Due to the risk of Covid-19 exposure, we are asking our students to practice remotely. In that spirit, we are offering videos to aid with training. As Funakoshi said, “Karate is like boiling water. If you do not heat it constantly, it will cool.”
If you are a NEMAD student and would like 1-1 instruction via Zoom while our dojo remains closed, please email us at:
nemadshotokan@gmail.org
Welcome from Dojo Director Brian Kreizinger
| Our Shotokan Work Out | Tips & Drills to Improve Technique |
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| Part 1 | Warm Ups | Basics of Stances |
| Part 2 | Basic Techniques | Moving Through Stances |
| Part 3 | Lunging | Blocks – There’s a twist! |
| Part 4 | Kumite: 3-point (3-step) Sparring | Balance Drills |
| Front Snap Kicks | ||
| Roundhouse Kicks | ||
| Knees | ||
| Part 5 | Kata Listed below by rank |
10 Elbows |
| Makiwara 1 | ||
| Makiwara 2 | ||
| Arm Conditioning | ||
| Color Belts Katas | |||
| Intro to Taikyoku Shodan | Step-by-step introduction to our 1st kata | ||
| Taikyoku Shodan | For white belts | Heian Shodan | For yellow belts |
| Taikyoku Nidan | For white belts | Heian Nidan | For blue belts |
| Taikyoku Sandan | For white belts | Heian Sandan | For green belts |
| Ten No Kata Omote | For orange & green belts | Heian Yodan | For purple belts |
| Heian Godan | For purple belts | ||
| The following kata are not used for rank testing, however they are a part of the overall Shotokan ciriculum and are presented here for students wishing to further their learning | |||
| Taikyoku Godan | Taikyoku Yodan | Taikyoku Roku | |
Advanced kata are intended for advanced students. The following videos are for the express use of NEMAD students and are password protected. If you are a NEMAD student and need the password, please reach out for Brian K. either by phone or through Facebook.
Brown belt level katas Tekki Shodan, Tekki Nidan, Tekki Sandan
Black belt level katas Empi Sho, Bassai Dai, Jion, Hangetsu, Kanku Dai, Gankaku, Sochin, Jiin, Nijushiho
2019 Sandan Promotion Kata Meikyu, Kanku Sho, Gojyu Shi Ho So, Jutte
Additional Videos
To enhance our study of the arts, we often go beyond our traditional workout to learn additional techniques, from traditional weapons like ken (sword) and the jo to more contemporary concepts such as street-fighting defense. A broader range of knowledge increases a practitioner’s understanding of their own art.
| Escaping | Self-Defense Tips |
| What is a Weapon? | Escrima Stick Intro |
| Figure 8 Drills | Knife Defense Part 1 |
| Jo: Basics | Knife Defense Part 2 |
| Jo: 8 Blocks/8 Strikes | Kumiken (sword) |
| Jo Kata 1 | Nunchaku |
