Exclusive Interview: Antonio Diaz – World Karate Champion (pt. 1) Folks… I did it. After stalking him like a sweaty ninja for an entire weekend, riding ninja-style on the...
Periodization for Karate – Level Up! Sometimes it’s tragic how blind obedience and unhealthy “respect” for dogmatic traditions te...
What Should I Be Focusing On? A Karate Dilemma. Somebody died and made me king, emperor and dictator-for-life of Karate therapy online. Here’s my latest...
“Body Type Karate” And Why It Doesn’t Exist There’s a pretty widespread theory in Karate these days that you should choose your ‘waza’ (...
The 3 C’s of Japanese: Cold, Confused & Constipated “Ka-slap!” It was one of the most stinging verbal slaps I’d ever received. And I loved it. To make a lon...
“When Should I Leave My Sensei And Start My Own Dojo?” An e-mail was received. From a ridiculously handsome man named Gary, with an impeccable taste in blogs. Obvio...
Legends of Karate: Mabuni Kenwa and his Shitô-Ryû (pt. 4) Mabuni’s influence on JKA Shôtôkan-ryû Another quite important aspect, often overlooked, is Mabuni’...
Legends of Karate: Mabuni Kenwa and his Shitô-Ryû (pt. 3) Continued from part 2. Mabuni’s teachings and research Mabuni wrote down his beliefs and philosophies ab...
Legends of Karate: Mabuni Kenwa and his Shitô-Ryû (pt. 2) Continued from part 1. Mabuni and Kobudô One aspect rather rarely reported about Mabuni Kenwa is the fact tha...
Legends of Karate: Mabuni Kenwa and his Shitô-Ryû (pt. 1) Sometimes you just read those articles that make you go: “Dang it! I wish I had the patience to write th...
Sanchin & The 4 Secrets of The Skill of Strength We are all looking for shortcuts. Constantly. I mean, just take a look at the cover of any randomly selected m...