Unlike other martial arts (as judo, aikido or kendo), karate-do can be practiced in perfect loneliness.
Of course, for us karate is something pleasant, and pleasant things should be done (at least) in couple, thus today we talk about Uke!
Who’s that?! A Japanese grand-master?? Or a character from some anime?
Continue reading How-to (not to) nuke a ukeSensei Didier Lupo is an appreciated character here in Desio. The seminar Acqua&Vento 2021 will be his fifth appointment with us in six years.
During our last meeting in 2020 (there’d have been another lockdown within few days), sitting in front of an ice cream, he said:
«Even for us it ain’t been easy […] The whole Marseille was like a ghost city: you could hear the sirens, some delivery-trucks, but no more. None of my guys could come to the dojo, so for few weeks I was completely alone».
«Sensei Kase was feeling ill, he’d got fever and it was pretty clear. But he was there, sitting on a chair somebody had brought for him… The day after, when they told us that Kase-sensei couldn’t come, resting in his bed, we all felt crestfallen. Well, after few minutes, among all those two hundreds and more people, one climbed on a table and, well visible, whistled to catch everybody’s attention. He subbed for Kase, literally carrying the whole seminar on his shoulders. That very day, my way to think about karate totally changed».
Continue reading Acqua&Vento (1/3)With elderl—ahem!, maturity, you find out that one of the crucial points of karate-do is the beauty of imperfection. When you’re taught a technique, it is shown the same for anyone. But when you truly understand it, make it yours, it enhances with personal details and hues, which make it, formally, imperfect.
Yet its beauty is there, in the niceties which keep it one of a kind; like as an artisanal product, always different.
Continue reading Perfect & ImperfectionsIt really happened, I swear. A guy asked once: «I know all of the karate styles, but this DO style… dunno. Never heard of it. Did you invent this karate-DO?»
Well, we‘d wish!
Continue reading How do you dō?Since New Year has begun and we want to welcome it, I choose the salute as the topic of this post. Of course salute in martial arts: this is a karate-do website. It’d be weird to find something else, like as an article about the 100 most healthy recipes, wouldn’t it?
Ok, the starting point is a good place for a confession…
Continue reading Hello, saluteIn martial arts, especially in karate-do, time is fundamental. A bit like in fencing, if you think about it: touch before your opponent touches you.
(I’m afraid this post is… quite oversize! So I chose to split it in many parts. Please be patient and… enjoy!)
Continue reading Pace (and Peace!)Today, October 10th 1988, a Monday, under the guidance of young sensei Roberto Colombo, the Desio Karate-do Club Kanku-dai begins its activities, in the presence of two men and a woman, steady in their hearts and sound in their spirits. A new adventure unfolds, destined to last over time!
There it is. It all started thirty years ago. It’s a very long time, full of facts worth to be told, to be remembered for who was there and who weren’t. But not today; today we’ll talk about something else…
Continue reading Logos and λόγος
