Cayuga Karate
Orange Belt
I have an unusual approach to karate, and decided to document it in my videoblog. www.cayugakarate.com/blog
I teach karate at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. I have begun posting videos of my fall classes. (My first classes was yesterday. In the future, I will improve the sound by staying closer to the camera.)
I began my videoblog in July and to date, I have also posted about 14 hours of kata training (1000 kata).
My unusual approach is that I believe that karate kata descend from Chinese military arts and were designed for battlefield fighting. I use the movements in the Chinese kata passed down to Okinawans to propel a spear.
My goal is to show how a combination of training empty hand kata, plus empty hand kata with a spear, can be combined for excellent conditioning, improved empty hand kata capabilities, improved fighting, and great versatility with a long stick.
Enjoy.
I teach karate at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. I have begun posting videos of my fall classes. (My first classes was yesterday. In the future, I will improve the sound by staying closer to the camera.)
I began my videoblog in July and to date, I have also posted about 14 hours of kata training (1000 kata).
My unusual approach is that I believe that karate kata descend from Chinese military arts and were designed for battlefield fighting. I use the movements in the Chinese kata passed down to Okinawans to propel a spear.
My goal is to show how a combination of training empty hand kata, plus empty hand kata with a spear, can be combined for excellent conditioning, improved empty hand kata capabilities, improved fighting, and great versatility with a long stick.
Enjoy.