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El Condor Pasa – (If I could)
Back in the 1980’s SEKU (The Shotokan of England Karate Union), the karate association where I grew up, used to have successful...

Matt Powell
Mar 3, 20217 min read


Family first - Karate 4 Pops!
Back in May 2008 I was training hard and along with my fellow members of the SEKU squad. We were working towards Abe Sensei’s JSKA world...

Matt Powell
Feb 12, 20216 min read


Invest in your Wisdom. Choose to Grow.
Back when I was a second dan Black Belt I remember a conversation with my Sensei about my future. I cannot remember the specific time or...

Matt Powell
Jan 22, 20214 min read


Life imitates art ….. Accepting Limbo
The first Lockdown happened at a good time for me. I have written before that I was dealing with grief and personal loss. The consequence...

Matt Powell
Jan 12, 20216 min read


Bite Size chunks…build happy habits!
Anyone who has had a break from karate will appreciate that one of the first skills to depreciate is controlled breath that is coordinated t

Matt Powell
Oct 22, 20203 min read


Moving Benches
I feel real empathy during these conversations as I myself have a young family and appreciate that for many ‘life just gets in the way’.

Matt Powell
Sep 25, 20203 min read


Back in the game, this feels familiar!
Tonight, was my first night back in the dojo since the middle of March. After five and a half months of zoom classes and training on my own

Matt Powell
Sep 3, 20207 min read
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