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Wastelander
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The Five Elements of Karate

Hello, everyone!

My latest article is a bit long, and shouldn't contain anything terribly surprising to members of this forum, but you may find it useful for reference. And don't let the title fool you--there will be no Eastern mysticism, here!

http://www.karateobsession.com/2018/10/the-five-elements-of-karate.html

Marc
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Hi Noah, thanks for posting your article. Great work in categorising the different techniques/skills of the wide spectrum that karate encompasses. A good reference!

All the best

Marc  

Iain Abernethy
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Thanks for sharing here Noah. It’s good piece. We’ve seen a period of time where karate got stuck on the first element (and even then, just a limited portion of it), but that’s definitely coming to an end as karate returns to its holistic nature.

Clapped at reading this bit too:

Separating specific elements and techniques to develop those skills is a necessary step in the learning process, but keeping them isolated from each other will result in an early plateau in skill development. To be well-rounded, one must be able to transition between all five elements of karate, as necessary, and without incorporating them together in training, that ability will never develop. This is where many students find themselves–learning a variety of fighting skills, but never training to combine them.

All the best,

Iain

Wastelander
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Iain Abernethy wrote:

Thanks for sharing here Noah. It’s good piece. We’ve seen a period of time where karate got stuck on the first element (and even then, just a limited portion of it), but that’s definitely coming to an end as karate returns to its holistic nature.

Clapped at reading this bit too:

Separating specific elements and techniques to develop those skills is a necessary step in the learning process, but keeping them isolated from each other will result in an early plateau in skill development. To be well-rounded, one must be able to transition between all five elements of karate, as necessary, and without incorporating them together in training, that ability will never develop. This is where many students find themselves–learning a variety of fighting skills, but never training to combine them.

All the best,

Iain

Thank you for the kind words! After I wrote this, I actually started thinking of writing one on the "3 K's of Karate," as well, addressing basically the same point I made in that quote, haha

Les Bubka
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Thanks Noah, I enjoyed reading it,

Kind regards

Les