The kata required for the third grading in SKIF is Heian Nidan (the first of five “Peaceful Mind” kata’s). This post contains a JPEG diagram of the kata sequence and a YouTube video of Sensei Kanazawa, 10th Dan, performing the the kata .
Learning Kata: Heian Nidan
23/07/2009
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Folding Your Gi
18/02/2009Instructional video demonstrating the best way to fold your Gi. There is no sound on the video apart from some rustling, so you may as well mute it!
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Karate Kid: Film Finale’s
17/02/2009Some classic Karate Kid finale moments, courtesy of YouTube:
Karate Kid I:
Karate Kid II:
Karate Kid III:
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Learning Kata: Heian Shodan
17/02/2009The kata required for the first grading in SKIF is Heian Shodan (the first of five “Peaceful Mind” kata’s). This post contains a JPEG diagram of the kata sequence and a YouTube video of Sensei Kanazawa, 10th Dan, performing the the kata .
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The Ubuntu Dojo 