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The nervous system dimension of traditional karate – how consistent practice develops regulatory capacity alongside structural integration.

How traditional karate develops fascial qualities that modern training science is only beginning to understand and articulate.

…In some of my older students, weak scapular stabilizers – particularly the mid-back muscles (lower trapezius) and muscles along the ribs (serratus anterior) – created whole-body postural problems that (having read Radek’s article) I immediately connected to the stance work and centre of gravity topics Sensei Januš discusses…

Ma-ai — The Space Between This article reflects my personal understanding of traditional karate as taught by Sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama and transmitted by Sensei Avi Rokah. Any errors of interpretation are entirely my own. There are concepts in Japanese martial arts that resist translation — English simply has no equivalent for them. Ma-ai is one…