Exclusive Interview: Luigi Busà – World Kumite Champion “Op, op, op, op… Oppa Gangnam Style!” That’s the lyrics to Korean pop song ‘Gang...
How a World Champion Survived a Small Mistake (That Nearly Cost Him the World Games Title) Imagine the fear: You are standing on the mat in the kata finals of the World Games. You have been competing a...
Exclusive Interview: Rika Usami – The Undisputed Queen of Karate Kata Imagine this sound: 12’000 people giving somebody a 5-minute-long standing ovation. Now, imagine this ...
Exclusive Interview: Luca Valdesi – The Undisputed King of Tournament Kata (pt. 2) Note: This is part two of my exclusive interview with Luca Valdesi, world kata champion. Read part one here! A...
Exclusive Interview: Luca Valdesi – The Undisputed King of Tournament Kata (pt. 1) “Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.” – Elizabe...
Exclusive Interview: Lucio Maurino – The World Champion Karate Doctor (pt. 4) This is the fourth and last part of my pimptastic interview with the famous Dr. Lucio Maurino; several times I...
Exclusive Interview: Lucio Maurino – The World Champion Karate Doctor (pt. 3) This is the third part of my fascinating interview with the famous Dr. Lucio Maurino; several times Italian, E...
Exclusive Interview: Lucio Maurino – The World Champion Karate Doctor (pt. 1) Have you ever wondered about the connection between Karate and science? I have. More specifically; I’ve ...
Exclusive Interview: Antonio Diaz – World Karate Champion (pt. 3) This is the third installment in a series of posts recounting my super exclusive interview with the Venezuelan...
Exclusive Interview: Antonio Diaz – World Karate Champion (pt. 2) This is part 2 of my chat with Antonio Diaz, Karate World Champion (WKF) in kata and Certified Master of the U...
Exclusive Interview: Antonio Diaz – World Karate Champion (pt. 1) Folks… I did it. After stalking him like a sweaty ninja for an entire weekend, riding ninja-style on the...