The Connection Between Dancing & Fighting. Have you seen any movies where some small detail just isn’t right? For instance, imagine a movie about t...
Kaisho, Gyosho and Sosho Thinking about my recent amateurish wall painting made me remember what a wonderful connection there exists be...
On Ko Chi Shin I love mysteries. Do you? I’ve watched CSI, Law & Order, Midsumer Murders, Prison Break, Lost and ot...
4 Evil (And Fun) Karate Pranks For April 1st This week my favorite day of the year arrives: April 1st. Also known as April Fools’ Day. The only day w...
What You Need To Know About Kata Statement: The original meaning of most kata (besides being used in self-defense) have been lost in the “...
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall… A few weeks ago I received a nice e-mail from an incredibly handsome gentleman, with a good taste in blogs, na...
2 Things Driving School Taught Me About Karate Sometimes you learn the most valuable lessons in the most unexpected situations. In driving school for instanc...
The Mysterious Martial Monk (pt. 2) (This is part 2 of ‘The Mysterious Martial Monk’. If you haven’t read part 1, you really sho...
“You can’t bring your Kobudo weapons to the pub can you?” Almost exactly one year ago (8th of January, 2009) I made a poll on a popular Karate internet forum, trying to...
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?”...
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...