Exclusive Interview: Evan Pantazi – The Pressure Point Picasso (pt. 2) Note: This is the second part of my exclusive interview with Evan Pantazi – The Pressure Point Picasso. ...
Exclusive Interview: Evan Pantazi – The Pressure Point Picasso (pt. 1) Froth. And saliva. (Lots of it.) That’s what flooded out of the mouth of a dude I saw getting knocked ou...
The Bunkai Blueprint: A Simple Framework for Applying the Kata of Karate in Practical Self-Defense Bunkai should be easy. That’s my philosophy when it comes to applying the techniques of kata. But still,...
What Every Karate-ka Should Know About Practical Ground Fighting “A stranded goldfish.” That’s how I’d describe most Karate people when they get thrown...
The Reason for Triple Techniques in Kata Sitting at my computer, sippin’ on a protein shake. An e-mail pops up. It went something like this [slig...
“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...
Jesse’s Super Functional 4-Step Guide to Choosing the Right Kata for Your Next Bunkai Adventure It goes without saying that we’re all in this Karate thing for various reasons. Some of us want to execu...
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...
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...
Karate & The Application of Knowledge Yesterday I arrived safe and sound in the birthplace of Karate – Okinawa. It’s funny that I’...
72 Bunkai to Juji-uke Today I decided it would be time for yet another post consisting of ridiculously many different pictures of ...