42 Secrets I Learned From The World’s Greatest Kata Coach
“OPEN YOUR MOUTH!” For the 597th time in a row, after hours of grueling kata practice, sensei Inou...
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 &#...
The Wisdom of Inoue Yoshimi: Legendary Japanese National Team Kata Coach (Seminar Recap)
Inoue Yoshimi sensei is not your ordinary grey-haired, chain-smoking Japanese gentleman. Well, he is a gentlem...
Exclusive Interview: Antonio Diaz – World Karate Champion (pt. 4)
Last part! (here’s part 3 if you missed it) Read slowly and it lasts longer! J: Okay, we need to start w...
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...