Reader Article #6: Yoi
GUEST AUTHOR: Marie Lazeration Richter began her martial journey nearly seven years ago learning traditional Karate-Do at Shotokan East in...
Reader Article #3: Karate – The Warrior’s Way (A One Year Introspective)
GUEST AUTHOR: Syed Asad Hussain has trained in Shotokan for one year and has also become a Goju Ryu student. Syed's dojo website...
Reader Article #1: A Shotokan Perspective on Teaching and Self Discovery
GUEST AUTHOR: David Light is a third dan in Shotokan karate and a member of the International Shotokan Karate Federation (www.iskf.com)...
My Thoughts on Yelling Kata
Of the many formalities that come along with traditional martial arts, shouting kata names has to be one of the most noticeable. The...
Question: How to be a Good Martial Arts Teacher?
Remember 5 questions in 5 days? That seemed to go over well so I figured I would take some more questions. This one is a doozy: "How does...
Today’s Mind
The other day I revisited a cartoon I used to watch as a kid. After about 10 minutes I realized I was gritting my teeth and wondering what...
Seeing is Believing, But Feeling is REALLY Believing
For centuries, being the uke of a skilled instructor has caused cold sweat and second thoughts in students. There's something about bowing...
Deadly Shugyo in Persuasive Hands
"A self-help author who led a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona was found guilty of three counts of negligent manslaughter on...