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(SEP 2024)

Think Twice: Before You Throw a Punch, Learn Restraint When Fighting Is All You Know. image

Think Twice: Before You Throw a Punch, Learn Restraint When Fighting Is All You Know.

SEP 30, 2024

Any martial art without proper training of the mind turns into beastly behavior. image

"Any martial art without proper training of the mind turns into beastly behavior."

SEP 29, 2024

So I got no illusions about boxing, none. This is a brutal business. It’s the hurt business. But I’m a fighter – that’s all I can do. image

"So I got no illusions about boxing, none. This is a brutal business. It’s the hurt business. But I’m a fighter – that’s all I can do."

SEP 27, 2024

The First Step: Why Do Many Kata Start to the Left? image

The First Step: Why Do Many Kata Start to the Left?

SEP 26, 2024

Just Relax! (Said No One Who Was Actually Relaxed).image

Just Relax! (Said No One Who Was Actually Relaxed).

SEP 25, 2024

Karate for Kids: Beyond Self-Defense – Building Confidence, Resilience and Responsibility. image

Karate for Kids: Beyond Self-Defense – Building Confidence, Resilience and Responsibility.

SEP 24, 2024

Fighting without compassion is just violence, fighting with it is true martial arts. image

Fighting without compassion is just violence, fighting with it is true martial arts.

SEP 23, 2024

Naihanchi: Absent from Competition, Essential for Practical Application. image

Naihanchi: Absent from Competition, Essential for Practical Application.

SEP 20, 2024

Staying the Course: Commitment, Resilience, Recovery, and No Shortcuts. image

Staying the Course: Commitment, Resilience, Recovery, and No Shortcuts.

SEP 19, 2024

Educating with Insight: Ensuring Depth and Authenticity in Karate Teaching. image

Educating with Insight: Ensuring Depth and Authenticity in Karate Teaching.

SEP 18, 2024

Challenging Conformity: The Power of Questioning What You Know to Discover Genuine Understanding. image

Challenging Conformity: The Power of Questioning What You Know to Discover Genuine Understanding.

SEP 17, 2024

To Jump or Not to Jump: Interpreting ‘Nidan-Geri’ for Self-Defense. image

To Jump or Not to Jump: Interpreting ‘Nidan-Geri’ for Self-Defense.

SEP 16, 2024

The Divisiveness in the Martial Arts: Why Are We So Divided and Broken? image

The Divisiveness in the Martial Arts: Why Are We So Divided and Broken?

SEP 13, 2024

What Really Counts: The Unsung Heroes. Success Without the Spotlight. image

What Really Counts: The Unsung Heroes. Success Without the Spotlight.

SEP 12, 2024

No One Art Is the Best: So Stop Bragging, and Start Learning. image

No One Art Is the Best: So Stop Bragging, and Start Learning.

SEP 11, 2024

Structure, Curiosity, and Asking “Why?” – The Journey Continues. image

Structure, Curiosity, and Asking “Why?” – The Journey Continues.

SEP 10, 2024

Kuzushi: A Universal Principle in All Kata – or Just One? image

Kuzushi: A Universal Principle in All Kata – or Just One?

SEP 08, 2024

Unlocking Kuzushi: From Balance to Advantage. image

Unlocking Kuzushi: From Balance to Advantage.

SEP 06, 2024

Karate and Character: Does Training Forge a Better You? image

Karate and Character: Does Training Forge a Better You?

SEP 05, 2024

The Flawed Approach to Blocking in Karate: Why Traditional Approaches May Fall Short. image

The Flawed Approach to Blocking in Karate: Why Traditional Approaches May Fall Short.

SEP 04, 2024

GET A GRIP: Using Your Techniques in the Right Context. image

GET A GRIP: Using Your Techniques in the Right Context.

SEP 03, 2024

Breaking the Cycle: The Art of Letting Go. image

Breaking the Cycle: The Art of Letting Go.

SEP 02, 2024

Building on a Strong Foundation: Why Beginners Deserve the Correct Path. image

Building on a Strong Foundation: Why Beginners Deserve the Correct Path.

SEP 01, 2024

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