Hanratty on Karate

Sensei Hanratty, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday and also received his 9th Dan, discusses the following:-The best way to handle a return to training after an extended break. -Students who vi...

22 Jun 202516min

Sensei Hanratty continues his discussion of common misconceptions about karate and other martial arts, particularly as they're depicted in movies and TV shows. Some of the questions answered by Sensei...

4 Mai 202532min

Sensei Hanratty is joined by Angus Rogers, chief instructor of Heads of the Valleys Tang Soo Do, based in Wales, for a conversation about the similarities and differences between Tang Soo Do and Shoto...

19 Apr 202522min

Sensei Hanratty discusses the kata Unsu (cloud hands) – where it comes from, when it came into the Shotokan system, and what it means.

15 Apr 202516min

Sensei Hanratty concludes his four-part series on Japanese history by covering the Meiji period, a major period in the dissolution of the samurai class and the Shogunate.

7 Apr 202522min

Sensei Hanratty discusses the Edo period, sometimes informally referred to as the "samurai period" because it was dominated by the Tokugawa shogunate, a military government led by the shogun, with the...

31 Mar 202517min

Sensei Hanratty discusses common misconceptions about karate and other martial arts, particularly as they're depicted in movies and TV shows. Some questions answered by Sensei Hanratty: -How long do r...

27 Mar 202522min

Sensei Hanratty continues his exploration of Japan's past, including an in-depth discussion of the Bushido Code.

25 Mar 202523min