What Every Karate-ka Should Know About Practical Ground Fighting
“A stranded goldfish.” That’s how I’d describe most Karate people when they get thrown...
The 9 Lost Throws of Funakoshi Gichin: Karate’s Forgotten Takedown Techniques
There’s tons of wild moves in Karate. At least if you know where to look. Having been around the world...
Theory & Application of the Karate 4 Point Principle
This weekend I was at a seminar with no-gi submission wrestling/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wizard Eddie Bravo. HeR...
The 4 Principles of Quan-fa: Float, Sink, Swallow, Spit
First I though about just naming this post “Float, Sink, Swallow, Spit”. Then… I realized ho...
The 3 Points of Throwing
Although Karate is mainly a striking, punching and kicking art, it involves joint locks, takedowns, strangulat...