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  How to Spar for the Street
Street 1 How to Spar for the Street - Part 1
Street 2 How to Spar for the Street - Part 2
Street 3 How to Spar for the Street - Part 3
   
  The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System
Pinan 1 The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System - Part 1
Pinan 2 The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System - Part 2
Pinan 3 The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System - Part 3
Pinan 4 The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System - Part 4
Pinan 5 The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System - Part 5
   
  The Basics of Bunkai (Kata Application)
Bunkai 1 The Basics of Bunkai (Kata Application) - Part 1
Bunkai 2 The Basics of Bunkai (Kata Application) - Part 2
Bunkai 3 The Basics of Bunkai (Kata Application) - Part 3
Bunkai 4 The Basics of Bunkai (Kata Application) - Part 4
Bunkai 5 The Basics of Bunkai (Kata Application) - Part 5
Bunkai 6 The Basics of Bunkai (Kata Application) - Part 6
Bunkai 7 The Basics of Bunkai (Kata Application) - Part 7
Bunkai 8 The Basics of Bunkai (Kata Application) - Part 8
   
  More Articles by Iain Abernethy
Article 1 Karate on the Ground

Article 2

No First Attack in Karate?

Article 3

The "Missing links" of Kata?

Article 4

Naihanchi - Karate's Most Deadly Kata?

Article 5

The Nature of Fighting

Article 6

James Figg - The First Bare-Knuckle Boxing Champion

Article 7

Bunkai - Karate's forgotten 95%

Article 8

Kata Based Sparring

Article 9

"Jutsu" vs. "Do"

Article 10

Brief history of the Pinan / Heian Katas

Article 11

What is Traditional Karate ?

Article 12

Tegumi - Karate's Forgotten Range

Article 13

The Role of Grappling in Self-Defence

Article 14

What are the true applications of Kata?

Article 15

Predictable Response

Article 16

Know your Enemy?

Article 17

Performing the Katas

Article 18

The Bubishi – Karate’s Most Important Text?

Article 19

A Brief History of Kata

Article 20

The Benefits of Strength Training

Article 21

The Magnitude of Kata

Article 22

KGM book interview by Geoff Thompson

Article 23

The Cross-Buttocks Throw

Article 24

The Function of Stances

Article 25

The Four Stages of Kata Practice

Article 26

Kushanku / Kanku / Kosokun Kata

Article 27

Low-Kicking: Below the Belt?

Article 28 Kata: Closing the Skill Gap
Article 29 Kata: a Lock or a Key?
Article 30 Mental Strength
Article 31 Karate: A Complete Fighting System?
Article 32 Karate: The Next BIG Thing?
Article 33 The use of the 'Karate Guard' in Kata and Combat
Article 34 Kata: Why Bother?
Article 35 Awareness: The Key to Karate for Self-Protection
Article 36 Interview by Traditional Karate Magazine
Article 37 Iain interviews Kris Wilder
Article 38 Anko Itosu's 10 Precepts of Karate (New)
Article 39 There is nothing "Peaceful" about Pinans! (New)
   
  Articles by Guest Writers
Guest 1

Japanese in Karate - Part 1 by Philip Whittome

Guest 2

Japanese in Karate - Part 2 by Philip Whittome

Guest 3 Karate Yesterday and Today by Steve Chriscole
Guest 4 The Learning Curve by Steve Chriscole
Guest 5

Sensei and Their Humanity by Dave Nielsen

Guest 6 Selling Myself Short by Stuart Elkin
Guest 7 At the Core of Martial Arts by Tony Terranova
Guest 8 Kakie (Push Hands) by Dave Nielsen
Guest 9

Keeping the Faith by Stuart Elkin

Guest 10 Martial Academia by Jamie Clubb
Guest 11 Kiai: The Fading Cry of the Martial Artist by Jamie Clubb
Guest 12 What they Should Know by Dave Nielsen
Guest 13 Playing with Sharp Objects by Lawrence Kane
Guest 14 Countervailing Force: The Legal Aspects of Karate by L. Kane
Guest 15 Thwarting Terrorist Bombings by Lawrence Kane
Guest 16 Mordred's Victory: Combat Personalities by Jamie Clubb
Guest 17 Makiwara Training by Lawrence Kane
Guest 18 Getting Started in the Martial Arts by Lawrence Kane
Guest 19 No 1st Attack in Karate: What the Masters Had to Say by Mark Tankosich
Guest 20

Interjection by the Infinite Group

Guest 21 Teaching Styles by Lawrence Kane
Guest 22 Debunking TaeKwon-Do Myths by Stuart Anslow
Guest 23 Reality Training for Children - Part 1: Why? by Jamie Clubb
Guest 24 Reality Training for Children - Part 2: What? by Jamie Clubb
Guest 25 Reality Training for Children - Part 3: How? by Jamie Clubb
Guest 26 Workplace Violence by Lawrence Kane
Guest 27 On Sheep, Sheepdogs & Wolves by Loren W. Christensen
Guest 28 Reality Training for Children: 21st Century Martial Arts by Jamie Clubb
Guest 29 Shock Blocks by Lawrence Kane
Guest 30 Humility & The Humble Bow by Matthew Sylvester
Guest 31 Posteral Considerations for the Martial Artist by Andrew Adams
Guest 32 An Interview with Lawrence Kane
Guest 33 The Nervous System by Andrew Adams
Guest 34 Kata: A Zero Sum Game - Part 1 by Matthew Miller
Guest 35 Kata: A Zero Sum Game - Part 2 by Matthew Miller
Guest 36 Fighting Fit Martial Arts by Tony Terranova
Guest 37 The Skeletal System: Part 1 by Andrew Adams
Guest 38 The Scientist Model in Martial Arts by Stuart Sadler
Guest 39 Saving Yourself in a Crowd by Lawrence Kane
Guest 40

Clubb Chimera Martial Arts 1: Common Sense by Jamie Clubb

Guest 41 Clubb Chimera Martial Arts 2: Principles by Jamie Clubb
Guest 42 Clubb Chimera Martial Arts 3: Strategies by Jamie Clubb
Guest 43 Clubb Chimera Martial Arts 4: Tactics by Jamie Clubb (New)
Guest 44 The Principle of Perfecting Principles: Part 1 by Chris Denwood
Guest 45 The Principle of Perfecting Principles: Part 2 by Chris Denwood (New)
 

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