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(FEB 2025)

Inner Peace, Outer Strength: Exploring Buddhist Principles for Martial Artists. image

Inner Peace, Outer Strength: Exploring Buddhist Principles for Martial Artists.

FEB 28, 2025

The Mindful Path: Living in the Moment, A Glimpse at Buddhism. image

The Mindful Path: Living in the Moment, A Glimpse at Buddhism.

FEB 27, 2025

‘Boketto’: The Absence of Thought, with The Clarity Found in Stillness. image

‘Boketto’: The Absence of Thought, with The Clarity Found in Stillness.

FEB 26, 2025

Guidance Matters: Walking Away and Moving Forward – Finding the Right Teacher in Karate. image

Guidance Matters: Walking Away and Moving Forward – Finding the Right Teacher in Karate.

FEB 25, 2025

Turning Setbacks into Strength: Injury Can Be Just Another Lesson. image

Turning Setbacks into Strength: Injury Can Be Just Another Lesson.

FEB 24, 2025

Movement, Not a Catalog of Techniques: Reconnecting Karate with Practical Applications. image

Movement, Not a Catalog of Techniques: Reconnecting Karate with Practical Applications.

FEB 23, 2025

Karate should be simple. That’s what makes it so difficult. image

Karate should be simple. That’s what makes it so difficult.

FEB 22, 2025

No, You Can’t Mug Me Today. I Just Train for Fun! image

No, You Can’t Mug Me Today. I Just Train for Fun!

FEB 21, 2025

Lessons from the Past: Do Some Traditions Fail in Self-Defense? image

Lessons from the Past: Do Some Traditions Fail in Self-Defense?

FEB 20, 2025

Guiding Young Minds: Teaching Kids Karate Without Losing Its Depth. image

Guiding Young Minds: Teaching Kids Karate Without Losing Its Depth.

FEB 19, 2025

A Thousand Blocks, Still No Understanding: Why Repetition alone Isn’t Enough. image

A Thousand Blocks, Still No Understanding: Why Repetition alone Isn’t Enough.

FEB 18, 2025

Burnout: Recognizing the Signs and Finding Your Way Back. image

Burnout: Recognizing the Signs and Finding Your Way Back.

FEB 17, 2025

Keiko Saki, Rikai Wa Ato (稽古先, 理解後) – Practice First, Understanding Later. image

Keiko Saki, Rikai Wa Ato (稽古先, 理解後) – Practice First, Understanding Later.

FEB 16, 2025

Meeting it Head-On: Shouldn’t Angles Define Kata and Your Responses? image

Meeting it Head-On: Shouldn’t Angles Define Kata and Your Responses?

FEB 14, 2025

The Lost Art of Politeness: More Than a Bow. The Deeper Meaning of Reishiki.. image

The Lost Art of Politeness: More Than a Bow. The Deeper Meaning of Reishiki.

FEB 13, 2025

More Than Just a Number: 10th Dan – A Life in Karate. image

More Than Just a Number: 10th Dan – A Life in Karate.

FEB 12, 2025

Self-Praise and Over-Confidence is a Sickness That Corrupts Training. image

"Self-Praise and Over-Confidence is a Sickness That Corrupts Training."

FEB 11, 2025

Thinking for Yourself: Breaking Free from the Illusion in Karate. image

Thinking for Yourself: Breaking Free from the Illusion in Karate.

FEB 10, 2025

The Art of Slowing Down: Where Technique Meets Application. image

The Art of Slowing Down: Where Technique Meets Application.

FEB 07, 2025

When Tradition Becomes a Cage Without the Key. image

When Tradition Becomes a Cage Without the Key.

FEB 06, 2025

Breaking the Mold: Lessons Hiding in Plain Sight. image

Breaking the Mold: Lessons Hiding in Plain Sight.

FEB 05, 2025

Confidence: Skill Means Nothing Without It. image

Confidence: Skill Means Nothing Without It.

FEB 04, 2025

The Training That Forged Us: Built by the Past. The Lessons That Shaped Us. image

The Training That Forged Us: Built by the Past. The Lessons That Shaped Us.

FEB 03, 2025

No Pads, No Limits – The Way. We Trained. image

No Pads, No Limits – The Way We Trained.

FEB 01, 2025

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