Safe Is Risky. Risky Is Safe.
So I’ve just arrived from Dutch Open, a big international Karate tournament held yearly in Rotterdam, Ho...
72 Bunkai to Juji-uke
Today I decided it would be time for yet another post consisting of ridiculously many different pictures of &#...
Tsumasaki – The “Old” Way of Kicking?
I remember when I first went to Okinawa for Karate and Kobudo training. Though it was a long time ago (I was o...
Ko Un Ryu Sui
Let’s talk a little Japanese. There is something that the Japanese call “yojijukugo” which I...
The Second Biggest Misconception of Kata Ever
Today when I was taking a stroll I noticed this machine: “Oh, it’s a vending machine, you’re...
7 Ways to Find Your “Tokui Waza”
Have you ever seen somebody execute a really superb technique, and wondered “How on earth does he/she do it?...
An Outline of Kicking
The physical act of kicking is something that never ceases to fascinate people, and it tends to be a reason to...
42 Bunkai to “Monk’s Salutation”
Let’s look at some bunkai (applications for techniques found in kata) again! Last time we did kakete, &#...
58 Bunkai to Kakete!
Many people think it’s hard to apply techniques from kata in a self-defense scenario. “How can thi...
To Break Or Not to Break…
The other day I was thinking about what you should do after you get a good hold/lock/submission on somebody. I...