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What do you know about bunkai? If you are like most people – you know a little bit. You know that the an...

Bunkai should be easy. That’s my philosophy when it comes to applying the techniques of kata. But still,...

Sitting at my computer, sippin’ on a protein shake. An e-mail pops up. It went something like this [slig...

Guys, I have a confession to make: I love getting feedback. And since I recently got some inspiring feedback f...

It’s been a while since I answered awesome reader questions in public. So it’s about that time aga...

It goes without saying that we’re all in this Karate thing for various reasons. Some of us want to execu...

Remember that article a couple of months back, where I basically outlined why most bunkai (practical applicati...

Continuing on the bunkai (practical applications of Karate’s kata) theme from some of the last posts (to...

Yesterday I arrived safe and sound in the birthplace of Karate – Okinawa. It’s funny that I’...

It was a boxing match that will probably never be forgotten – or at least not this particular event in i...

Note: This is part two of “The Numb-Chuck ABCs”. If you haven’t read part one, you really sh...