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FISHER SHOTOKAN:
Fisher Shotokan is an advanced form of Shotokan karate. Fisher Shotokan is characterized by explosive linear movements, rapid energy accumulating turns and maximum energy delivery to the target.
Fisher Shotokan was developed by Sensei Malcolm Fisher out of the crucible of the original Japan Karate Association (JKA) Instructor Training Program. The superiority of Fisher Shotokan techniques has been demonstrated in major karate tournaments for more than 20 years.
The first step in Fisher Shotokan training is acquiring the humility to admit that, although you may have trained in karate for more than five years, on the scale of JKA karate instructors you know nothing.
Mastering Fisher Shotokan to the level of a JKA instructor typically requires a highly commited athletic individual, who already has a black belt in karate, to train five hours per day, six days per week, for over four years. Part of that training time is required to break bad habits that result from prior inferior karate instruction.
One of the objects of this web site is to point out some of these bad habits so that novice karateka can try to avoid acquiring them. Of great importance are issues related to foot positioning, hip spinning, body posture and return to the appropriate ready position on the completion of each technique. One cannot hope to progress until these basic issues are understood and resolved.
Progress in Fisher Shotokan requires development of new muscle memory so that critical techniques can be correctly executed at high speed under conditions of severe adrenal stress. There is no magic that can replace a high volume of intense physical karate training with highly skilled training partners.
Sensei Malcolm Fisher would like to hear from persons who access this web site. His email address is fishershotokan@gmail.com.
This web page last updated March 20, 2015.
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