paradox

Sensei Hick’s Golden Law

At the age of 14 or 15, I was standing in a half empty hallway in my junior high school, talking to a classmat...

The Great Lie of Karate

“Excuse me… teacher, when are we going to learn ‘the crane’?” I look down and se...

Theseus’s Paradox

I love paradoxes. Specifically the philosophical ones. It’s really fascinating how a statement (sometim...

The Okinawan Karate Paradox

Punching, kicking, grappling, throwing, striking, headbutting, locking, kneeing, breaking, elbowing, throwing&...