{"id":1016,"date":"2021-08-26T15:58:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T15:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karate-cards.com\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2021-11-17T11:16:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T11:16:32","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/karate-cards.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.5)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/karate-cards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Shuto-1.png&#8221; min_height=&#8221;442px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3.3%||0%|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-39px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Quattrocento||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Quattrocento|||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;80px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;6px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-45px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;3%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>My vision<\/h1>\n<p>I have been practising karate since I was very young and during this endless journey of learning, I have found myself at a point where the history of kata has caught my attention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Feature Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/karate-cards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tea_shop_42.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-28px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2.1%||22px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Quattrocento||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px|&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Why cards?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Subtitle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Quattrocento||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;700px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|190px||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to recompile the history of 26 kata in a different and fun format. There are many books and a lot of information spread over the internet. So with the Karate Cards deck, you will be able to learn and visualize the information in a unique way.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Feature Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;360deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;26%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/karate-cards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/TexturesCom_Hedges0074_M.jpg&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-28px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2.1%||82px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Quattrocento||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px|&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span>Why did I decide to create Karate Cards? <\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Subtitle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Quattrocento||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2.2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; max_width=&#8221;895px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|190px||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The history of kata is not usually discussed during a karate class and now that it has caught my attention, I could not find an official source for this. Of course not all the information of a kata fits in a card, it is simply a different way of presenting it, and what I want is to arouse the curiosity of those who still do not know its history.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/karate-cards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/01_Homepage_background.png&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|2px||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#e02b20&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;54px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Quattrocento||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px|&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What katas do I include?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|12px||14px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As I have studied Shotokan in my early days, the 26 katas that I include are the official ones of this, but I have discovered that many katas were created before the styles were even defined. I have practiced others and would love to add more kata to the deck. Tell me which are your favorite katas and I will add them in future editions!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;0.6em&#8221; width=&#8221;88.5%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|59px||59px||true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|96px||1px||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">5 Heian\/Pinan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bassai Dai<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bassai Sho<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Enpi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tekki Shodan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tekki Nidan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tekki Sandan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jion<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jiin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jitte<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wankan<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;0.6em&#8221; width=&#8221;88.5%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|59px||59px||true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|96px||0px||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sochin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kanku Dai<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kanku Sho<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chinte<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gankaku<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hangetsu<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gojushiho Dai<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gojjushiho Shi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Meykio<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nijushiho<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Unsu<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_social_media_follow _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;instagram&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/karatecards\/&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ea2c59&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]instagram[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=&#8221;facebook&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KarateCards\/&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#3b5998&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; follow_button=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]facebook[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My vision I have been practising karate since I was very young and during this endless journey of learning, I have found myself at a point where the history of kata has caught my attention. &nbsp;Why cards?I wanted to recompile the history of 26 kata in a different and fun format. 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