3 Reasons Karate is the World’s Best Martial Art “Which martial art is the best?” It’s an age-old debate. Desktop warriors, fighters, scholar...
How to Always Look Good in Your Karate Gi (Uniform) A pear. A watermelon. An apple. The ways people look in their Karate gi can often be compared to a fruit. Sadl...
What “The Way” of Karate Actually Means (Read This!) Drip. Drip, drip. I open my eyes. Another drop of sweat splashes on the floor. All I can see are my feet, hove...
What Every Karate-ka Should Know About “Kiai!” Can you teach someone “fighting spirit”? Tricky question. Some people would say that you can’...
“Should Karate Be Olympic?” [Infographic] In three days, Karate could come closer to the Olympics. Eight sports (baseball/softball, climbing, roller spo...
The 10 Commandments of Karate Nerds™ Karate is not a religion. Still, I have come up with 10 “holy” commandments that you really need t...
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...
Exclusive Interview: Luca Valdesi – The Undisputed King of Tournament Kata (pt. 1) “Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.” – Elizabe...
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...
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...
3 Remarkable Karate Observations from Okinawa – Here We Go Again Wassup my ninjas?! As you may, or may not, know I arrived in Okinawa exactly a week ago. A sweaty week, to be ...