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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...

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

Sometimes you go through those moments in life that literally flip your worldview upside down. Man, how I love...

This is the third part of my fascinating interview with the famous Dr. Lucio Maurino; several times Italian, E...

Last part! (here’s part 3 if you missed it) Read slowly and it lasts longer! J: Okay, we need to start w...

This is the third installment in a series of posts recounting my super exclusive interview with the Venezuelan...

This is part 2 of my chat with Antonio Diaz, Karate World Champion (WKF) in kata and Certified Master of the U...