The 20 Precepts of Karate (+ Shotokan Jungle Trip)
I sometimes get asked questions like “I want to read some books on Karate, what do you recommend?”...
The 3 Methods of Approach & Where Karate Fails
Let’s begin this post by reading some old news. This happened in 2008. It’s still relevant: Female...
Gendai no Bushi – Nakamoto Masahiro (pt. 2)
[continued from part 1] Nakamoto-sensei is very fond of travelling. During his youth he actually made a long t...
Gendai no Bushi – Nakamoto Masahiro (pt. 1)
The vitality of the old, bearded man is hard to forget. With unbelievable swiftness he casually disarms his kn...
My Way of Teaching – Hate It Or Love It
These past weeks I have been indulging myself in a fat bunch of newly purchased Karate books. Sort of like ear...
Pimp Your Dojo (pt. 1)
The place (jo) where we practise the way (do), commonly known as the dojo, is a fascinating thing. No dojo loo...
Keizoku Wa Chikara Nari
Have you heard about the 10’000 hour rule? No? Simply put, there exists a theory that in order to be an ...
You Know You Are Doing Too Much Karate If… (pt. 2)
Some fun people over at MartialArtsPlanet.com expanded on my previous post (You Know You Are Doing Too Much Ka...
“Psst! That sensei is…” – Gossip in Karate
“Psst… Jesse-san, don’t go to that sensei, he is crazy. He used to know very many kata and w...
The Birth of Today’s Karate
I’m going to begin this post with a story. What would you say if I told you the following: Once upon a t...
You Know You Are Doing Too Much Karate If…
Karate people tend to be too “stiff and serious” sometimes, so let’s try some humor, shall w...