Hunter will pull no punches in search for world glory

CORKMAN Joe Hunter will fight in his first Shotokan Karate World Championship on june 15-20 in Tallan,Estonia.

He has been competing in karate from a young age and has won numerous, provincial, national and international titles at junior and senior level.
Still improving, he won a gold medal at the IJKA European Karate Championship in Italy in 2008 Hunter has never needed to use his fighting abilities in real life.
however, he feels that it has helped him immeasurably in other ways and he does bring a strong sense of focus and single-minded determination into the competition.
"It teaches you discipline,self respect for others. It also teaches you to look after yourself physically,"Hunter says Karate-do, translates as 'the way of the empty hand' and it evolved in japan as a means of fighting without weapons.
It relies on techniques that were originally designed to incapacitate opponents in the minimum amount of time.
"A lot of the moves,if carried out with full power and speed,have the potential to cause huge damage to an opponent.
"A judge will be able to see if a move had been pushed that extra inch it would have completely incapacitated the other fighter.
"that is the principle behind the scoring system, you execute a killing move, at full power and speed, but with maximum control.


JOE HUNTER FACTFILE

BORN- January 1, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH- Cork

PROFESSION- Inspector with the
Environmental Protection Agency

STYLE- Shotokan Karate

AFFILIATION- International Japan Karate
Association IJKA

CLUB- Ken-Bu-Kan Dojo, Fermoy

GRADE- 3rd Dan black belt

YEARS TRAINING- 21

INSTRUCTOR- Sensei Brian Toomey 6th Dan
black belt

COACH- Sensei PJ Maloney 5th Dan black belt

Awards- Numerous provincial national & international titles
Current national & european gold medallist

HEIGHT- 5' 10"

WEIGHT- 75kg

Meikyo sandan Kata

Yesterday sunday the 21st Sensei Brian Toomey 6th Dan, taught us Meikyo sandan Kata as usual it was an intense detailed and extremely well taught session,it is one of Shihan Tetsuhiko Asai's katas but like the rest of Shihan Tetsuhiko Asai's katas you will have to wait for the video to be posted as we are in the process of putting a few together OSU!

SHOTOKAN KATAS

Finally finished or shotokan page covering 26 katas, each kata has several examples so it doesn't matter which organisation your with you'ill probable find one to suit.
We also have the bunkai for each kata i always find these useful as it helps me understand a kata quicker and for old school we have diagram's for quick reference.

International Japan Karate Association Ireland

Presents 2010 Spring Seminar

IJKA World Chief Instructor
Shihan S. Kato (9th Dan)

March 13th and 14th. 2010
Ken-Bu-Kan Dojo, Fermoy,Co. Cork.
Celebrating 40 years 1970-2010


Saturday: Children’s Class 10:30am – 11:30am - €10
All Grades 11:30am – 1:00pm
All Grades 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Sunday: Instructors Class 10:30am – 11:30am
Sunday: All Grades 11:30 – 1:00pm
Dan Grading 1pm

Prices:
1 Class 2 Classes Weekend
Seniors €25 €50 €70
Juniors €15 €25 €35


For further information on the course or accommodation contact: Brian,00353872500783

Heian Katas

It’s quite common for many students once they have passed a grade, to never really feel the need to continue their study of the Heian Kata.
It’s quite common for black belts to have completely forgotten their previous kata, being so caught up studying Bassai, Empi, Jion and Hangetsu.

However, continued attention and study of these Heian Kata should follow, and not just up to Black belt. Many very senior Dan grades devote most of the kata training time to the Heian kata’s, for these kata teach such important fundamentals, and need to be perfected for a lifetime.
Tonight i finalized my selection of heian Katas with a selection of videos covering the Individual katas and also the Bunkai of each kata, and for those who are old school i also included a step by step picture.Remember The videos are NOT posted so that you can teach yourself a kata, but are there to refresh your memory of a particular movement or transition.

HANGETSU KATA

Yesterday sunday the 31st Sensei Brian Toomey 6th Dan, taught us Hangetsu Kata as usual it was an intense detailed and extremely well taught session,

Gallery-Shihan Tetsuhiko Asai

Our gallery was updated today with 5 pictures of the late Shihan Tetsuhiko Asai