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...
Go Kenki: The Undercover Kung-fu Pioneer of Okinawan Karate
History is rarely written by losers. And if the modernization of Karate was a popularity contest, the losers s...
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...
Free eBook: The Matsuyama Theory (w/ P. McCarthy)
Click to download: Just when you thought the history of Karate was way too complex to even understand &...
The Karate Nerd Manifesto
So, I keep arguing that you need to become this Karate Nerd™ thing. Most of you, hopefully, kind of, sort of...
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...
The #1 Way of Sounding Like a Total Amateur in Karate
Sometimes cultures clash in a more physical way than you wish for. Like the other day when I was at the superm...
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...
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...