Is Your Dojo Getting… Empty? Here’s 19 Unusual (But Effective!) Ways to Change That!
Tick… tock. Tick… tock. Tick… tock. You’re standing in an empty dojo. Again. It’...
5 Simple Reasons Why You Should Love Tradition
Tradition. What is it? “late 14c., from O.Fr. tradicion (late 13c.), from L. traditionem (nom. traditio)...
19 Foolproof Ways of Being a Completely Average and Unremarkable Karate-ka
1. Accept everything you’re told at face value. Especially if it comes from somebody with a higher rank ...
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 ...
Sanchin & The 4 Secrets of The Skill of Strength
We are all looking for shortcuts. Constantly. I mean, just take a look at the cover of any randomly selected m...
Understand The Textbooks of Karate – Empower Yourself
Remember when you went to school? I mean, like high school, college, university or whatever? If not, just pret...
The Endless List of Karate Feelings
That mixed feeling of frustration and letdown; not having punched even harder, faster and better than your pre...
How To Practice Karate Alone
Here’s a question I get a lot: “Dear Jesse-san, Training Karate alone is very hard for me. I know ...
Ryuei-ryu History & Ramblings: Kata Anan
This weekend I’m going to do a seminar on the kata Anan, and when I give seminars I always do a theory s...
The Great Escape – 5 Steps to Fleeing a McDojo
Two weeks ago I received an e-mail that sent shivers down my spine. Read it yourself (slightly edited): Hey Je...
The Numb-Chuck ABCs (pt. 2)
Note: This is part two of “The Numb-Chuck ABCs”. If you haven’t read part one, you really sh...