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Corstorphine Karate Club
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Welcome To Corstorphine Karate Club! Please note that all classes previously based at the Corstorphine Youth Centre have now been moved to the Carrick Knowe Scout Hall which is located at 81 Broomhall Avenue. The classes at the Youth Centre are for Children from 5 years to mid-teens, whereas the classes at the Drum Brae Leisure Centre are for children and Adults, although the Adults and Children train at different times. The Club founder and senior Karate instructor is Robert Gillespie, a black belt 5th ...
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Combinations and Grading Syllabus - Corstorphine Karate Club
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Combinations From Left Stance. Step forward, punch to the head with your right hand and then thrust to the chest with your left hand. Slide forward and punch to the body with your right hand and then thrust to the chest with your left hand. Slide forward with your left leg, punching to the head with your left hand and then thrust to the chest with your right hand. Kick mae geri to the body with right leg, land forward and strike to the neck with edge of right hand and thrust to the chest with left hand.
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About Karate - Corstorphine Karate Club
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The History Of Karate. In historical terms, the martial art of Karate was most influenced by the chinese fist arts, although the origins of Karate can be traced back to the first Olympic Games in 776 B.C. which included an event called the 'Pankration', a form of unarmed combat involving punching, kicking and throwing. In 1921, Master Gichin Funakoshi introduced Karate to Japan where the art was modified and improved, and it developed as a martial, lethal art for practical fighting. This demonstrates tha...