Bunkai

As long time readers here know, I have a great passion and interest in Bunkai. Bunkai is the application and inspection of meaning in...

This is a continuation from Part 1 of the interview with Patrick McCarthy. McCarthy Sensei is ranked 8th Dan and is a well known author as...

How do you go about exploring an art fully without getting lost in it? One of the most important elements of any martial art is being able...

Without bunkai (applications), kata is little more than pre-arranged dancing. The hands can be flowing in exciting and vibrant ways but if...

I'd like to share a story given by Bill Hayes Sensei. Pardon any paraphrasing. ***************************************************** One...

I recently had a conversation with a fellow martial artist known as Hard_Karate_Stylist. he was a bit uncertain as to the value and...

I talked about the following concept once before in a previous article but I wanted to re-approach it from a video angle. When thinking...

The kama is a very intriguing weapon. It behaves differently than both bludgeoning and slicing weapons, but contains a little essence of...

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