kanji Archives | KARATE by Jesse

Do you know how Karate got its name? It’s pretty interesting… Many people think Karate is an ancie...

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

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

Thinking about my recent amateurish wall painting made me remember what a wonderful connection there exists be...

Statement: The original meaning of most kata (besides being used in self-defense) have been lost in the “...

Practising Karate it is unavoidable that one must use the Japanese language to some extent. Rei, Hajime, Yoi, ...

Today I decided it would be time for yet another post consisting of ridiculously many different pictures of &#...

Let’s talk a little Japanese. There is something that the Japanese call “yojijukugo” which I...

I remember it like yesterday: It was a beautiful hot August day in Okinawa, and we – around 40 people fr...

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...