Exclusive Interview: Iain Abernethy – UK’s Leading Expert on Practical Kata Bunkai (pt. 1) Thirteen. That’s how many letters Iain Abernethy’s name contains. Thirteen is also the number of l...
The 10 Lessons of Grandmaster Itosu: Revisiting Karate’s Most Valuable Historical Essay People keep e-mailing me on how to learn more about the history of Karate. They’re lost. And I totally u...
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...
“Art” or “Fight”? Exploring the Two Sides of Rhythm in Karate’s Kata It’s been a while since I answered awesome reader questions in public. So it’s about that time aga...
Why There’s (Still) No “Secret” Moves in Karate Kata & Why You Should Care Now People claim they can see the face of Jesus Christ in a three-cheese pizza. Are they crazy? I think so. People...
7 Reasons Why Your Bunkai (Probably) Sucks Continuing on the bunkai (practical applications of Karate’s kata) theme from some of the last posts (to...
11 Practical Bunkai For Karate’s Jump Kick (Tobi-geri) Isn’t it funny how you always identify yourself with your style? You know, the whole “you are what...
Understand The Textbooks of Karate – Empower Yourself Remember when you went to school? I mean, like high school, college, university or whatever? If not, just pret...
11 Useful Bunkai For The Kusanku Ninja Move When people don’t understand things, they often find it easier to create their own explanations rather t...
Exposing The Biggest Best Kept Super Secret of Karate Ever Folks... We are standing on the brink of revolution....
How to Defend Against the RNC (Rear Naked Choke) for Karate Do you remember that time when literally everyone in martial arts circles wanted to know what this mysterious ...