January - 2018

Karate: Not Enough Hours In The Day In The Good Old USA!

Do you find that you have a favorite time of the day for doing Karate? Some people are night owls and love nothing more than popping on...

Bambi and Pantomime Horse

Can you ever remember a time in your Karate journey when you thought to yourself: "God, this is hard. I am not sure that I can ever do...

Important Update to Class Timetable

As a result of changes at Bartley Green, we've just been advised that Tuesday nights are no longer available with immediate effect. There...

Karate and Like-minded Souls

It has been quite a week already in the very short life of the Enso Shotokan Karate Club, since opening its doors for the first time on...

Enso SKC Opening Day

So yesterday, Enso Shotokan Karate Club opened its doors for the first time, on the 7th of January 2018. Exactly one year to the day that...

Dynamic Use Of the Hips In Karate... Answers On A postcard

One of the great mysteries, and indeed often discussed post training with those who have been training a few years, is around the complex...

First Impressions... Do They Count?

Obviously, they do. How do I know that? Because in my career, I have at different times interviewed many people for jobs. We may not...

Dedication, That Is What You Need

When I was a teenager, there used to be a program on the telly which back in the day was very popular. It was called "Record Breakers"...

2018: A New Year, A New Dojo And An Old Tradition

Well, along with the rest of the world, I welcomed in the new year at midnight where I upheld a long tradition in our family where I...

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