https://lorenzo.farnararo.it/en/tags/karate/ Recent content in Karate on Baldarn's Hugo en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lorenzo.farnararo.it/en/posts/fondamentali_karate_programmazione/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lorenzo.farnararo.it/en/posts/fondamentali_karate_programmazione/ <p>When I started karate, the first thing I learned wasn&rsquo;t a technique: it was the line. Everyone lined up, punches and kicks repeated, an instructor checking every movement. In Japanese these fundamentals are called kihon.</p> <div class="video-embed"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/TlTDfNn0_no" title="YouTube video" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <h2 id="a-fundamental-isnt-static">A fundamental isn&rsquo;t static</h2> <p>What I like about kihon is that it isn&rsquo;t a beginner&rsquo;s drill you drop once you level up. A white belt and a black belt throw the same punch, the same kick. What changes is precision, power, body awareness. The fundamental grows with you, from kihon to kata, all the way to kumite.</p>