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Shotokan Karate-Do

About Me

The City of Lompoc Parks & Recreation Department welcomes a Martial arts class as a form of self defense. We specialize in Professional Shotokan Karate-Do instruction, philosophy and physical conditioning with an emphasis on reflex-development, timing, eye-hand coordination, balance and sense of well being. Basic skills, forms and sparring drills will be stressed equally to offer students a balanced training program. If you are looking to develop yourself in a positive manner physically mentally and spiritually by building your self-confidence, self awareness, concentration or just improve your over all physical fitness you are welcome to come observe our practice.________________________________ ...........................................................

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Members of the Lompoc Community, Men, Women, children from ages 6 & up. There are 5 main goals we can help you achieve 1. Self-Discipline and self control 2. Self-confidence 3. Self-defense 4. Lose weight and exercise, build stamina 5. Everyone has a different reason for taking karate - What's yours?...

My Blog

kumite....

Kumite Beginners are usually introduced to kumite training with 'gohon kumite' (five-step sparring). In many dojos, students are instead started with 'sanbon kumite' (three-step sparring). Two karatek...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:00:00 GMT

How to practice Karate

  How to Practice Karate           The following is an abridgment of Chapter 7: "Training Precepts" from Karate-Do Nyumon: The Master Introductory Text, by...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:10:00 GMT

Dojo Kun

Dojo Kun Seek Perfection of Character. Hitotsu! Jinkaku kansei ni tsutomuru koto. (To strive for the perfection of character.) Be Faithful. Hitotsu! Makato no michi o mamoru koto. (To protect/defend...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:59:00 GMT

Health Benefits of Physical Fitness

Regular activity has a number of proven, positive health effects, especially on heart health. Vigorous exercise strengthens the heart as a pump, making it a larger, more efficient muscle. Even moderat...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:29:00 GMT

Shotokan Kata Names and Meanings ..

This list contains 29 kata in all of the Shotokan Karate katas. THE SHOTOKAN KATA (Kata Name - One Popular Translation) Heian Shodan - Peaceful (First Step).Heian Nidan - Peaceful (Second Step).Heian...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:49:00 GMT

20 Precepts of Karate.....

These are the principles or words to live by as taught by Grand Master Gichin Funakoshi These are the principles or words to live by as taught by Grand Master Gichin Funakoshi NIJU KUN1. Karate is no...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:44:00 GMT

Terminology translation........

Training InstructionsSeiza - Kneeling positionMokuso - MeditationShizen-Tai - Natural stanceYoi - Prepare for techniqueHajime - Execute techniqueNaore - Return to yoiYame - Return to shizentaiKi...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:49:00 GMT

Gichin Funakoshi (Founder of Shotokan Karate)

About Shotokan Karate Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of shotokan karate, stated that the ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in perfection of character. In this way, karate may ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:18:00 GMT

What is Karate?...........

True Karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice." Gichin Funako...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:55:00 GMT