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“OPEN YOUR MOUTH!” For the 597th time in a row, after hours of grueling kata practice, sensei Inou...

Snap! Crack! Pop! The sounds of Rika Usami’s techniques cut through the air, as innocent bystanders are ...

Imagine… If there was a magical word that could be used for nearly anything. Wouldn’t that be AWE...

Imagine this sound: 12’000 people giving somebody a 5-minute-long standing ovation. Now, imagine this &#...

All right folks! I’m finally back from a long week in Paris, with a bag full of fresh and exclusive vide...

Does success always equal fame? If your answer is yes, how come you have never heard of Donald Bradman? Probab...

People keep e-mailing me on how to learn more about the history of Karate. They’re lost. And I totally u...

Some people might find this strange: But my strongest memories from living in Okinawa (the birthplace of Karat...

Every day, we’re confronted with claims that others present as fact. Both in and out of the dojo. Some o...

Okay, okay, okay… I’m back. Well, not that I ever “left” or anything, I’ve just ...

Inoue Yoshimi sensei is not your ordinary grey-haired, chain-smoking Japanese gentleman. Well, he is a gentlem...