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Here’s some more vintage video footage for you! The May 1989 NAKF Tournament and Masters Demonstrations, held at Wilmington High School in Wilmington, MA. Demonstrations by Tadashi Yamashita and Kazumi Tabata. Enjoy! (and don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a comment on YouTube!)...

Here’s some vintage video footage for you! In 1993 Sensei Tabata organized the Boston Asian Festival which included a demonstration by various martial-arts masters, most of whom were his personal friends. Here’s a sample from the archive which includes the shows put on by (in order of appearance) Masters...

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Looking great under the palm trees! Some nice drone work and great karate on display…...

This is the unedited video from class on July 17, 2022. Jordan Berry, Sensei. As always, audio is echoey and camera is stationary but the curious are welcome to make of it what they may. “The Budokas” workout is held at Doshi Kai dojo in Acton, MA every other...

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Thanks to Antonio and Eduardo from the Cranston Portuguese Club Karate Do Academy for joining our last practice on July 3 (and thanks to Chesley for stopping by via Zoom). We were happy that anyone showed up on the Sunday morning before the holiday. Here’s a group photo: Our...

Here’s a 25 minute excerpt video from the June 19th Budokas training. It’s a lengthy discussion/demonstration concerning proper breathing using the tanden. Audio, as usual, is dodgy, but those who soldier through may find they profit from it.If you want more of this without the audio trouble, come join...

This is an excerpt from the Budokas (advanced Shotokan Karate) practice held on June 19, 2022. Sometimes this advanced student practice is quite vigorous, but it may also veer into a long discussion/demonstration as in this 25 minute video concerning proper breathing using the tanden. Audio, as usual, is...

If you haven’t visited our People Page for awhile, you might want to take a look as we’ve added two more of the Bermuda-based instructors, Charles Butterfield and Andrea McKey. If you weren’t aware, the “Black Belt Network” is our page listing a number of NAKF/NACKC dan-grade practitioners –...