How Karate Got Its Name Do you know how Karate got its name? It’s pretty interesting… Many people think Karate is an ancie...
Konishi Yasuhiro: The Hidden History of Karate’s Hardcore Hero Does success always equal fame? If your answer is yes, how come you have never heard of Donald Bradman? Probab...
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...
Go Kenki: The Undercover Kung-fu Pioneer of Okinawan Karate History is rarely written by losers. And if the modernization of Karate was a popularity contest, the losers s...
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...
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...
Karate Myth Busting: The Secret Truth About Peasants and Karate Lately I’ve been noticing a pretty interesting phenomenon unfold in the world of MMA. You know how, a couple...
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...
Siam – Discovering Karate’s Forgotten Source (pt. 1) Have you packed your bags? Good. Because we're about to go on a journey together....
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...
The Okinawan Karate Myth Imagine that you are living in a small village, hidden deep in a valley somewhere in a land far away. You donâ...