In August, Sensei Popp led an outstanding Arnis seminar at the Hombu Dojo. He covered basics using both partner and bag work to practice with safety and practicality using the weapons. The class worked basic strikes and blocks with an eye towards the similarities between the Arnis and our OI foundations. Great class and a great opportunity for all of us who could attend.
The January 2022 edition of Bugeisha magazine brings another terrific article authored by Master Toby Cooling and Sensei Dan Popp: “Denshi’s 20 – A Modern Joint-Locking Drill for Chin Na Development.” In
Holiday Greetings, It has always been said that there is more to Karate than punching and kicking, and this week proved to define this once again. On two separate evenings
In November, Grandmaster Cooling (Denshi) and Master Ortenzio-Cooling were invited once again to give seminars for Master Bob Kristensen’s Texas Isshinryu Karate Kai. For the 2019 seminar, Master Ortenzio covered warm-ups and knife