10 Commandments of Bodyguarding for Karate (+ Bonus Dojo Exercise!) Have you ever used your Karate to defend yourself? What about somebody else? Although Karate has historically ...
The 10 Lessons of Grandmaster Itosu: Revisiting Karate’s Most Valuable Historical Essay People keep e-mailing me on how to learn more about the history of Karate. They’re lost. And I totally u...
The 2 Types of Karate People – Which One Are You? This weekend I visited Berlin – the capital of Germany – for the first time. In case you havenR...
Exclusive Interview: Luca Valdesi – The Undisputed King of Tournament Kata (pt. 1) “Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.” – Elizabe...
Re-Examining Channan: The “Lost” Kata of Itosu? When the legendary Winston Churchill once described Russia as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an e...
The WKF Shitei Kata Are Finally Removed (+ Historical Bonus Material!) Note! This article consists of two parts: First I break the crazy news that the standardized shitei kata are f...
The 9 Lost Throws of Funakoshi Gichin: Karate’s Forgotten Takedown Techniques There’s tons of wild moves in Karate. At least if you know where to look. Having been around the world...
Is Your Karate Sensei “Always Right”? – How to Effectively Question Tradition Every day, we’re confronted with claims that others present as fact. Both in and out of the dojo. Some o...
“The K is on the Way”: An Exclusive Interview with the President of WKF – Karate’s Controversial Road to the Olympics 2020 (pt. 2) Note: This is part two of my exploration into Karate and the Olympics; interviewing the president of the WKF (...
“The K is on the Way”: An Exclusive Interview with the President of WKF on Karate’s Controversial Road to the Olympics 2020 (pt. 1) Last week I posted an interesting question on my facebook page. QUESTION: What is YOUR biggest concern/fear, i...
Remembering Soke Takayoshi Nagamine Sensei: The Harmonious Son of Matsubayashi-ryu Karate Karate is a living thing. And never are we more reminded of the fragility of living things than when we are co...