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Imagine this: Picasso is sitting by a small table. Yes, the famous artist Picasso. In front of him he has a wh...

Being here in Okinawa gives you a whole new perspective on kata. For example, I have been taught four differen...

Okay, let’s continue (If you haven’t read part one, please do so). The training was about to begin...

Despite the cool title, this post is not about entering dragons. It’s about entering dojos. Dragons soun...

Ikken Hissatsu is a Japanese term that is used quite frequently in Karate (especially Shotokan). What does it ...

Let’s look at some bunkai (applications for techniques found in kata) again! Last time we did kakete, &#...

Last time I wrote about the importance of showing up, or in other words regularely doing what you would like t...

“80% of winning is showing up” – Woody Allen Showing up, coming to practise, training. It...

There is a Chinese martial art that goes by the name of Wing Chun. Sometimes they spell it Wing Tsun too. For ...

Although Karate is mainly a striking, punching and kicking art, it involves joint locks, takedowns, strangulat...

There is a quite famous book in Karate circles known as “Bubishi”. You might have heard of it. It ...