“The Way of the Fight” – by Georges St. Pierre (GSP) There’s nothing worse than a boring book. (Well, a boring salad comes close second.) I mean, if you put ...
So, You Want to Become a Karate Pro? Read This First. Man… I love weekends. Do you? (Let me hear a “hell yeah!“) Well, if that’s the case, l...
Your 3 ‘Best of KARATEbyJesse’ Books are Finally Here! Okay folks, it’s finally time. It’s really happening. Last year on my facebook page, I asked you &...
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 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...
The #1 Reason Why Every Serious Karate-ka Needs to Travel to Okinawa Right Now Some people might find this strange: But my strongest memories from living in Okinawa (the birthplace of Karat...
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...
Free eBook: The Matsuyama Theory (w/ P. McCarthy) Click to download: Just when you thought the history of Karate was way too complex to even understand &...
The Karate Code: Official Press Release Finally. After 18 months of back-breaking research, writing, translating and most of all waiting – The Karat...
What Should I Be Focusing On? A Karate Dilemma. Somebody died and made me king, emperor and dictator-for-life of Karate therapy online. Here’s my latest...
Move Over Bubishi – There’s A New Book In Town How many of you began training Karate because you once (probably as a kid or teenager) saw a cool film, or rea...