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Today we dive into a study on karate athletes comparing a few different methods of gyaku-zuki and kizami-zuki gyaku-zuki and how speed is affected in each scenario.

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Quinzi, Rosellini, & Sbriccoli. (2020). "Lower limb maximal power predicts punching speed in different static and dynamic attacking techniques in karate."

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In today's episode, we answer Google's top suggested questions about karate. You can imagine what the questions sound like. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️

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In this episode we take a trek through the insane year that was 2020 and chat about a few goals for 2021.

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In this episode we discuss some of the good, bad, and ugly of romantic relationships and how it affects one's karate training.  

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🤓Today's episode is a debunking of the typical Shotokan understanding of ground reaction force as we take a glance at exercise science research on the topic.  

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• Kistler: https://www.kistler.com/en/glossary/term/ground-reaction-force-grf/#:~:text=According%20to%20Newton's%20third%20law,increases%20due%20to%20acceleration%20forces. 
• Guido & Werner. (2012). Lower extremity ground reaction forces in collegiate baseball pitchers. 
• Shimokochi et al. (2013). Relationships among performance of lateral cutting maneuver from lateral sliding and hip extension and abduction motions, ground reaction force, and body center of mass height. 
• Kawamori et al. (2013). Relationships between ground reaction impulse and sprint acceleration performance in team sport athletes. 
• Dunn, et al. (2020). Relationships between punch impact force and upper- and lower-body muscular strength and power in highly trained boxers. 
• Crowe et al. (2019). Restricted unilateral ankle dorsiflexion movement increases interlimb vertical force asymmetries in bilateral bodyweight squatting. 
• McNally et al. (2015). Stride leg ground reaction forces predict throwing velocity in adult recreational baseball pitchers. 
• Oyama & Meyers. (2017). The relationship between the push off ground reaction force and ball speed in high school baseball pitchers.

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🥋This episode is part two of our discussion with three strong karate women about their experiences in martial arts over the years. They very gracefully respond to our questions about sexism in the dojo and provide fantastic advice for how the karate community can move past our prejudices and toward level playing ground for all karateka.  

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In this episode we chat about structure of most current Shotokan organizations and how there is more of a focus on the organizations' individual brand than on progression.  

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This hilarious episode is an interview with our dear friend Sam Jaquinta who has been training in Shotokan Karate for 53 years. Sam gives us an overview of his karate experiences and leaves us with some inspiration at the end.

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In this episode we recall some of the biggest mistakes we've made in our own training and try to offer some advice on how to avoid mistakes similar to ours.

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This episode is an overview of some etiquette rules we made up about how to act on and off the dojo floor - as a student, sempai, and sensei.

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