karate shotokai

موضوع: karate shotokai الأحد يناير 06, 2008 6:40 am

Shotokai Karate-do
Is a non competition oriented Karate "style". It is the linear derivative of Master Gichin Funakoshi's Karate, that was further developed by both Masters Yoshitaka (Gigo) Funakoshi and Shigeru Egami. Shotokai does not consider Karate-do a sport and doesn't in any way stress such an orientation. Shotokai stresses Karate-do as a Budo art and thus is interested in personal development through the study and practice of Karate as a Do, a Way of Life, a lifestyle or a basic life philosophy and the development of the internal energy, Ki.
Shotokai's movements follow the natural laws, they are full of vitality and energy, but always applying the principles of harmony and relaxation, avoiding all use of brute force. This contrasts notoriously with sports martial arts, where the young, strong and muscular ones seem to dominate. This is related with the fact that Shotokai avoids all type of competitive tournaments where physical strength is the most important factor and at the same time with it's training objectives: the search of the development of mind and body.
Each group of trainees in Shotokai, depending on their level, has his/her own way of attaining the mind-ki-body unity, where all can mix together and learn from each other. In a training atmosphere void of distinctions, communication grows and mutual respect arises unhindered. Out of the circular, interactive exchange between the young and the not so young, power grows out of the harmonious activity, this leads directly to a feeling of fitting in and etiquette is thus based on mutual respect.
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