This is the slogan of Contact Kicks Martial Arts. The dojo I belong to under Sensei Steve Fogarasi. For many, those words are read as a marketing slogan. However, there really is a deeper meaning.
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This past weekend was the IFK Canada Seminar, with Shihan David Pickthall. This was the second seminar hosted by IFK Canada, this time by the affiliate dojo in Quebec, Karaté Laval, under Senseï Jonathan Hemond.
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Have you ever noticed if you reverse the first two characters of Aikido what you get? Kiai! And it’s no coincidence. These two characters, or words, are the combined words for Ki (life force), and Ai (meaning to blend or harmonize).
Sanchin no Kata made it’s way into Kyokushin Karate through the founder, Sosai Masutatsu (Mas) Oyama. Sosai Oyama had a background in various arts, including 4th Dan in Shotokan, 4th Dan in Judo, Taikiken, Aikijujutsu, as well as a 7th Dan Black Belt in Goju-ryu, under Gogen Yamaguchi. Sanchin is a kata of Goju-ryu.
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Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin Karate was born in Korea in 1923. From a very early age he had great interest in martial arts, beginning with studying Chinese Kenpo (chuan fa) when he was 9 years old, while living on a farm in China.
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The 5 Pinan Katas taught in Kyokushin were introduced by Sosai Masutatsu “Mas” Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin, coming from his background in Shuri-te, as a 4th Dan Black Belt in Shotokan Karate, under it’s founder Gichin Funakoshi.
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