10 Japanese Words Everyone Misunderstands in Karate Karate can be tricky. Especially when we use Japanese terms. Just like Medicine has Latin, and Mathematics ha...
The Black Belt Myth (What They Never Told You About Being a Black Belt) For years, you’ve been told a lie. An ugly, dirty lie. Indoctrinated by people you trusted, with the imp...
Why Karate’s Classic “Heel-Turn” is Scientifically Wrong Can you imagine? For centuries, people thought the earth was flat. Until science proved ’em wrong. Peopl...
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...
3 Widespread Misconceptions of Modern Karate (That You Need to Know Today)! Contrary to what some experts will have you believe, the history of Karate is a real puzzle. At least when you...
Why There’s (Still) No “Secret” Moves in Karate Kata & Why You Should Care Now People claim they can see the face of Jesus Christ in a three-cheese pizza. Are they crazy? I think so. People...
Will Real Karate Please Stand Up? So, I’m sitting on the plane right now, on my way home from spending yet another two awesome months in beaut...
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 ...
Karate Myth Busting: The Secret Truth About Peasants and Karate Lately I’ve been noticing a pretty interesting phenomenon unfold in the world of MMA. You know how, a couple...
“Body Type Karate” And Why It Doesn’t Exist There’s a pretty widespread theory in Karate these days that you should choose your ‘waza’ (...
A Look At The Future of Karate: 3 Great Changes To Come The other day I was having a conversation with one of the head MMA coaches at our academy. He was in a philoso...