Year Gathering and Testing at Contact Kicks Dojo There...

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December 16, 2014

Russian Uchi Deshi in Japan

Originally posted on the Kyokushin Portal and republished here in English with permission...

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November 15, 2014

Climbing the Mountain

In the last post I wrote about the challenges of legalizing full-contact Karate in Ontario, and...

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November 6, 2014

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