Mental Power Training for Karate: Controlling Your Self-Image Self-defense is not a sport. I think we can all agree on that. So, by definition, traditional Karate can’...
Shin-Gi-Tai: The Definition of a True Sensei We have all met them. Those unique Karate teachers that make everything feel like instant enlightenment. Those...
Reviving Meotode: The Ancient Okinawan Karate Concept of Kicking Ass Folks, I have a confession to make. I’m a sucker for good self-help books. Therefore, when self-help aut...
Free eBook: The Matsuyama Theory (w/ P. McCarthy) Click to download: Just when you thought the history of Karate was way too complex to even understand &...
5 (More) Reasons Why Your Bunkai (Still) (Probably) Sucks Remember that article a couple of months back, where I basically outlined why most bunkai (practical applicati...
The Quick & Dirty Guide to Tameshiwari: Breaking Stuff the Karate Way The crowd in the shopping mall went silent… All you could hear was the Rocky soundtrack (Eye of The Tige...
Will Real Karate Please Stand Up? So, I’m sitting on the plane right now, on my way home from spending yet another two awesome months in beaut...
The Karate Code: Official Press Release Finally. After 18 months of back-breaking research, writing, translating and most of all waiting – The Karat...
The 3 C’s of Japanese: Cold, Confused & Constipated “Ka-slap!” It was one of the most stinging verbal slaps I’d ever received. And I loved it. To make a lon...
“When Should I Leave My Sensei And Start My Own Dojo?” An e-mail was received. From a ridiculously handsome man named Gary, with an impeccable taste in blogs. Obvio...
Time To Break Out Of The Box? Old Vs. New You know what I can’t stand? People who are trapped in boxes. Squeezed into these tiny compartments R...