Why I Stopped Practicing My Karate Style. (Maybe YOU Should Too?) “So… what style do you practice?” This is a question I get a lot. (Especially since releasin...
The 10 Lessons of Grandmaster Itosu: Revisiting Karate’s Most Valuable Historical Essay People keep e-mailing me on how to learn more about the history of Karate. They’re lost. And I totally u...
“Help – I’m Changing Karate Style!” Now and then I receive e-mail from readers who have questions on various Karate related topics, and one topic ...
Ryuei-ryu History & Ramblings: Kata Anan This weekend I’m going to do a seminar on the kata Anan, and when I give seminars I always do a theory s...
Be Like Edible Crystalline Carbohydrates Sometimes you guys send me some pretty interesting links. Last month, for instance, I received a particulary i...
Siam – Discovering Karate’s Forgotten Source (pt. 2) "Well, it just isn't as easy as I thought it would be! I mean, it's not like they advertise exactly." "What...
18 Great And Unusual Bruce Lee Quotes If one man inspired kids to do sidekicks and carve their own “karate-sticks” more than any other m...
Karateka! Do You Need A Reality Check? “I swear, that was the last time, man! I’m starting boxing tomorrow!” My friend was pretty u...
Kaisho, Gyosho and Sosho Thinking about my recent amateurish wall painting made me remember what a wonderful connection there exists be...
Styles of Karate (pt.2) – by Kanken Toyama Here is the second part of the article on “the styles of Karate”, written by Kanken Toyama (1888-1...