Konishi Yasuhiro: The Hidden History of Karate’s Hardcore Hero
Does success always equal fame? If your answer is yes, how come you have never heard of Donald Bradman? Probab...
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 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 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 (...
Musings on Mushin: Karate’s Equivalent of Mindfulness
Fun fact: At the tender age of twenty-three, French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic p...
4 Dietary “Secrets” to Becoming Stronger, Kicking Ass and Staying Healthy (That Every Karate-ka Should Know)
The Dalai Lama is on a diet. So is your mom. And your best friend. And your sensei. And his pet frog. In fact,...
Go Kenki: The Undercover Kung-fu Pioneer of Okinawan Karate
History is rarely written by losers. And if the modernization of Karate was a popularity contest, the losers s...
Kyudo Mugen: Karate Is Like Boiling Water
You know what I can’t stand? People who take “pauses” from Karate. “Oh, I’m so b...
Legends of Karate: Mabuni Kenwa and his Shitô-Ryû (pt. 4)
Mabuni’s influence on JKA Shôtôkan-ryû Another quite important aspect, often overlooked, is Mabuni’...
Legends of Karate: Mabuni Kenwa and his Shitô-Ryû (pt. 1)
Sometimes you just read those articles that make you go: “Dang it! I wish I had the patience to write th...
The Cloud of Karate – Where Things Went Wrong
I don’t know about you, but I have tons of metaphors for describing Karate. Most of them are pretty stra...