Bunkai

I'd like to share a video this week that explores a portion of the Gojushiho kata. Many karate styles share this kata, which makes...

The funny thing about blogging is that articles have a tendency to fade into oblivion. Even the strongest content can slide out of sight,...

Neurologists and psychologists suggest that the human brain is designed to pick up on patterns. This tendency helps us make sense of the...

Don't believe me? It's true I tell you! The Okinawans had both grappling and wrestling. They called it tegumi, and if you do karate you do...

I'd like to focus this post on another one of the weapons of Okinawan Kobudo. The kuwa, or hoe, is a very common and unremarkable piece of...

Okinawan Kobudo has a diverse array of weapons. Gathered from everyday farming implements (but sometimes not really, shhhh), the Okinawans...

Hikite - what a great concept for us to sink our teeth into! I'd like to thank Mike Sherman for asking me a question in class that started...

In general, bunkai is seen as a definition. By that I mean, kata represents a word which can then be defined by bunkai. For example:...

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