funakoshi Archives | KARATE by Jesse

July, 1921. World War I is officially over. Japan’s economic bubble is exploding. To keep people from ...

“Kata is the soul of Karate.” This is a traditional saying in Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate. ...

Do you practice Heian/Pinan kata? If you train a popular style like Shotokan, Shito-ryu or Shorin-ryu –...

“Traditional Karate blocks don’t work against real attacks.” That’s something I often ...

Question: Do you know the difference between Okinawan Karate & Japanese Karate? I didn’t. Until I v...

Carefully read this quote: “Hoping to see Karate included in the physical education taught in our public...

I know, I know. Sometimes it’s hard to motivate yourself to practice Karate. We’ve all been there:...

Note: This is the second part of my interview with Iain Abernethy – UK’s Leading Expert on Practi...

Thirteen. That’s how many letters Iain Abernethy’s name contains. Thirteen is also the number of l...

I’ve said it before. But I’ll say it again: I’m a sucker for quotes. Good quotes, weird quot...

Do you know what a koan is? No? A koan is a story, dialogue, question or statement which is used in Zen-practi...