The 3 Types of Bunkai (Omote, Ura & Honto)
What do you know about bunkai? If you are like most people – you know a little bit. You know that the an...
42 Secrets I Learned From The World’s Greatest Kata Coach
“OPEN YOUR MOUTH!” For the 597th time in a row, after hours of grueling kata practice, sensei Inou...
Memorize Karate Faster Using These 2 Ancient Memory Techniques
Are you super old? Or is your IQ spectacularly low? If your answer is “no” to the above questions,...
How to “Snap” Your Karate Techniques Like Rika Usami
Snap! Crack! Pop! The sounds of Rika Usami’s techniques cut through the air, as innocent bystanders are ...
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...
Exclusive Interview: Iain Abernethy – UK’s Leading Expert on Practical Kata Bunkai (pt. 2)
Note: This is the second part of my interview with Iain Abernethy – UK’s Leading Expert on Practi...
Exclusive Interview: Iain Abernethy – UK’s Leading Expert on Practical Kata Bunkai (pt. 1)
Thirteen. That’s how many letters Iain Abernethy’s name contains. Thirteen is also the number of l...
The Bunkai Blueprint: A Simple Framework for Applying the Kata of Karate in Practical Self-Defense
Bunkai should be easy. That’s my philosophy when it comes to applying the techniques of kata. But still,...
How a World Champion Survived a Small Mistake (That Nearly Cost Him the World Games Title)
Imagine the fear: You are standing on the mat in the kata finals of the World Games. You have been competing a...
The Karate Compass: How to Always Know What You Should Practice in Karate
Selenium is good for your sperm. That’s what a lady whispered to her husband behind me at the supermarke...
51 Awesome Ways to Practice Kata
Do you like kumite? You’re in luck, my friend! A quick internet search will give you thousands of ways t...