Bunkai

"Soon, Sooner, Soonest" is a concept I first heard about from Bill Hayes Sensei. I would like to elaborate upon it here, using a specific...

Once protected by a handful of experts, karate and the kata within are now "owned" by millions of people across the globe. Through this...

Karate can be a board breakin, sweat drenchin, spirit shoutin kind of art. That's all good stuff, but it's important to remember that...

Most people have some sort of cat stance in their style. In karate, it is often referred to as neko ashi dachi (or neko dachi, niko...

One of the great things about bunkai (kata application) is how variable it can be. A single series of movements can be transformed a...

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Kata training is crucial to success in many traditional martial arts. It teaches muscle memory for technique, proper balance, theory of...

Bunkai is a critical part of traditional kata training. In kata, a person learns a series of techniques strung together to form fighting...

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