Training principles

How do the mechanical, regulatory, and perceptual layers of traditional karate training integrate into a single coherent system? The third article in the science series.

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…