Articles « Culver Karate Club

Circle of Family and Friends

I’ve been training in Shotokan Karate for 30 yrs. and still feel like a student. On May 30th 2010, I just reached another milestone, Sixth degree black belt. Sunday, my wife, my dad, my mother, my oldest son and some of my students went to the Kumite Classic Karate Tournament in Monroeville PA and watched [...]

The Value of Focus during Karate Competition

Remember the value of Focus!

I’m sitting here a the desk at Culver Karate Club in Connellsville, PA. and was just thinking of the value of focus. Most people never even think about focus let alone apply it. In my learning, teaching and competition during my years of training in Shotokan Karate, I’ve had to [...]

Focus like Carnegie

Again I’m sitting at my desk at Culver Karate Club in Connellsville and I’m looking out the window at the Carnegie Library. Hmmmm? Andrew Carnegie. He was instrumental in Connellsville’s young history. Andrew Carnegie was largely responsible for the success of the steel industry in the Pittsburgh and Connellsville area . I wonder if he [...]

Goal Setting and Karate

One of the most important life lessons that can be learned from karate is Goal Setting! The act of training with the next test in mind. The belt system of karate provides with steps.

To reach a worthy goal one must have a master goal, a plan, and a network of mini-goals. In karate [...]

Hey you've been with us for a while.

The other day I called a martial arts and karate supplier and they said, hey you’ve been with us for a while, you have a really old customer number. I thought about in and I guess that means you’ve got some time in training. I look at my belt and it’s get like my hair, [...]

Rhythm

It’s common knowledge that movement is important in kumite. Some Karate-kas bounce and move and give no thought to the pattern they use. This could have bad consequences. When moving, you should move to hide your initial movement when you attack. On the other hand, movement can also cover your intentions when on the defensive.

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Are Tournaments Good for You?

I’m constantly hearing the argument that karate tournaments are not good for you. When you enter a stressful situation we invoke an adrenaline response known as the fight or flight state of mind. When you are in this state of mind you get tunnel vision and you sometimes freeze up. Brain activity practically ceases. If [...]