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Last Sunday I was helping the old folks in the neighborhood (it was some kind of “clean up in your area day�...

Being here in Okinawa gives you a whole new perspective on kata. For example, I have been taught four differen...

Since the modernization (and subsequent popularization) of Karate in the early 1900, Karate has spread to almo...

Okay, let’s continue (If you haven’t read part one, please do so). The training was about to begin...

Despite the cool title, this post is not about entering dragons. It’s about entering dojos. Dragons soun...

Yesterday I landed in Okinawa. But let’s talk about today. Because today was amazing. The story begins a...

Last time I wrote about the importance of showing up, or in other words regularely doing what you would like t...

Step into the time machine. [woosh! sound of flying back in time] Now step out. We are in 1867. March 24th. Lo...

When, and how, did Chinese Quan-fa (Gong-fu/Kung-fu) arrive in Okinawa? This is a question that has bugged man...

A few days ago, while I was practising Kobudo, I came to think of something that happened in Okinawa 1 ½ yea...

“Classical Karate.” “Traditional Karate.” “Old-style Karate.” “Ortho...