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A while back, we received a phone call to the dojo. The call came from somebody who had been training Karate o...

Note: This is part two of “The Numb-Chuck ABCs”. If you haven’t read part one, you really sh...

I recently received a very handsome e-mail from a very handsome reader. It goes (slightly abbreviated): “...

When I lived in Okinawa, I had a whole pack of lizards living in my apartment. I still don't know how they got...

"Hurry up, we're going to miss it!" I scream, as you gather together all of the juice, bread, fruit and other ...

Have you packed your bags? Good. Because we're about to go on a journey together....

When people don’t understand things, they often find it easier to create their own explanations rather t...

Imagine that you are living in a small village, hidden deep in a valley somewhere in a land far away. You don�...

It was a hot and humid day in August, and we were quietly walking home from the Kenritsu Budokan (Prefectural ...

You know how the old masters of Karate would always write noble things like: “The ultimate goal of Karat...

Statement: The original meaning of most kata (besides being used in self-defense) have been lost in the “...