The 3 Types of Bunkai (Omote, Ura & Honto)
What do you know about bunkai? If you are like most people – you know a little bit. You know that the an...
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...
Jesse’s Super Functional 4-Step Guide to Choosing the Right Kata for Your Next Bunkai Adventure
It goes without saying that we’re all in this Karate thing for various reasons. Some of us want to execu...
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 ...
My System: Karate-jutsu (pt. 2)
This is the second part of ‘My System: Karate-jutsu’. If you haven’t read part 1, then you s...
Kata – More Than Just Karate…
What do you know about kata? “Kata is a set of moves you perform in Karate” most people would say....