research Archives | KARATE by Jesse

Have you ever been nervous before a Karate event? You are not alone! Sleepless nights, extra training sessions...

Question: Can you picture yourself doing Karate when you’re 70 years old? How about when you’re 80? One f...

This is part 2 of ‘The Complete History of McDojos’. Here’s part 1. Long Distance Courses Pe...

Dojos used to be different. If you wanted to study Karate under a master in Japan, you had to prove yourself ...

Imagine the horror: You’ve been driving your kids to Karate class, tournaments and camps for years. You&...

People keep e-mailing me on how to learn more about the history of Karate. They’re lost. And I totally u...

History is rarely written by losers. And if the modernization of Karate was a popularity contest, the losers s...

Lately I’ve been noticing a pretty interesting phenomenon unfold in the world of MMA. You know how, a couple...

Continued from part 2. Mabuni’s teachings and research Mabuni wrote down his beliefs and philosophies ab...

So there you are, sitting in front of your computer, sipping some green tea, eating some carrot cake (don̵...

Karate by itself is not a science. It’s really not. Even though people sometimes say it is, I don’...