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The Karate Movement Skills Pyramid:
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An alternative didactical foundation for motoric learning in karate. With the introduction of the four fundamental movement principles (See previous blog post), I also had to re-think the didactical approach to include training of the fundamental movement principles and kinaesthetic awareness. Initially I leaned on the KLUCS model of motoric…
Unlocking Our Natural Existing Physical & Motoric Abilities:
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Unlocking Our Natural Existing Physical & Motoric Abilities: The Four Fundamental Movement Principles of Karate by Elmo Diederiks The four fundamental movement have been defined as key elements of natural (safe and efficient) total body movement that can be trained separately. The fundamental movement principles presented in this chapter are…
Pushing Karate Forward Into Current Times:
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Arguments for a Renewed Contemporary Karate Curriculum by Elmo Diederiks Attitudes and perspectives apart, we could wonder why we need (yet) another approach to the Karate curriculum. We could of course answer this question with “Why not?”, but I would argue that our knowledge and experience has grown and that…
Karate is one:
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Stimulating Progressive Debate About Karate Underlying Attitudinal Concepts of the Ikenamikan Karate Curriculum by Elmo Diederiks We can have endless debates on Karate and martial arts practice and techniques. Luckily, we do. As long as we do not challenge to challenge or ‘just to be different’, discussions (combined with passion)…