Kata

Sad news out of Okinawa - Nakazato Joen Sensei has passed away. This information was revealed through the apt reporting of Mario McKenna...

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...

Perspective is important. If you think about it one way, I've been involved in the martial arts for a long time (14 years). I've been...

Hey everyone. I'm currently working on a little project for the site, so I thought I'd do a short post here outside my normal rigamarole....

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