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History is rarely written by losers. And if the modernization of Karate was a popularity contest, the losers s...

Facts: It has been called “the silent killer” and can lead to heart disease, high blood pressure, chest pa...

Click to download: Just when you thought the history of Karate was way too complex to even understand &...

So, I keep arguing that you need to become this Karate Nerd™ thing. Most of you, hopefully, kind of, sort of...

Sometimes cultures clash in a more physical way than you wish for. Like the other day when I was at the superm...

I don’t know about you, but in our dojo we’ve got to write a thesis for some gradings. For example...

Finally. After 18 months of back-breaking research, writing, translating and most of all waiting – The Karat...

There are many things I still don’t understand when it comes to Okinawan Karate. One being their facili...

Mabuni’s influence on JKA Shôtôkan-ryû Another quite important aspect, often overlooked, is Mabuni’...

Continued from part 2. Mabuni’s teachings and research Mabuni wrote down his beliefs and philosophies ab...

Continued from part 1. Mabuni and Kobudô One aspect rather rarely reported about Mabuni Kenwa is the fact tha...