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Fri, 2013-05-03 11:58
Congratulations to Karl Thornton and Modern Defensive Tactics Australia upon having their excellent syllabus approved by the World Combat Association!
For more information on the World Combat Association, please visit the website: www.worldcombatassociation.com
All the best,
Iain Abernethy (WCA Chief International Coach)
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Wed, 2013-03-06 10:25
Early next year I will be running my first ever residential course! I’ve booked a beautiful isolated venue which includes accommodation, a dojo, kitchen etc. My plans is to have just 12 people attend for four days of intense in-depth training. The venue is 100% ours so we will also be able to relax and endlessly chat martial arts in the evenings :-) If you think this may be of interest, please watch this space and I’ll be back with more information soon!
All the best,
Iain
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Fri, 2013-02-15 15:07
Heian/Pinan Kata & Bunkai - The Fundamentals
The Heians or Pinans are widely the most recognisable and practised kata in karate circles today, they are also arguably the most misunderstood. If analysed, practised and taught effectively the Heian/Pinan kata have the potential to be a complete fighting system for the learning karateka, containing strikes, kicks, joint locks, throws, grappling and so on
With over 350 detailed pictures this book shows how the Heian kata can be used as tools for a physical confrontation, building skills for this environment that could help an individual...
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Thu, 2013-02-07 09:57
You can listen to all the mini-casts (short podcasts) to date on the following webpage. So far I’ve discussed multiple enemies, the differences between being “trained, experienced and skilled”; and micro-training. Follow me on Facebook or Twitter to be made aware the instant these things go live: http://www.justsayinapp.com/iainabernethy
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Tue, 2013-02-05 15:42
Today’s mini-cast has just been uploaded! It is called “Trained, experienced or skilled?” Please follow the link to listen to it (just under 5 mins long). Please share with as many as possible if you like it and want more of these mini-casts!
http://www.justsayinapp.com/post/13023dc53a5e8c3a45bea6e7b8f7315d4ff0/
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