Martin’s Japan Trip 2008 – Part 3 >> Final Grading Preparations

Training Holiday

Another full on day, but really good.  Weather has been warm and muggy, not much different than Sunshine Coast, maybe just a little higher humidity and we have had a bit of rain this evening. The day started early about 5.30am wake up, 6.00am taxi to the sohonbu, then morning training started at 6.30am.  As

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Martin’s Japan Trip 2008 – Part 2 >> Arrival & Training

Training Holiday

After several more hours wanderin around Singapore airport, 11 hours in total I made my way onto the next leg of the journey. I couldn’t get over the size of Singapore airport. It was my first time there, and although I have done a bit of travelling over the year’s, I haven’t been to an

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Martin’s Japan Trip 2008 – Part 1 >> Travelling

Training Holiday

I’m finally on my way to Japan for the 1st Annual Chito-Ryu Martial Arts Festival in Kumamoto, Japan.  After an early start this morning and a very late night finalising things before I left, I am currently sitting in the airport in Singapore with several hours to kill.  I guess it’s not a bad thing

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Sakugawa no Kon – Youtube Video

Photos and Videos

This video was recorded earlier this year at the Sydney regional Chito-Ryu tournament (April 2008).  This is bo kata is “Sakugawa no Kon”, performed by Martin & Sandra Phillips, instructors at Sunshine Coast Karate.

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Karate Kids – School Holiday Program >> Success

Dojo News

From the 22-26 September, a group of nearly 20 karate kids enjoyed the school holiday program at the dojo. Throughout the week participants did 3 hours of karate each day, while this might seem like a lot, everyone learned a heaps and had a great time. The majority of the week was spent preparing for

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Women’s Self Defence Tips – Lesson # 10

Women's Self Defence

Tip 10: Maintain Eye Contact Another basic tip that you need is the fact that you can often keep aggressors at bay by holding their eye contact. You are seeing them and that in itself can be intimidating to those that consider attacking. While we will go into more details about how to react to

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Women’s Self Defence Tips – Lesson # 9

Women's Self Defence

Tip 9: Look Confident Being confident is a key element to distracting and convincing a possible attacker not to bother with you. Hold your head up high. Keep your chin up. Pay attention to your surroundings. Those that are easy targets are much more likely to be a target than those that are confident and

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Looking For Something To Do These School Holidays?

Upcoming Events

With the school holidays fast approaching again, we are please to present a school holidy activity for kids that they are sure to love!  Over the last few years we have had a lot of children kick start their training career at Sunshine Coast Karate.  But it’s not just for new students, there is plenty

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Women’s Self Defence Tips – Lesson # 8

Women's Self Defence

Tip 8: Don’t Get Into the Wrong Car It sounds simple enough, but when your feet are killing you after a long day at work and you think you know the person pulling up next to you, it may seem like a good idea. If you think that this could not happen, here’s an example

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Women’s Self Defence Tips – Lesson # 7

Women's Self Defence

Tip #7: Dress Conservatively As women, we want to be beautiful and to have amazing looking clothing. The problem with this is that it puts you at a greater risk when you do have it on. For this reason, do not wear anything that is overly revealing. Some men, the bad type of course, see

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