Krista d. posted an article on Memoirs of a Grasshopper - Oct 27, 2009, 1:59 pm
In martial arts we spend a lot of our time trying to make the body fast however, self defence also requires training the senses. Sensei would sometimes tell us stories of his early training years and ...
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Krista d. posted an article on Memoirs of a Grasshopper - Oct 11, 2009, 8:28 pm
Just wanted to share a little home remedy recipe for black eyes courtesy of Kuramoto-Sensei.Hard boil one large egg (or two if you've had an exceptionally bad night).Peel while still hot.Apply rou...
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Krista d. posted an article on Memoirs of a Grasshopper - Sep 28, 2009, 7:11 am
Most people are familiar with the dojo kun – the ethics or guiding principals for students of traditional dojos. Within IOGKF, the English version of the dojo kun (below) are pretty well known and s...
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Krista d. posted an article on Memoirs of a Grasshopper - Sep 1, 2009, 10:01 pm
Karate Kenkyu Club (circa 1926). Left to right: Tokunori Senaha, Keiyo Madambashi, (two unknown), Chojun Miyagi, Seko Higa, (unknown), Seiko Kina. A lot of people have asked me about training since Iâ...
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Krista d. posted an article on Memoirs of a Grasshopper - Aug 18, 2009, 2:51 am
Well I've finally settled back into life in Canberra and my knuckles have almost completely recovered from my last makawara session at the honbu dojo – a final stubborn senkai (thousand punch ef...
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Krista d. posted an article on Memoirs of a Grasshopper - Aug 6, 2009, 6:51 pm
A little while ago I was asked to write a short article on Zen and Traditional Karate for the IOGKF newsletter. It's been up for a while now on the IOGKF website but I thought I might as well pu...
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Krista d. posted an article on Memoirs of a Grasshopper - Jul 15, 2009, 4:21 am

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Krista d. posted an article on Memoirs of a Grasshopper - Jul 6, 2009, 12:15 pm
It’s 1.00am here and I just got back from a little stroll around the city but it’ll probably still take another hour or so before my mind fully winds down for the night. For some reason, since I&...
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