world champion Archives | KARATE by Jesse

7 times world champion. That sounds like something a fake “McDojo” grandmaster would put on his bu...

Question: Is it possible to become a world-class champion in both kata and kumite? Many people would say n...

“Op, op, op, op… Oppa Gangnam Style!” That’s the lyrics to Korean pop song ‘Gang...

Can you imagine? For centuries, people thought the earth was flat. Until science proved ’em wrong. Peopl...

Snap! Crack! Pop! The sounds of Rika Usami’s techniques cut through the air, as innocent bystanders are ...

Imagine the fear: You are standing on the mat in the kata finals of the World Games. You have been competing a...

Do you like kumite? You’re in luck, my friend! A quick internet search will give you thousands of ways t...

Imagine this sound: 12’000 people giving somebody a 5-minute-long standing ovation. Now, imagine this &#...

Note: This is part two of my exclusive interview with Luca Valdesi, world kata champion. Read part one here! A...

“Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.” – Elizabe...

This is the second part of my jaw-dropping interview with the brilliant Dr. Lucio Maurino, several times Itali...