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Last update: July 24 2010
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NEWS AND REPORTS
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Three wins in one night! At the New Breed Fighter's MMA event on Friday July 23rd 2010 all three Kissaki fighters won their matches: Jared Morelli, Brian Cowden and Paul Felder. See the New Breed Fighters website for the fight card and more details. A brilliant night and congratulations to the fighters and their trainers, Matt Knorr and Dan Shriber!
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Pictures from the March and June tests are now in the photo gallery.
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Kids' Tournament March 28th 2010 Here are the results:
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Anyone in Need of a New Start?
Our Cardio hours are: Tue and Thu 9.30-10.30am with the first half hour cardio workout to music and the second half hour exercises and karate training. Non-members welcome! |
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Marlton Fall Fest 09 pictures in the photo gallery
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In the Cage for Kissaki More photos of the fight now also at the New Breed Fighters website
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2009 USA Summer Camp on June 5-7 - NOW EVEN MORE PIX IN THE PHOTO GALLERY! |
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The 2009 Kissaki-Kai Karate camp, held in Lawrenceville NJ (USA), provided a balanced programme of Bunkai-Kumite, a focus on wrist locks, self-defence drills involving dummy weapons (guns and knives) and two cardio workouts. Typical self-defence scenarios, in conjunction with the quintessential ‘rules of combat’, were employed as a platform to demonstrate plausible interpretations of the Bunkai of various Kata. The frequent reference to the aforementioned ‘rules of combat’ from Senseis Vince Morris (8th Dan), Steve Montgomery (7th Dan) and Matt Knorr (5th Dan) underpins its pivotal role in ensuring that the Bunkai is rendered practical and gruesomely potent, rather than being an arid, academic abstraction. For example, (Kissaki) Ippon Kumite involved an array of counters ranging from palm-hand, knife-hand, elbow and knee strikes to the various pressure/vital points, as well as hip and neck throws (with the occasional headbutt) – combinations of these were applied in quick succession and this was only the basic level, which nonetheless possessed natural flow and real-life applicability. This should be contrasted with the reverse punch (gyaku-tsuki) counter in traditional Ippon Kumite, very often executed at the Chudan level after an impractical block, and starting from wholly unrealistic Tori and Uke Kamae positions. Sensei Bill Troy (6th Dan Jujitsu) led a very well-presented session around the theme of wrist locks (Kote Gaeshi) from a ‘small-circle’ Jujitsu perspective. While I see myself as a novice in Kissaki (in spite of my Yondan in Shotokan), and by the same token a complete beginner in Jujitsu, I felt that these two disciplines harmoniously complemented each other. The ‘Kissaki-drills’ essentially laid the groundwork for setting up the scenarios in which the wrist locks could be effectively applied. Taking the opponent down to the ground was not enough – he/she then had to be convincingly immobilized on the ground too. The two forms practised during the camp did not belong to the standard Shotokan cannon, namely Aragaki Seisan and Kansetsu-Waza Katas. The latter represented a short sequence of apparently innocuous basic moves which could just as equally form part of a simple Kihon drill. Yet its Bunkai rendition proved to be an ingeniously realistic sequence of joint locks. The cardio workouts served at least two main objectives. First, any lingering side effects of insobriety, as a consequence of the social events of Friday and Saturday night, were conclusively quelled. Second, the workouts also ensured muscle and joint suppleness for the brunt of the martial arts activities which ensued. Overall, the camp proved to be a very (physically and mentally) demanding experience while at the same time paying off handsome dividends in terms of enjoyment and the enrichment of one’s martial art.
June 2009, Maziar Kakhi, 4th dan Shotokan For more pictures click on the photo gallery on the left. |
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A Night to Remember We knew there would be six visitors from Belgium staying at the Kissaki-Kai Karate-Do Honbu Dojo
the week of May 1. We also knew many of us should be at the special night: many black and brown belt
members of Kissaki-Kai had been mailed words to the effect that the shugyo training the night of May 6,
2005 should be considered mandatory, especially if we were planning to take tests for rank advancement
during the following month’s summer camp at Ryder University. What we didn’t know was what shugyo training
actually meant, nor did we know the stunning surprise that would conclude the unforgettable event for
After warming up and being given cautionary remarks by Sensei Vince about pacing ourselves and listening to our bodies through the training, we entered an intense night of dramatically rigorous karate. The night included basics, combinations, various drills with partners (emphasizing many leg techniques), bunkai and, of course, kata. For much of the night, nothing else existed as we concentrated with great spirit on the challenging yet inspiring work that left us exhausted, yes, but wonderfully involved in the moment.
Following another surprise–a bit of refreshment–many words and embraces of congratulations were
traded and a bond that extended from the Marlton dojo to the other side of the Atlantic was cemented and
enjoyed. It was a night none who were there will ever forget. Watch out for the announcement of the next
shugyo night. It should not be missed. Dave Murphy, May 2006 The above article was also published in American Samurai Magazine in 2005
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