04/24/2008

Kobudo

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This weekend our karateclub had invited Shihan Kåre Haugland to come to Kirkenes and show us how to twirl the bo-staff. Let's get to the point: it was a huge success!
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All 36 participants and mr. Haugland all agreed that this was great fun and that we should do it again - soon! We went through two different katas. The first one was made of over thirty steps and looked alot like sparring. The other one is called Su shi no kun sho. I think most people found it easier than the first one, and also more, well, beautiful.
Luckily, we also found the time to take Shihan to the Gabba reindeerpark for some dog-sled racing. Of course, my sled consisted of the laziest dogs ever. Shihans sled left us far behind.
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Most people attended class with a broomstick in their hand. Obviously, they mastered the basics pretty quicly. Shihan gave me a proper bo made of oak. It was heavy! Wish I had a broomstick too:(
The pick on the left shows me desperately avoiding being hit over the head, and at that time I was greatful my bo was solid oak...

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04/10/2008

Norway`s got talent

e747c67f83ec45e4c0deabc2bf1dbe31.jpgIf you want to get off my naughty-list (yes, you are guilty until proven othervise), you had better tune in to TV2`s "Norway`s got talent" on friday 18.th.

 

It is time for the extremely tv-friendly mr. Narve Læret to make an appearance again! And he is not alone. His son, Christopher, is also participating alongside in a spectacular show of pyrotechnics and stonebreaking. So charge up your mobile phone and get ready to vote your thumbs off :-D

The talent show comprises of a variety of people; village idiots who has escaped the asylum, people who make music on rubber gloves (I like rubber gloves) and, well, really talented people.

2bb59f48d49624ddafa0568a6c8cdec5.jpg Please, please, don`t let yet another singer steal off with the 1.st price. We have ...Idol for that!  Vote for Læret and junior, true talent!

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03/05/2008

There and back again

No, this is not a nerdy piece on LOTR and Bilbo and Frodos book:-(

Two weeks ago I went to the annual county martial arts council. This time was even better than last year (see "keep your distance"-post). We closed down!


So if you are a karate-ka or Tae Kwon Do artist who live in Finnmark county and would like an education to become a coach, the solution is simple;
Travel 2900 kilometers to the city of Tromsø!

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