The “10 Items of Bugei” at Ochayagoten Step into the time machine. [woosh! sound of flying back in time] Now step out. We are in 1867. March 24th. Lo...
And You Thought Karate Was Hard? Everyone learns in his or her own pace. Some people need maybe half the time other people need, just to learn ...
58 Bunkai to Kakete! Many people think it’s hard to apply techniques from kata in a self-defense scenario. “How can thi...
Mysticism in Karate (pt.2) This is the second part of “Mysticism in Karate”. Please read part 1 if you haven’t! Okay, l...
Mysticism in Karate (pt.1) In Karate we often deal with numbers. So this post is going to be about that. When I wrote the word mysticism ...
6 Values In Training by Morihei Ueshiba The following was written by Ueshiba Morihei, founder of Aikido. He might have not have been training Karate, ...
“Kusankun” & The Oshima Incident When, and how, did Chinese Quan-fa (Gong-fu/Kung-fu) arrive in Okinawa? This is a question that has bugged man...
The Okinawan Karate Paradox Punching, kicking, grappling, throwing, striking, headbutting, locking, kneeing, breaking, elbowing, throwing&...
The 3 Most Common Causes for Defeat Yesterday (or actually this day, since it was night) I was watching the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships) ...
Your Worst Nightmare We have all experienced it. The coward runs from it. The hero faces it. The ignorant seeks it. The wise man a...
Unveiling The Secret of The Bo A few days ago, while I was practising Kobudo, I came to think of something that happened in Okinawa 1 ½ yea...