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2010-02-07 Hip rotation:

Tareq,     In many Karate techniques the power does come from the rotation of the hips. To understand it, try swinging a baseball bat without allowing your hips to rotate.  You can't generate power.  In

2009-09-09 jump in heian godam:

Hello Sir,    I am pleased that you're enjoying Karate at your age.  Many people enjoy Karate into old age but not many people take it up later in life, so you're doing a great job in my opinion if you're

2008-12-15 kata:

If you are a 4th kyu or higher (i.e. you have learned Heian Godan) then it could be any.  If you are a 5th kyu, anything up to Heian Yondan. 6th kyu, anything up to Heian Sandan, etc etc. So you won't

2008-12-14 kata:

Usually the judges choose Heian kata at random in the eliminations and then it's kata of choice in the semi finals and finals.

2007-12-16 Heian 4:

Hi Tony,  For me, the second and third moves go together. In the second move, I am attacked from the front. The arms go up to block swinging punches aimed at my head, but the goal is to grab the attacker's