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Karin Prinsloo – Kumite Techniques – Defending Against Kicks

https://youtu.be/Py0GjpKz73o Whether you are competing in karate, do kumite sparring or defending yourself, nobody like to be kicked in the head! It’s not only dangerous but humiliating. A. The first part of the video is about a nice…
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Karin Prinsloo – Dynamic Karate – Dynamic Arm Drills

https://youtu.be/lryVAZRZ9sU In 2007 I decided to do a training DVD to share drills that I myself used to train as well as my students at Pinetown JKA Karate Institute based in Durban South Africa. A large part of our training includes…
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Children Karate Warm Ups

https://youtu.be/E6sKNblSLLY To be able to teach young children karate, the instructors will need to understand something about child development and structure the classes in such a way as to accommodate, compliment and reinforce this. A…

Tekki Shodan – Kata & Bunkai – Shotokan Kata – Karin Prinsloo

https://youtu.be/0PuEj2oOuqE Tekki Shodan is the first kata of Tekki series (shodan, nidan and sandan). The kata name literally means "Iron Horse Riding". Interesting fact is that some researchers believe Tekki Shodan, Nidan and Sandan, was…

Heian Godan – Kata & Bunkai – Shotokan Kata – Karin Prinsloo

https://youtu.be/HAK0rr0KC-U Heian Godan is the 5th and last kata in the Heian series and has 23 counts. It is perhaps the most athletic of the Heian series and visually very exciting. This kata employs movements, techniques and concepts…

Heian Yondan – Kata & Bunkai – Shotokan Kata – Karin Prinsloo

https://youtu.be/P421WtsEYk8 The fourth level Heian has 27 counts and has many similarities to Heian Nidan. The kata's primary stance is kokutsu-dachi (back stance), but students first learning this kata must also contend with the new kosa-dachi,…

Heian Sandan – Important Points and Bunkai – Karin Prinsloo – Shotokan Kata

https://youtu.be/WUietMNOWQ0 Heian Sandan is the third heian kata. In this video you will be taken through the kata step by step as well as learn important points and bunkai.

Heian Nidan – Important Points and Bunkai – Karin Prinsloo – Shotokan Kata

https://youtu.be/Mapkk-wE2i8 Heian Nidan is the second heian kata. In this video you will be taken through the kata step by step as well as learn important points and bunkai.

Heian Shodan – Important Points and Bunkai – Karin Prinsloo – Shotokan Kata

https://youtu.be/rRH0S1nYaF8 Heian Shodan is the first of the Heian kata and often the first kata you learn in a JKA or Shotokan dojo. Heian Shodan is accepted as the beginner kata. This video will take you through the kata one move at a…