Iain Abernethy - The Practical Application Of Karate
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Iain Abernethy has been involved in the martial arts since childhood. One of the leading exponents of applied karate, Iain has written a number of critically acclaimed books on the practical application of traditional martial arts and is well known for his work on the pragmatic use of the techniques and concepts recorded in the traditional kata. Iain's popular monthly podcasts cover all..
Iain Abernethy - The Practical Application Of Karate
2y ago
Welcome to third and final part of the 2021 end of year podcast! I’ve answered as many of your questions as I can on a wide range of topics! Thanks to everyone who submitted them!
Bob is my co-host for these ones (it does not go well!) and this year we have a single sponsor! If you are new to this silliness, you’ll quickly understand!
This part covers the Teaching and Miscellaneous questions!
Part 1 covers Self-Defense, Kata and Bunkai questions.
Part 2 covers Training and General Karate Questions.
Thanks for all your support in 2021!
All the best,
Iain ..read more
Iain Abernethy - The Practical Application Of Karate
2y ago
Welcome to second part of the 2021 end of year podcast! I’ve answered as many of your questions as I can on a wide range of topics! Thanks to everyone who submitted them!
Bob is my co-host for these ones (it does not go well!) and this year we have a single sponsor! If you are new to this silliness, you’ll quickly understand!
This part covers the Training and General Karate Questions!
Part 1 covers Self-Defense, Kata and Bunkai questions.
Part 3 covers Teaching and Miscellaneous questions.
Thanks for all your support in 2021!
All the best,
Iain ..read more
Iain Abernethy - The Practical Application Of Karate
2y ago
Welcome to first part of the 2021 end of year podcast! I’ve answered as many of your questions as I can on a wide range of topics! Thanks to everyone who submitted them!
Bob is my co-host for these ones (it does not go well!) and this year we have a single sponsor! If you are new to this silliness, you’ll quickly understand!
This part covers the Self-Defense, Kata and Bunkai questions!
Part 2 covers Training and General Karate Questions.
Part 3 covers Teaching and Miscellaneous questions.
Thanks for all your support in 2021!
All the best,
Iain ..read more
Iain Abernethy - The Practical Application Of Karate
2y ago
In this podcast I have a conversation with Oliver Martinez (Aikido, Karate, Filipino Martial Arts & JKD) about what a practical syllabus should contain and the parallels between the karate and aikido communities!
This was initially a personal conversation, but we enjoyed it so much, and thought it covered so much, that had the same chat again and recorded it for you!
I hope that you enjoy it!
All the best,
Iain
About Oliver: Fifth degree black belt Oliver Martinez II has over 25 years of martial arts experience. He is passionate about teaching both traditional martial arts as well as moder ..read more
Iain Abernethy - The Practical Application Of Karate
3y ago
Welcome to the last podcast of 2013! This month we answer your questions! It’s been over a year since the last question and answer podcast so it’s about time we did another. Thanks to the many questions submitted, we cover a whole host of topics in a podcast that is a whopping 96 minutes long! Hopefully plenty to keep you entertained over the holiday period. Think of it as an early Christmas gift :-)
Topics covered include stances, women’s self-defense, my top 5 martial arts movies, the relevance of kata in the age of MMA, high kicking vs. low kicking, weapons training, my favorite kata and wh ..read more
Iain Abernethy - The Practical Application Of Karate
3y ago
In this podcast I talk with Jesse Enkamp! We recorded this impromptu conversation at the Karate Nerd Experience in Sweden in 2019. Jesse and I had just finished recorded some YouTube videos together and Jesse suggested doing a podcast. I said that I didn’t have my recoding equipment and Jesse suggested using the voice recording function on my phone … which worked incredibly well!
With no plan, we sat down in the reception of the venue, hit record, and had the conversation you are about to hear! I thoroughly enjoyed our chat, and we covered a wide range of topics! The key theme that seemed to d ..read more
Iain Abernethy - The Practical Application Of Karate
3y ago
In this podcast I talk to my friend and fellow practical karateka Christian Wedewardt! I have known Christian for many years, he is a fellow member of the World Combat Association (WCA) and we have taught together many times in the UK and Germany. Christian has a great approach to karate. His material is functional and well structured. In addition, Christian’s infectious enthusiasm and clear communication style makes him a joy to train with and teach alongside!
You will no doubt be aware of Christian’s Karate Praxis organisation, his popular book, “The Heian Kata Bunkai Phenomenon: A Systemati ..read more
Iain Abernethy - The Practical Application Of Karate
3y ago
In this podcast I chat with Dan Trailescu (Aikidoka and Reality Based Self-Defence Instructor). It’s a great conversation and I am sure you will enjoy it! Dan has 15 years of martial arts experience, focused on Aikido and reality-based self-defence. He teaches communication, conflict resolution, and self-defence to university students, martial artists and business professionals. He holds a 3rd degree black belt in Aikido and is a certified instructor for Conflict Communications. He also has a postgraduate degree in Counselling Studies, with a focus on the psychology of self-defence instruction ..read more
Iain Abernethy - The Practical Application Of Karate
3y ago
PART 3: In this podcast Randy Brown (Mantis Boxing & BJJ Coach) and I talk about the evolution of traditional martial arts, the role of forms, martial arts dogma, pseudo-history vs real history, and a whole host of other topics!
For quite some time, people had been telling me that I should talk to Randy because our approaches had much in common. Apparently, Randy was getting told the same. It turns out people were right! We originally planned to chat for around 1 hour, but after 2.5 hours we were still going strong (which is why I have split this podcast into three parts!).
Despite our dif ..read more
Iain Abernethy - The Practical Application Of Karate
3y ago
PART 2: In this podcast Randy Brown (Mantis Boxing & BJJ Coach) and I talk about the evolution of traditional martial arts, the role of forms, martial arts dogma, pseudo-history vs real history, and a whole host of other topics!
For quite some time, people had been telling me that I should talk to Randy because our approaches had much in common. Apparently, Randy was getting told the same. It turns out people were right! We originally planned to chat for around 1 hour, but after 2.5 hours we were still going strong (which is why I have split this podcast into three parts!).
Despite our dif ..read more