Kiai – The Battle Cry of Tennis Lately there has been something fascinating happening in the tennis (“what, not Karate?“) communit...
Water Training – What About It? As we all know, Okinawa (the birthplace of Karate, remember?) is an island completely surrounded by water. Bea...
Discovering An Old Secret Manual of Karate… This morning seemed to be like any other morning. I woke up early as usual (darn rainy season) and headed for ...
Two Short & Sweet Samurai Stories Today I thought we would look at two stories. More exactly, two Samurai stories! The first one is an old story...
“The 100 Deadliest Karate Moves” – The REAL Meaning of Karate Last week, while browsing some Karate books, I found a really interesting book. It is in English, and on the f...
The Shiisa Dojo: A Pictorial Journey Yesterday I visited a very special “dojo”. It was not your average dojo though… because they...
The 5 Secrets for a Successful Club (And Longer Life?) The life of a typical Okinawan boy (or girl) basically circles around two things: School… and Sports Whe...
Surviving Training in Japan: A Practical Word & Phrase Guide Training in Japan (or anywhere in the world with a Japanese teacher) can sometimes be both fun and frustrating...
Top 18 Facts About The Chuck “A good laugh makes a good day.” And sometimes I think we all need to laugh a bit more. Being invo...
Dojo-kun: Karate’s Organized Brainwash? Imagine a dark, chilly, evening. A cold wind is blowing in the trees… I was on my way to training. Walki...
The Paradox of Our Time Today I thought I’d spare you my own ideas, and instead share something with you. The following “p...