The Reason for Triple Techniques in Kata Sitting at my computer, sippin’ on a protein shake. An e-mail pops up. It went something like this [slig...
Exclusive Interview: Rika Usami – The Undisputed Queen of Karate Kata Imagine this sound: 12’000 people giving somebody a 5-minute-long standing ovation. Now, imagine this ...
The True Power of Pauses in Kata Performance Question: Do you consider yourself a martial artist? I mean really, a martial artist; somebody who literally e...
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...
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...
The 2 Types of Karate People – Which One Are You? This weekend I visited Berlin – the capital of Germany – for the first time. In case you havenR...
Exclusive Interview: Luca Valdesi – The Undisputed King of Tournament Kata (pt. 2) Note: This is part two of my exclusive interview with Luca Valdesi, world kata champion. Read part one here! A...
Exclusive Interview: Luca Valdesi – The Undisputed King of Tournament Kata (pt. 1) “Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.” – Elizabe...
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...
“Art” or “Fight”? Exploring the Two Sides of Rhythm in Karate’s Kata It’s been a while since I answered awesome reader questions in public. So it’s about that time aga...
The WKF Shitei Kata Are Finally Removed (+ Historical Bonus Material!) Note! This article consists of two parts: First I break the crazy news that the standardized shitei kata are f...