Mastering Karate Fundamentals DVD with Miyuki Miura

Miura Miyuki, a pioneering figure in the world of karate who has dedicated decades to teaching and promoting the art in Chicago, USA. Her karate, developed over 40 years of instructional practice, emphasizes fundamentals while incorporating a unique and rational training system. It's a style of karate that enables practitioners to defeat larger opponents not through brute force but through skill, even as they age. Miyuki Miura offers her insights and recommendations to karate practitioners worldwide.

Contents:

• Basic Training in Punching Techniques (Tsuki Waza)

  • Sanchin Dachi (Three Battles Stance)
  • Ido (Movement)
  • Kata (Forms)
  • Standing for Kumite (Sparring)

• Basic Training in Kicking Techniques (Keri Waza)

  • Types of Keri (Kicks)
  • Ido (Movement)
  • Training in Maai (Distance) and Timing
  • Kata (Forms)
  • Applications for Keri (Kicks)

• Basic Training in Blocking Techniques (Uke Waza)

  • Sanchin Dachi (Three Battles Stance)
  • Ido (Movement)
  • Kata (Forms)

• Basic Training in Sparring (Kumite)

Cast:

• Miura Miyuki Born on October 3, 1949, in Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Miyuki started practicing Shotokan karate during junior high school and joined the Kyokushin karate club at Josai University, founded by Yoshiji Inoue. Her rigorous training regimen gained recognition during university competitions, becoming a formidable presence. In 1969, as a sophomore, she competed in the 1st All Japan Kyokushin Championship. Post-graduation from Josai University in 1972, Miyuki continued intensive training at the Kyokushin headquarters dojo under instructors like Mas Oyama and Yasuhiko Oyama. In the same year, she won her first championship at the 4th All Japan Championship. In 1973, she was appointed as the Chicago Branch Chief by Soke Mas Oyama, and successfully completed a hundred-man kumite as a farewell demonstration. In 1984, Miyuki left Kyokushin along with Masahiko Oyama and Yasuhiko Oyama, participating in the founding of the International Oyama Karate Federation. In 2001, she established the International Karate-Do Miura Dojo after leaving the Oyama Karate, and has been dedicated to promoting karate based in Chicago. In 2007, she founded the International Budo Karate Federation in Japan, aiming to pursue karate that emphasizes fundamentals and can be continued throughout life, fostering a loose coalition of like-minded karate practitioners.