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Cheyne’s trip to Korea Pt 2
Ok I got here in one piece, so you can all breathe a big sigh of relief. But wait, I only just made it. That isn’t entirely true. The truth is the plane we boarded from Brisbane to Taipei (brief stop before Seoul) had to make an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines. The pilot let [...]
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This is an article written by Sensei Bob for an upcoming article in the newspaper and Martial Art magazine.
What is P.E. Karate?
By Bob McMahon 6th Dan
PE Karate is the ‘original’ Karate! Modern Karate began as a Martial Art Program designed for inclusion in the PE curriculum of Okinawan Schools. The emphasis shifted from [...]
New Videos on the website!
There is now a video of the Kids and Adult Karate programs on the website.
There will be some more filming at the dojo, and some more editing.
Cheyne McMahon
Senior Instructor
Australian Karate Academy
Phone: 0403 350 339
Email: cheyne@aka.com.au
Website: www.aka.com.au
Karate Blog: http://australiankarateacademy.wordpress.com
Cardio-Karate Blog: http://cardiokarate.wordpress.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5171828269&ref=mf
“Helping you become fitter, faster, and better able to stand up for [...]
Translation of Karate
I was speaking with my father the other day about the history of the word Karate. The Kanji used for ‘Karate’ now translates as “Empty Hand’, but most often clubs and associations use ‘Karate-Do’ meaning ”The way of the Empty Fist’.
Here we have the Kanji for ’Karate’ and ‘Karate-Do’.
Here is the Kanji for ‘To-Te’ and as [...]
We had our first Cardio-Karate class!
On Wednesday 15th of April, the AKA held the first AKA Cardio-Karate class with great success! The feedback from the 60 minute intensive workout has been extremely positive, with students saying they enjoyed the well-rounded exercise routine coupled with karate techniques.
The AKA Cardio-Karate classes target areas of the body that other workouts don’t, and because of the experience in karate, the combat techniques [...]
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