Renshi Jamie

Are you stimmin’ in the years? 😉

The rhythm? Not yet.

Train to feel the music. Make your technique come alive.

#KarateLife #DojoWisdom #Cluckmaninoff #MartialArtsHumor #TechniqueNotTricks #KarateDo

Movement vs. Technique

Karate isn’t just motion — it’s orchestration. Technique is what happens when breath, timing, intent, and every micro-movement come together.
You can peck the right keys and still miss the music. Just ask Cluckmaninoff — our dojo’s piano-playing chicken. The notes are there.

Yesterday’s Community League Day celebration at Gold Bar Community Hall was a blast!

Of water that is!

The water balloon nunchaku was a hit!

See you this weekend for one last one at South Clareview Community League!

And see you again next year for the South East leagues event!

Wind in your hair
You were there
You remember it
All too well

"Strength comes from your struggles."
- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Hey #YEG! This Thursday! Join us for Karate & Kobudo registration nights at Royal Gardens & McLeod Halls.

Classes for adults and kids (7-12). Register at one hall, train at our others at no extra cost.

Details on our Facebook page

Ready to kick your way to confidence? Our family-friendly sport karate program builds discipline, fitness, and fun for kids (7–12) and parents alike! Train together, grow together. Register next week for classes in Capilano & McLeod halls—South Clareview coming soon! Info? Call/ text 780-619-3136.

So we did a grading last night!! Congrats to all who challenged their belt!

Canadian beavers practising karate in their natural habitat.

ビーバー先生 - カナダの松林流空手の達人！

Hey #Edmonton! Join us for Canada Day class! Outdoors!

A bit of the sport stuff.

A bit of the classical stuff.

And the perennial favourite: water balloon kobudo!
Reply with interest or questions! Or email kaizen.dojo@shaw.ca

Messing around with GPT today.

Guess you have to pay more for a reasonable facsimile. 🤣

Recovering from some knee clean-up.
Look after your body - original parts are always the best!

kata.

After many years of watching and playing as I attempt to slightly alter the favour of my training from previous learnings, I have found that many of my Goju sensei have somewhat agreed with this one basic premise: there is no hip in Goju, but there is hip in Goju. 😉🥋🙇‍♂️

not taught explicitly, that use of gamaku is as important in Goju as it is any other ryuha.
It seems to be like the movements of kata itself - you don’t show what the movements do expressly. Thus, gamaku and how it is employed is part of the ura (private, hidden) va omote (public, visible) of the

A current topic of discussion in a MA group I was invited to is Goju ryu and use of koshi (hips).
On Okinawa, one will likely hear more about ‘gamaku’ than koshi. Similar but not same.
Unlike Shuri styles that use accentuated hip in kata, Goju kata do not.
But what I have found that while it is

Amazing morning of kata on the beach in #PuertoVallarta !
The ocean waves. The cool breeze. The stillness of life. 👍👍

Kan geiko (寒稽古 - winter training)used to be a big fav.
Done it since I was young. I kind of stopped it as part of class after we had an… incident… when we did an outdoor kata for a tv spot.

Time to bring it back methinks.

Guarantees a faster climbing time!

More cardio last night. And more stretching.

Also went through mawashi geri - a MUCH better effort than last class!

Been there, (not) done that. Failure is a growth/ learning opportunity.
If you have not received it yet, get feedback from grading panel. Digest it, come up with a plan. Then start training like a mofo!
Gambatte!

Glad I could facilitate some happy memories.

Would not have guessed you were old enough to have seen it in original run.
Van Clief is a legend. Have not seen much from Taimak, but his name pops up once in a while. Good on you for getting involved. We need more women training.

So Chinese Goju (à la Van Clief), Japanese or Okinawan?

Loved the movie back in the day.

Excellent - yes, I know Doug Sensei!

Made it to Okinawa yet? 😊

Not soon enough.

Two of my students participated in a @KarateAlberta pre-competitive sparring clinic this morning.

Our youth and family program introduces kids to competitive karate.

Come get your ‘kicks’ with us!

Hey #YEGadults #Edmonton!

At 58, Mike Tyson trained daily for months all to end up spending 16 minutes fighting in a ring.

You can haul your @ss to the dojo for a couple hours a week!

Hey Bluesky peep, looking to talk to folks who’ve done knee #arthroscopy. Wanna get your take on whether it was worth it?