Exclusive Interview: Luca Valdesi – The Undisputed King of Tournament Kata (pt. 2)
Note: This is part two of my exclusive interview with Luca Valdesi, world kata champion. Read part one here! A...
Exclusive Interview: Luca Valdesi – The Undisputed King of Tournament Kata (pt. 1)
“Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.” – Elizabe...
“The K is on the Way”: An Exclusive Interview with the President of WKF – Karate’s Controversial Road to the Olympics 2020 (pt. 2)
Note: This is part two of my exploration into Karate and the Olympics; interviewing the president of the WKF (...
“The K is on the Way”: An Exclusive Interview with the President of WKF on Karate’s Controversial Road to the Olympics 2020 (pt. 1)
Last week I posted an interesting question on my facebook page. QUESTION: What is YOUR biggest concern/fear, i...
Mental Power Training for Karate: Controlling Your Self-Image
Self-defense is not a sport. I think we can all agree on that. So, by definition, traditional Karate can’...
Exclusive Interview: Lucio Maurino – The World Champion Karate Doctor (pt. 2)
This is the second part of my jaw-dropping interview with the brilliant Dr. Lucio Maurino, several times Itali...
The Artsy Fartsy Secret of Karate’s Obsession With Old Masters
A black belt from our dojo asked me the other day: “Jesse-san… why are we Karate people always so ...
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 ...
Periodization for Karate – Level Up!
Sometimes it’s tragic how blind obedience and unhealthy “respect” for dogmatic traditions te...
Sport Karate: “Meimoku no Bugei”
Okay, so yesterday I was at this competition, right. I’m standing there, waiting for the thing to start,...
Sensei Dracula And The Most Effective Submission Escape Ever
It was a boxing match that will probably never be forgotten – or at least not this particular event in i...