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Remember Heian Nidan?

Many MSDC folks (along with any shotokan folk) will remember Heian Nidan. Shorin Ryu or Wado Ryu folks probably know it as Pinan Shodan. Shaolin Kempo 4 kata is based loosely on it, so I thought that this video would … Continue reading

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The last of the numbered Kempos from Bob Fritz

The Bob Fritz notebook pages of kempos have finally run dry after only almost 90 of them. Here’s the last set, numbers 61-69. Don’t despair, though, because now that means we can move on to animals. Check back in a … Continue reading

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Does the twist make a difference?

David Kreuger, a writer at 24fightingchickens.com (no, really, it’s a serious shotokan site) has done a little research regarding punching. A physics journal published a paper, and David sums it up for us. What’s the scoop? I’ll just point you … Continue reading

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