How to Tie Your Karate Belt Correctly (& Why It Matters)
How do you tie your Karate belt? In my travels around the world, I’ve seen many ways. Some good, some b...
How to Feel Good About Sucking at Karate
We’ve all been there. You’re standing in the dojo, practicing some moves, when your sensei suddenl...
Why I Made People Wear Pink Belts (!) in My Karate Seminar
Pink. Pink, pink, pink… That’s what the Karate world talks about when I announce my annual KNX ...
What’s the Meaning of Karate’s Different Belt Colors? (The Answer Will Blow Your Mind)
Did you know? The various belt colors in Karate symbolize the stages of a growing plant. It’s a circle ...
59 Signs Your Dojo is Awesome
Is your dojo awesome? I hope so! Because your dojo, which literally translates to “place of the WayR...
The Black Belt Myth (What They Never Told You About Being a Black Belt)
For years, you’ve been told a lie. An ugly, dirty lie. Indoctrinated by people you trusted, with the imp...
Exclusive Interview: Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson – What Karate Can Learn from MMA
You are training MMA. Yup! If you do Karate, you’re an original Mixed Martial Artist. You see, Karate w...
Sport Karate: “Meimoku no Bugei”
Okay, so yesterday I was at this competition, right. I’m standing there, waiting for the thing to start,...
The Dynamics of a Black Belt
A while back, we received a phone call to the dojo. The call came from somebody who had been training Karate o...