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How to Spar for the Street

1. How to Spar for the Street: Part 1 by Iain Abernethy
2. How to Spar for the Street: Part 2 by Iain Abernethy
3. How to Spar for the Street: Part 3 by Iain Abernethy

The Pinan-Heian Series as a Fighting System

1. The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System: Part One
2. The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System: Part Two
3. The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System: Part Three
4. The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System: Part Four
5. The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System: Part Five

The Basics of Bunkai (Kata Application)

1. The Basics of Bunkai: Part 1
2. The Basics of Bunkai: Part 2
3. The Basics of Bunkai: Part 3
4. The Basics of Bunkai: Part 4
5. The Basics of Bunkai: Part 5
6. The Basics of Bunkai: Part 6
7. The Basics of Bunkai: Part 7
8. The Basics of Bunkai: Part 8

More Articles by Iain Abernethy

1. Karate on the Ground
2. No First Attack in Karate?
3. The "Missing links" of Kata?
4. Naihanchi - Karate's Most Deadly Kata?
5. The Nature of Fighting
6. James Figg - The First Bare-Knuckle Boxing Champion
7. Bunkai - Karate's forgotten 95%
8. Kata Based Sparring
9. "Jutsu" vs. "Do"
10. Brief history of the Pinan / Heian Katas
11. What is Traditional Karate?
12. Tegumi - Karate's Forgotten Range
13. The Role of Grappling in Self-Defence
14. What are the true applications of Kata?
15. Predictable Response
16. Know your Enemy?
17. Performing the Katas
18. The Bubishi – Karate’s Most Important Text?
19. A Brief History of Kata
20. The Benefits of Strength Training
21. The Magnitude of Kata
22. Interview with Iain Abernethy by Geoff Thompson (October 2000)
23. The 'Cross-Buttocks' Throw: A forgotten throw of Karate, Boxing & Taekwondo
24. The Function of Stances
25. The Four Stages of Kata Practise
26. Kushanku / Kanku / Kosokun
27. Kicking: Below the Belt?
28. Kata: Closing the Skill Gap
29. Kata: a Lock or a Key?
30. Mental Strength
31. Karate: A Complete Fighting System? (The first article I ever wrote)
32. Karate: The Next Big Thing?
33. The use of the 'Karate Guard' in Kata and Combat
34. Kata: Why Bother?
35. Awareness: The Key to Karate for Self-Protection
36. Iain Abernethy Traditional Karate Interview May 2006 Issue
37. Kris Wilder Interview
38. The 10 Precepts of Anko Itosu
39. There is nothing "Peaceful" about the Pinans!
40. Karate Grappling: Did It Really Exist?
41. Power and Impact
42. Chinto / Gankaku Kata: History & Application
43. What is Kata?
44. Karate's Three Biggest Mistakes
45. Styles: Are They Killing Karate?
46. History: is it a thing of the past?
47. Grandmaster Haruyoshi Yamada Interview
48. My Stance on Stances
49. Practical Karate?
50. What TMA can learn from MMA

Articles by Guest Writers

1. Japanese in Karate - Part 1
2. Japanese in Karate - Part 2
3. Karate Yesterday and Today
4. The Learning Curve
5. Sensei and their Humanity
6. Selling Myself Short?
7. At the Core of Martial Arts
8. Kakie (Push Hands)
9. Keeping the Faith
10. Martial Academia
11. On Sheep, Sheepdogs & Wolves
12. Reality Training for Children: 21st Century Martial Arts
13. Shock Blocks
14. Humility & The Humble Bow
15. Kiai: The Fading Cry of the Martial Artist
16. What They Should Know
17. Playing with Sharp Objects: Things you really ought to know about weapons
18. Countervailing Force: Understanding the Legal Aspects of Karate (US Law)
19. Thwarting Terrorist Bombings Through Awareness
20. Mordred's Victory: Understanding Combat Personalities
21. Makiwara Training: The Time Honoured Way to Develop Fight-Ending Power
22. Getting Started in the Martial Arts
23. Karate ni Sente Nashi: What the Masters Had to Say
24. Teaching Styles: Reaching Students Through Effective Communication
25. Debunking Taekwon-Do Myths
26. Reality Training for Children Part 1: Why?
27. Reality Training for Children Part 2: What?
28. Reality Training for Children Part 3: How?
29. Workplace Violence
30. Posteral Considerations for the Martial Artist
31. Lawrence Kane Interview
32. The Nervous System
33. Kata: A Zero Sum Game? Part 1
34. Kata: A Zero Sum Game? Part 2
35. Fighting Fit Martial Arts by Tony Terranova
36. The Skeletal System: Part 1
37. The Scientist-Practitioner Model in Martial Arts
38. Saving Yourself in a Crowd By Lawrence Kane
39. Clubb Chimera Martial Arts - Part 1: Common Sense
40. Clubb Chimera Martial Arts - Part 2: Principles
41. Clubb Chimera Martial Arts - Part 3: Strategies
42. Clubb Chimera Martial Arts - Part 4: Tactics
43. The Principle of Perfecting Principles - Part 1 Bending with the winds of adversity
44. The Principle of Perfecting Principles - Part 2 Bending with the winds of adversity
45. Kata Combat – Duality of Theme
46. The Dynamic Nature of Judo Kata
47. Breaking the Chains: An Analysis of the 1st of Choki Motobus Two-Man Kumite Drills
48. Shaolin Warriors 2011: A Journey Across Europe
49. The Karate-do That Began with Chinmochi By Gichin Funakoshi (Translation by Mark Tankosich)

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