How to Tell If Your Sensei Is Good
“Eureka!”, “Eureka!” The legendary shouts of Archimedes echoed throughout the streets ...
Exclusive Interview: Master Ken – The Mastermind of “Enter the Dojo” Karate Comedy
Karate is a pretty serious martial art. We crack bones, punch mouths and kick groins. But sometimes you just g...
Exclusive Interview: Fumio Demura – The Japanese Tiger of American Karate
When it comes to legendary martial arts masters, there’s not too many to choose from these days. Either ...
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...
Is Your Karate Sensei “Always Right”? – How to Effectively Question Tradition
Every day, we’re confronted with claims that others present as fact. Both in and out of the dojo. Some o...
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...
My 7 Answers to Possibly the Most Fascinating Karate Master’s Thesis Interview Ever?
Have you ever wondered about the “possible connection of martial arts and movement to literary and compo...
Morio Higaonna’s 3 Ultimate Lessons of Karate Wisdom
Being here in Okinawa, practising Karate and Kobudo with all sorts of masters, gives you an interesting perspe...
Discovering The Lost Secret of Matsumura’s Mysterious Bo Staff
BOOM! I woke up with a bang. “OMFG, what’s the time?!” Checking my mobile phone. 5:20. AM. I...
How To Learn Karate in 10 Seconds?
Everything is supposed to go so fast these days. “Modern Kung-Fu Karate: Iron Poison Hand Training, Book...