ryu Archives | KARATE by Jesse

When it comes to legendary martial arts masters, there’s not too many to choose from these days. Either ...

Does success always equal fame? If your answer is yes, how come you have never heard of Donald Bradman? Probab...

Karate is a living thing. And never are we more reminded of the fragility of living things than when we are co...

Being here in Okinawa, practising Karate and Kobudo with all sorts of masters, gives you an interesting perspe...

Last part! (here’s part 3 if you missed it) Read slowly and it lasts longer! J: Okay, we need to start w...

This is the third installment in a series of posts recounting my super exclusive interview with the Venezuelan...

This is part 2 of my chat with Antonio Diaz, Karate World Champion (WKF) in kata and Certified Master of the U...

Folks… I did it. After stalking him like a sweaty ninja for an entire weekend, riding ninja-style on the...

Mabuni’s influence on JKA Shôtôkan-ryû Another quite important aspect, often overlooked, is Mabuni’...

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

Continued from part 1. Mabuni and Kobudô One aspect rather rarely reported about Mabuni Kenwa is the fact tha...