“7 Points of Karate-jutsu” by Motobu Choki Today I decided to give the keyboard to someone else: Motobu Choki. Or – as they say here in Okinawa ...
Following the Footsteps of “Bushi” Matsumura Last Sunday I was helping the old folks in the neighborhood (it was some kind of “clean up in your area day...
6 Reasons for Changes in Kata Being here in Okinawa gives you a whole new perspective on kata. For example, I have been taught four differen...
The Secret to Why Kobudo Never Became Popular Since the modernization (and subsequent popularization) of Karate in the early 1900, Karate has spread to almo...
Enter The Dragon (pt. 2) Okay, let’s continue (If you haven’t read part one, please do so). The training was about to begin...
Enter The Dragon (pt. 1) Despite the cool title, this post is not about entering dragons. It’s about entering dojos. Dragons soun...
A New Era Has Begun… Yesterday I landed in Okinawa. But let’s talk about today. Because today was amazing. The story begins a...
Nintai – Perseverance (pt. 2) Last time I wrote about the importance of showing up, or in other words regularely doing what you would like t...
Horizontal vs. Vertical There is a Chinese martial art that goes by the name of Wing Chun. Sometimes they spell it Wing Tsun too. For ...
The Hard Soft Style Swimming Academy There is a quite famous book in Karate circles known as “Bubishi”. You might have heard of it. It ...
Gusukuma’s 12 Considerations Gusukuma Shinpan (1890-1954), also known as Shiroma Shinpan (Gusukuma is Okinawan dialect) was a master of Kar...