<![CDATA[Hughes Karate-Do - Karate Blog]]>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 01:29:32 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[The Difference between an Okinawan Back Stance Vs Japanese styles... We taught them Wrong for a reason]]>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:45:32 GMThttp://hugheskaratedo.com/karate-blog/the-difference-between-an-okinawan-back-stance-vs-japanese-styles-we-taught-them-wrong-for-a-reason
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]]><![CDATA[Self Defense Classes!]]>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 08:18:28 GMThttp://hugheskaratedo.com/karate-blog/self-defense-classes
]]><![CDATA[Women's Self Defense Class]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 06:52:18 GMThttp://hugheskaratedo.com/karate-blog/womens-self-defense-class
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]]><![CDATA[20th - 2015 Annual CalSouth International Martial]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 06:49:43 GMThttp://hugheskaratedo.com/karate-blog/20th-2015-annual-calsouth-international-martialWinterhaven, CA - USA
Nov 06, 2015 - Nov 08, 2015
CELEBRATING the 20th Annual Cal South International Martial Arts Camp Hanshi Judan Shugoro Nakazato Sensei has authorized as the Guests of Honor, Hanshi Judan Minoru Nakazato, his wife, Hiroko Nakazato samae and Kyoshi 7thDan Sayuri Iha. This is hosted by 8thDan Kyoshi Nabil Noujaim. 

This is also a double celebration of the founding of Shorin-Ryu ShorinKan in 1955 by Shugoro Nakazato Sensei and the 20th Annual Cal South International Martial Arts Camp.

VISIT www.karateshorinkan.com/ for CAMP information and registration. Reservation may also be made at: Hilton Garden Inn, Yuma, AZ. (10 minutes from the CAMP site)1-928.785.1500. 

In preparation for the double celebration we are putting together an audio visual presentation, please send pictures of past CAMPS, Okinawa training trips, etc to 2015calsouthcamp@gmail.com
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Camp Registration
Hanshi Judan Minoru Nakazato
Kyoshi 7thDan Sayuri Iha
8th Dan Kyoshi Nabil Noujaim
]]><![CDATA[Healing and Destruction:The Body's Clock ]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2015 17:19:12 GMThttp://hugheskaratedo.com/karate-blog/healing-and-destructionthe-bodys-clock
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This is the Dinural Cycle
"When will we understand how ahead of us our ancient ancestors were? Long ago, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) discovered that there is a “body clock” that is reflected in the energy meridians which are linked to different organs."

]]><![CDATA[August 05th, 2014]]>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:21:22 GMThttp://hugheskaratedo.com/karate-blog/august-05th-20142014 So-Cal Camp Winter Haven
Get ready!! This year's So Cal Camp instructors from Okinawa;
Kyoshi Hachidan
Eiryo Tamai
8th Dan 
Kyoshi Nanadan
Satoshi Kinjo
7th Dan
Renshi Rokudan
Hirokazu Nakamoto
6th Dan Rokudan
]]><![CDATA[Close Quarters Combat]]>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:49:19 GMThttp://hugheskaratedo.com/karate-blog/close-quarters-combatThank you all who participated in the Close Quarters Combat training. I hope it was an eye opener for the real world circumstances we find ourselves in how to deal appropriately with those threats, its all about living another day.
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Saturday, February 8th, 2014,
1st Session  10:00am-12:00pm
2nd Session  1:00pm-4:00pm

 -Wear old clothes, we will be indoors and outdoors.
 -Chalk knives will be used  

Only $10 for either or both sessions!
]]><![CDATA[The Importance for Sparring Practice for Karateka]]>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:39:45 GMThttp://hugheskaratedo.com/karate-blog/the-importance-for-sparring-practice-for-karateka Sparring is the term provided for military craftsmen rehearsing their abilities and skill. One of the principle profits of sparring is that it prepares the figure to move instinctively when being ambushed, an important ability to control if one is ever included in a physical showdown.   There are those that disregard the essentials of sparring and really reject it since 'it is not illustrative of a genuine battle'. This is an extremely slender perspective and totally disregards the incalculable number of profits sparring can give to a military craftsman in preparing. The fabulous Bruce Lee said that you must bounce into the water when you need to figure out how to swim, yet no attitude will help you as long as you stay on dry area.   In sparring terms, this implies that you require the act of hitting a moving rival and additionally dodging blows when you need to be fruitful in a genuine session. Sparring may happen in a nature's domain, yet the preparation and abilities scholarly throughout these sessions are quite true. Unless you move toward being humiliated, you will utilize all your characteristics and sparring will rapidly empower you to hone your aptitudes. Shadowboxing is no substitute, so get on your headgear and begin sparring more!   Sparring Benefits   One of the best profits of sparring, is that it shows the separation and timing of striking successfully and is far in front of different types of preparing in this respect. When you have a great comprehension of timing, separation, and additionally enhance the velocity of your reflexes, you will have the capacity to extemporize your guard in a reach of situations, as long as you remain mindful. Sparring provides for you an improved feeling of when to strike and withdraw, so regarding the matter of a genuine battle, you will have honed your strategies and will settle on intuitive battle choices.   Why there is Resistance to Sparring   Regularly the individuals who are generally unpracticed in hand to hand fighting don't like sparring, on the grounds that they are not certain about their capabilities and accept they could get harm. While this can happen, it is typically just an issue for people failing to offer a blueprint. Assuming that you don't have the experience or the information to keep a robust barrier, you might be hit with consistency.   The nature of your sparring accomplice is additionally vital and there are individuals who like to hit as hard as possible, even against over matched rivals, and this doesn't help either member. On the other hand, you could be up against somebody who is far underneath your aptitude level and it is unreasonably simple to traverse their protections. Once more, this doesn't help you to enhance, nor does it give your deplorable accomplice much trust!   The straightforward answer for these issues is to pick a sparring accomplice that is near your expertise level and dependable combative technique schools will get this going. The effect is that you will have energetic sparring sessions, where you will take in a ton from one another mix-ups. As every session will be moderately even, both accomplices will delight in the experience.   Despite the fact that sparring isn't the same as a genuine battle, it can give significant experience. Months of fitting sparring will enhance your fitness, timing, coordination, aptitudes, power, and molding. Assuming that that seems like a great exchange off, discover a suitable accomplice and begin sparring today]]><![CDATA[Attempt Karate to Acheive Your New Year's Resolution of Weightloss]]>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:33:05 GMThttp://hugheskaratedo.com/karate-blog/attempt-karate-to-acheive-your-new-years-resolution-of-weightlossCombative technique is an extremely successful method for getting more fit.

Consistent with different studies, only 8% of individuals accomplish their New Year's Resolutions, which presumably seems, by all accounts, to be a startling fact however it truly isn't. All things considered, the greater part of these resolutions are improbable and destined to disappointment from the begin, since they include a makeshift lifestyle change. This is particularly the situation with regards to shedding pounds.

The actuality is, the most ideal approach to shed pounds and to keep it off is to adhere to a lifestyle you can oversee for a long time. This is the reason combative technique, for example, karate, is such an extraordinary weight reduction instrument, as it fuses self preservation and is truly fun! You smolder a gigantic measure of calories in an one-hour class, figure out how to kick, punch and piece, and possibly make new companions. Accordingly, you may as well make weight reduction, with the support of hand to hand fighting, your New Year's Resolution.

Motivations to Make Karate Your Weight Loss Method

1. Karate Burns Calories

Clearly, your eating methodology requirements to be under tight restraints, yet those that consume combative technique observe that it cleans up their enactment, as they need to get the most out of their classes. When you weigh around 200 pounds, a solitary hour's session of karate, kickboxing, or Okinawan karate can blaze roughly 900 calories. When you weigh 130 pounds, this session can smolder just about 600 calories. Don't stress over being so unfit there is no option start with, as apprentice's classes coddle unfit people and you will slowly get to be stronger and healthier.

2. Shorin-ryu Karate Forms for Muscle Strength

Drilling karate structures is known to be one of the activities for weight reduction and it is focused basically on the upper figure with a stress on force and method. Structures likewise work easier form muscles and your center steadiness is additionally be incredibly enhanced, particularly since you have to be tensed to produce the essential measure of force required to perform strikes and self preservation developments. Karate is an extraordinary decision when you need to enhance your generally speaking quality and blaze fat at the same time.

3. Blended Techniques Workout the Entire Body

MMA (blended hand to hand fighting) is an alternate phenomenal approach to get fit, take in self preservation and get in shape in the deal. When you have ever viewed a MMA battle, you will realize that a tremendous measure of vigor is exhausted as professionals must kick, punch, and wrestle with a specific end goal further bolstering addition the good fortune over their adversary. Viewing greatly prepared experts decreased to depletion after only a couple of minutes of movement recounts to its own particular story. When you get capable in Karate which incorporates all the components of MMA, there is little risk of you NOT attaining your weight reduction objectives.

As opposed to taking after a prohibitive eating methodology that you have no shot of holding fast to or using a little fortune on activity gear that will be surrendered by mid-February, look towards combative technique as a sensible and fun approach to get thinner and meet your New Year's Resolution. When you feel as though your level of fitness has slipped throughout the years, right now is an ideal opportunity to quit rationalizing and begin moving! You will figure out how to protect yourself, get more fit, and make new companions forever.]]>