Hi All,

I hope this update finds you doing as wells as can be expected in these unusual times. A very quick message to let you know about a few things happening over the next few weeks:

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1) LOCKDOWN ONLINE TRAINING

Unfortunately, a number of European countries are again in lockdown. Dojos in England, Germany and France are closed. I know that in both England and Germany it is anticipated that the lockdown will end in December, so we would like to invite you to train with us for the month of November!

We don’t want people to be without a dojo during the shutdown, so we will do what we can to help as many as possible. My students and I would therefore like to open our virtual doors on our Tuesday sessions.

These sessions are a mix of everything and should be a good fit for all martial artists, regardless of level and the specifics of style.

Sessions will be on Tuesday the 10th, 17th, 24th and 1st (6pm to 6:45 UK time / UTC Coordinated Universal Time) and will be conducted via Zoom.

I do have a professional Zoom package, but there are still limits on numbers. I therefore can’t make it open to absolutely everyone because we are likely to max out. It will therefore only be open to app members. I hope that is OK and that these online gatherings will make lockdown a little more bearable. Hopefully fun for everyone too!

Links and Zoom codes will be sent via the app 10 mins before the start.

Sign Up Here: https://www.budocode.com/Account/CustomRegisterStudent?appId=2056

More Info: https://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/iain-abernethys-applied-karate-kata-bunkai-app

Need Help? Email app@iainabernethy.com

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2) LIVE WEBINAR ON SATURDAY!

Funakoshi’s 20 Precepts!

Saturday the 7th of November!

6pm UK / 7pm Central Europe / 10am Pacific / 1pm US Eastern / Perth 2am (Sunday) / Sydney 5am (Sunday) / UTC 6pm (18:00).

Runtime: 75 mins.

Links and Zoom codes will be sent via the app 10 mins before the start.

Sign Up Here: https://www.budocode.com/Account/CustomRegisterStudent?appId=2056

More Info: https://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/iain-abernethys-applied-karate-kata-bunkai-app

Need Help? Email app@iainabernethy.com

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3) SOLO GROUNDWORK DRILLS AND WORKOUT

To help maintain groundworks skills during lockdowns / socially distanced training, and to provide a beneficial and fun addition to your solo training, I have recorded 10 ground fighting drills that you can do with a kick-shield or similar item (BOB, Punchbag, etc).

There are two instructional videos, an explanatory workout video, and an audio recording that will guide you through a workout using the drills. Find them all here:

Main Menu > Workouts >Guided Workouts > Solo Ground Drills with Kick Shield

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4) KRIS WILDER BATTLE DECAL

Yesterday I got a letter in the mail from Kris Wilder (author of The Way of Kata, The Little Black Book of Violence, etc). Kris has had a great idea to give a little acknowledgement to those involved in a battle at the moment. Watch for more info:

https://www.facebook.com/iainabernethy/posts/3686778674712688

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That’s it for now! I’ll be back with more soon!

All the best,

Iain