Theory & Application of the Karate 4 Point Principle This weekend I was at a seminar with no-gi submission wrestling/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wizard Eddie Bravo. HeR...
“Body Type Karate” And Why It Doesn’t Exist There’s a pretty widespread theory in Karate these days that you should choose your ‘waza’ (...
11 Practical Bunkai For Karate’s Jump Kick (Tobi-geri) Isn’t it funny how you always identify yourself with your style? You know, the whole “you are what...
Karate & The 80/20 Principle Some might call me evil, but I don’t care. If a kid screams and misbehaves during Karate class, I will h...
11 Useful Bunkai For The Kusanku Ninja Move When people don’t understand things, they often find it easier to create their own explanations rather t...
Sensei Hick’s Golden Law At the age of 14 or 15, I was standing in a half empty hallway in my junior high school, talking to a classmat...
Review: Luca Valdesi Summer Camp 2010 Look up the word ‘Karate Globetrotter’ in the dictionary, and chances are big that you won’t...
The Whispers of Matsumura Let me tell you about an interesting concept I once came up with: First of all, have you heard about the game ...
On Ko Chi Shin I love mysteries. Do you? I’ve watched CSI, Law & Order, Midsumer Murders, Prison Break, Lost and ot...
Muda, Muri, Mura – The 3 M’s of Karate Disclaimer: This post is heavily based on written content and contains no images whatsoever. Nevertheless, sin...
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall… A few weeks ago I received a nice e-mail from an incredibly handsome gentleman, with a good taste in blogs, na...