Learn Traditional Kobudo Weapons From Okinawa
Everyone knows Karate means “empty hand” in Japanese. But did you also know the old masters practi...
Discovering The Lost Secret of Matsumura’s Mysterious Bo Staff
BOOM! I woke up with a bang. “OMFG, what’s the time?!” Checking my mobile phone. 5:20. AM. I...
The Numb-Chuck ABCs (pt. 2)
Note: This is part two of “The Numb-Chuck ABCs”. If you haven’t read part one, you really sh...
The Numb-Chuck ABCs (pt. 1)
I recently received a very handsome e-mail from a very handsome reader. It goes (slightly abbreviated): “...
“You can’t bring your Kobudo weapons to the pub can you?”
Almost exactly one year ago (8th of January, 2009) I made a poll on a popular Karate internet forum, trying to...
The Secret to Why Kobudo Never Became Popular
Since the modernization (and subsequent popularization) of Karate in the early 1900, Karate has spread to almo...