Exclusive Interview: Cezar Borkowski – Canada’s Progressive Karate Pioneer You can’t deny it: There’s something magical in seeing how other people interpret the way of Karat...
The Practical Guide to Training Karate in Okinawa (Karate’s Birthplace) Okinawa… This “mythical” island southwest of Japan, where Karate was born. Wouldn’t it...
Kiken, Kitsui & Kitanai: The 3 K’s of Old-School Traditional Karate Do you know what a koan is? No? A koan is a story, dialogue, question or statement which is used in Zen-practi...
20 (Even) More Things About Karate You Ought to Know All right folks! I’m finally back from a long week in Paris, with a bag full of fresh and exclusive vide...
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...
10 Commandments of Bodyguarding for Karate (+ Bonus Dojo Exercise!) Have you ever used your Karate to defend yourself? What about somebody else? Although Karate has historically ...
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...
Exclusive Interview: Luca Valdesi – The Undisputed King of Tournament Kata (pt. 1) “Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.” – Elizabe...
Re-Examining Channan: The “Lost” Kata of Itosu? When the legendary Winston Churchill once described Russia as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an e...
The WKF Shitei Kata Are Finally Removed (+ Historical Bonus Material!) Note! This article consists of two parts: First I break the crazy news that the standardized shitei kata are f...
The #1 Reason Why Every Serious Karate-ka Needs to Travel to Okinawa Right Now Some people might find this strange: But my strongest memories from living in Okinawa (the birthplace of Karat...