OGKK Australia
What have we learned from teaching karate?
So it’s coming up to our first year anniversary where we officially opened doors to students on a case by case scenario. This period has...
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Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate Do Kyokai (OGKK)
Minei Dojo Shibu Dojo Brisbane, AUSTRALIA 沖縄剛柔流空手道協会 嶺井道場ブリスベン支部道場
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OGKK Australia
Feb 28, 20202 min read
A taste of Okinawa in Brisbane, Australia.
So our Okinawan karate family have just come and gone after a week of intense daily training and sightseeing. The weeks leading up, a...
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OGKK Australia
Jan 12, 20202 min read
2020 - New Year Resolutions and Goals
"2020 is going to so different from other years, I'm going to lose weight, bulk up, travel the world, find a better job, a nicer...
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OGKK Australia
Dec 11, 20191 min read
Training during the Christmas Holidays
So with the year-end finally approaching, the usual trend begins. Celebrate Christmas, spend more time with family and friends, devour...
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OGKK Australia
Nov 23, 20191 min read
What's the best age to start karate?
Often people, in particular parents ask the question of when the best time to commence karate is. Age is never the issue, the willingness...
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OGKK Australia
Nov 15, 20191 min read
Kindness and openness in karate
After a long stifling training session in the Brisbane mid-morning heat, some students and I sat down to have a nice chit chat over...
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OGKK Australia
Oct 17, 20192 min read
Cleaning the dojo - Birkdale, Brisbane Branch
The other week I decided that the Dojo needed a clean up. (I normally give it a thorough clean once a year). It started with moving some...
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OGKK Australia
Oct 10, 20192 min read
Are you actually happy with your karate training?
Last night I had three senior students from a Japanese Goju Ryu club attend our karate class. They found us through Facebook, were open...
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OGKK Australia
Sep 24, 20191 min read
Does dojo size really matter?
When people think of karate dojos, an image of a large area (probably in a hall or warehouse) with up to date facilities would probably...
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OGKK Australia
Sep 16, 20191 min read
What's your definition of "NON-PROFIT" ?
When I was googling to see if this actual Wix website was live and active, I came across several other karate and martial arts schools...
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OGKK Australia
Sep 11, 20191 min read
Accreditation, Ranks, Dan Certificates, and more pieces of paper....
Today while I was having lunch with a colleague, he received a phone call from a prestigious Brisbane high school which his son was...
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OGKK Australia
Sep 4, 20191 min read
Starting something new
This whole online blogging thing is quite new to me. Makes me wonder how new karate-ka feel about learning karate for the first time. I...
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