The Secret Meaning of Heian/Pinan Kata (Hint: It’s NOT What You Think) Do you practice Heian/Pinan kata? If you train a popular style like Shotokan, Shito-ryu or Shorin-ryu –...
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...
The WKF Shitei Kata Are Finally Removed (+ Historical Bonus Material!) Note! This article consists of two parts: First I break the crazy news that the standardized shitei kata are f...
“Karate-do Sanka” by Nagamine Shoshin Written by the late founder of Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu Karate, Nagamine Shoshin, the Karate-do Sanka (lit. emp...
“Kamae” – By Hatsumi Masaaki Masaaki Hatsumi (b. 1931) is the founder and current Soke of the Bujinkan Organization, currently residing and...
“Practise Kata Correctly” by Mabuni Kenwa Translated by Mark Tankosich MA, this essay, originally written by the founder of Shito-ryu Karate (Mabuni Ke...
“To Those Who Seek Sports, Education & Character Formation Through Okinawan Karate” This is my edited translation of a lecture entitled “To Those Who Seek Sports, Education & Character...
Surviving Training in Japan: A Practical Word & Phrase Guide Training in Japan (or anywhere in the world with a Japanese teacher) can sometimes be both fun and frustrating...
Gusukuma’s 12 Considerations Gusukuma Shinpan (1890-1954), also known as Shiroma Shinpan (Gusukuma is Okinawan dialect) was a master of Kar...