<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kenpo Karate Brisbane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empowering Lives Through Kenpo Karate]]></description><link>https://www.kenpokaratebrisbane.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:30:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.kenpokaratebrisbane.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[On Kata]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the rise of MMA and combat sports, traditional martial arts get attacked a lot. Some of that criticism is fair. Some traditional training has become too soft, too compliant or too removed from reality. If people never test anything, never deal with pressure and never ask whether what they are doing has practical value, then criticism is inevitable. But some of the criticism misses the point. One of the favourite targets is kata. To some people, kata is just dancing. It is movement in the...]]></description><link>https://www.kenpokaratebrisbane.com/post/boost-confidence-and-respect-with-kenpo-karate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2cfbc0c8d230c9e8e3563</guid><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:26:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd9919_32560e4f68264ef6ab31f60554ff9079~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kenpokaratebrisban</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-Defence Is Not the Same as Fighting]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest mistakes in martial arts is confusing self-defence with fighting. A lot of martial artists do it. In fact, martial artists can be some of the worst people to teach self-defence because they look at everything through the lens of fighting. If you can go five rounds in a cage, or ten rounds in a ring, then you must understand self-defence. If you cannot do that, then apparently you are not learning anything practical. That logic is fundamentally flawed. Fighting and...]]></description><link>https://www.kenpokaratebrisbane.com/post/discover-kenpo-karate-self-defense-for-all-ages</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2cfbfa96d49e56ebe5bdf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:26:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd9919_af4002c979ed4d279b4b475012507431~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kenpokaratebrisban</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misunderstanding Kenpo Techniques]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the more common criticisms of American Kenpo is that the techniques are unrealistic. You see it on the internet all the time. Someone watches a technique and says, “No one is going to stand there while you do all that.” Or, “That would never work in a real fight.” Or, “You’d get hit before you finished the sequence. ” And, at one level, fair enough. If someone thinks the purpose of a Kenpo technique is that, in a real assault, the attacker will throw the exact attack, stand in the...]]></description><link>https://www.kenpokaratebrisbane.com/post/join-our-child-safe-kenpo-karate-community-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2cfc143fd38a1bb70925c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:26:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd9919_31dad760804f49f583167e091a4d5067~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kenpokaratebrisban</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Every Child Walks onto the Mat Confident - That is Why the Mat Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of parents look at martial arts and wonder whether their child will fit in. They might be worried their child is too shy. Or too easily distracted. Or not very coordinated. Or anxious about joining a group. Or just not the sort of kid who naturally runs into a new activity full of confidence. That is exactly why a good martial arts school matters. At Brisbane Kenpo Karate, we have a lot of kids on the mat. Some pick things up quickly. Some need more time. Some need instructions...]]></description><link>https://www.kenpokaratebrisbane.com/post/not-every-child-walks-onto-the-mat-confident-that-is-why-the-mat-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a28b84d750b8b39abc1df38</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd9919_4195186cc2a84c729c283888b79bfd0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kenpokaratebrisban</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>