KARATE demonstrates its value at the UFC: Lyoto Machida

Lyoto Machida - a karate shotokan stylist, son of karate master Yoshizo Machida- is undefeated in his professional MMA career and in his UFC career and has yet to lose a round. He is currently ranked as the #1 light-heavyweight fighter in UFC.

This , i hope will close the rethoric argument that stand up people are worse than wrestlers or jujitsu fighter. It shows that when a fighter has a strong stand up game and good take down defence can be undefeatable.

This also works in the street, would you use jujitsu.wrestling tehcniques in this situation? click to see

Seminar of Shorin-ryu Karate and Kobudo in Poland (June 2009)

From the 6th to 7th of June 2009 Hanshi Chinen led a succesful seminar of Karate and Kobudo in Krakow (Poland).

International Shorin-Ryu Karate & Kobudo Seminar in Okinawa

From 21st to 26th of August 2009 a International Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate & Okinawa Kobudo Seminar will take place in Yomitan, Okinawa (Japan).

2009 Okinawa Traditional Karatedo World Tournament

The tournament will be co-hosted by the tournament’s executive committee and the Okinawa Dento Karatedo Shinkokai. The official dates for this event are August 14-16, 2009.The tournament will be held at the Okinawa Prefectural Hall of Martial Arts (Okinawa Kenritsu Budokan) which is air-conditioned. The only competition that will take place is for kata, and this will be restricted to traditional Okinawan forms.
The list of the instructors who will be giving seminars in August has to be seen to be believed. Many of these Instructors are designated intangible cultural assets by both the Okinawan Prefectural Gov’t and the national Japanese Gov’t.

www-edu.pref.okinawa.jp/karate2009/en/index.html