Choosing The Right Path Towards The “Ultimate Aim” of Karate
Disclaimer: To all you second graders, there are no images in this post. Sorry. And I’m not even sorry. ...
“Use The Force”: Exploring The Secret of Ki Power
Let me ask you something: Do you have a hard time understanding water vapor? (You know, that gas thingy you se...
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 Dynamics of a Black Belt
A while back, we received a phone call to the dojo. The call came from somebody who had been training Karate o...
Gendai no Bushi – Nakamoto Masahiro (pt. 1)
The vitality of the old, bearded man is hard to forget. With unbelievable swiftness he casually disarms his kn...
Deconstructing a Master
Last time I lived in Okinawa I had no TV or books. For 6 months! (Okay, I had my Japanese language books, bu...
Bi-jutsu & Karate-jutsu
Imagine this: Picasso is sitting by a small table. Yes, the famous artist Picasso. In front of him he has a wh...
Gusukuma’s 12 Considerations
Gusukuma Shinpan (1890-1954), also known as Shiroma Shinpan (Gusukuma is Okinawan dialect) was a master of Kar...
6 Values In Training by Morihei Ueshiba
The following was written by Ueshiba Morihei, founder of Aikido. He might have not have been training Karate, ...
Unveiling The Secret of The Bo
A few days ago, while I was practising Kobudo, I came to think of something that happened in Okinawa 1 ½ yea...