Friday, 15 March 2019
Monday, 4 February 2019
BUDO tips International Vol. III, No. 1, January - March 2019
Dear friends of the WSKF USA Foundation, sensei, sponsors, and students,
We enclose the first 2019 edition of Budo Tips, which circulates in the US and around the world. This Vol. III - No. 1 covers the following topics:
II. Budo: “What is ‘BUDO’?”
III.Technique: “New WKF Rules for Kata Qualification”
IV. Management: “A Communicative Framework of Value for NGO’s”
V. F.Y.I.:
☯ WSKF USA Gasshuku 2019, Miami, Florida
☯ WSKF World Championship, Tokyo, Japan
☯ Team USA , the USA National Karate Federation’s calendar of events
☯ WKF 2019 Calendar: Premier League, Olympic qualifying events
III.Technique: “New WKF Rules for Kata Qualification”
IV. Management: “A Communicative Framework of Value for NGO’s”
V. F.Y.I.:
☯ WSKF USA Gasshuku 2019, Miami, Florida
☯ WSKF World Championship, Tokyo, Japan
☯ Team USA , the USA National Karate Federation’s calendar of events
☯ WKF 2019 Calendar: Premier League, Olympic qualifying events
We hope you share these tips with your students and colleagues, and kindly send us your news, to include in our next edition. If you do not want to receive them, you can opt out by replying accordingly.
Our best regards.
The Board of Trustees
WSKF USA Foundation
WSKF USA Foundation
Monday, 28 January 2019
Sunday, 23 December 2018
Saturday, 17 November 2018
Monday, 20 August 2018
BUDO tips International Vol. II, No. 3, August 2018
Dear senseis, sponsors, students, and friends of the WSKF USA Foundation,
We enclose the third 2018 edition of Budo Tips, which circulates among our instructors, students, esteemed sponsors and friends in the US and the world. Each section points at a specific audience, as our polls determined some time ago: Budo aims primarily at the parents of our athletes, and focuses on Karate-do as a way of life, and as a means to educate better citizens; Technique aims at the athlete; Management targets the instructor; and FYI informs our sponsors about our news and events.
This Vol.II - No.3 covers the following topics:
II. Budo: "The value of principles"
III. Technique: "What separates the champions from the rest of us?"
IV. Management: "The 3-Ps: Processes, protocols and people to execute them"
V. F.Y.I.:
The II WSKF Pan American Championship
The Canadian Open
KRANE’s Summer Triple Crown
Upcoming events:
WSKF World Cup: Dublin, Ireland
WKF 2018 Calendar: Premier League, World and Continental Championships
New WSKF Dojo: Pinecrest, Fla.
If you do not want to receive these, you can opt out by replying accordingly.
The Board of Trustees
WSKF USA Foundation
Our best regards.
The Board of Trustees
WSKF USA Foundation
Sunday, 19 August 2018
Warm up series by Francisco ASTUDILLO
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| Spinning shuto-uchi |
The Karate-player use to be so tense in the upper front an back level, specifically at the shoulder level and torso and all the area where are evolved the hip. this due to expend a lot of time training straight movements punch and few type of kick. I would like to show you some kind of training for disengage this area of the body.
1. The firs exercise is relate to the shoulder, deltoid and trapezius, the key point is release this area in coordination with your breath and doing movement with wide range of the displacement.
See here
2. The follow exercise is relate to spinning and the uses of the side of you hand (shuto and haito). The key point is developed a right balance between spinning and circular movement. Be relax and let the body continue its track, this will give you real balance, coordination and endurance of your hand's parts.
See here
3. Geri-Kick: The present sequences shows us simple combination kicks which allows to keep good balance, develop strength, reaction, and flexibility in the Queadriceps, Hamstrings, calves, calf, adductor, Archilles's tendor and foot's plant, ball and border (shukuto, koshi, sukutei). Makes focus on pull back each geri, lift the knee form the star on till the end, flexibility, and use the correct part of the foot, otherwise the kick could lose control and performance.
See here.
4. Unsu Kata: Just be relax when execute any Kata, in this case Unsu "Cloud Hands". focus on each singular technique, make sure that each one is on right place and right time. Hold the tension when is necessary and release when isn't.
5. Try always to do something different, brake the routine, add a few movement of spinning kick, spinning strike, frontal and circular kick attack, you also could just made focus on meddle level, be relax and try to follow up certain patron on your mind of different scenarios during of real Kumite, and let it go...
Do not hesitate to contact to me for any queries about this,
F. ASTUDILLO
Ossu
Monday, 21 May 2018
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
WSKF IRELAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2018
WSKF IRELAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2018
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| Our Student Roisin and Sensei Sorcha and Francisco |
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| Awards and Recognition under 12 yr-old |
To one of our Skerries Educate Together Group on her first Competition
as a Fearless white belt
Well Done!
One Of Our Sensei's Sorcha McCorry Astudillo took to the kata and kumite taking 2 silver medals, in preparation for Scottish open International Championship this weekend coming.
A special thanks to Sensei Francisco Astudillo
For working on the judges and referee panel. Well Done to all involved!
Visit the Link Below
https://www.facebook.com/wskfirelandsedai/
Monday, 9 April 2018
WSKF BUDO TIPS. Vol. 2.
Dear senseis, sponsors, students, and friends of the WSKF USA Foundation,
We enclose the second number of our Budo Tips for 2018, covering the following topics and sections:
- Editorial: Ichi-go, ichi-e (One chance, one opportunity)
- Budo: “Is Courage a Principle, a Trait, an Emotion, or is it a matter of hormones?”
- Technique: “Competitive Stress: Causes and treatment”
- Management: “Donations and Sponsorship: It is all about the information”
- F.Y.I.: WSKF News
- The US Open
- The Big Apple Invitational Championship
- Upcoming events:
- Team USA: the US National Karate Federation
- WKF 2018 Calendar: Premier League, World and Continental Championships
- WSKF Pan American Championship, Panama City, Panama
Our best regards.
The Board of Trustees
WSKF USA Foundation
WSKF USA Foundation
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