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...
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...
The 2 Types of Karate People – Which One Are You?
This weekend I visited Berlin – the capital of Germany – for the first time. In case you havenR...
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...
“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 (...
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’...
Reviving Meotode: The Ancient Okinawan Karate Concept of Kicking Ass
Folks, I have a confession to make. I’m a sucker for good self-help books. Therefore, when self-help aut...
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...
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 ...
5 Simple Reasons Why You Should Love Tradition
Tradition. What is it? “late 14c., from O.Fr. tradicion (late 13c.), from L. traditionem (nom. traditio)...
The Japanese Pizza Problem: Karate’s Tasty Parallel
So yesterday I was at this pizza place, right. Shakey’s, it was called. There is something special to be...