The External Techniques of Karate
Bunkai Bunkai is far more important than kata, but they tend to run hand in hand. To learn all of the bunkai you typically need to evaluate the kata repeatedly to find all of the hidden meanings in it. If…
Karate-Do Begins and Ends with Rei
Respect in Karate This stems off the idea that Bu makes a nation prosperous. Karate-Do is as much philosophical, if not more so, than it is combative. One of the first things all students are taught in the majority of…
Karate Prohibits Violence
Defining Violence Continuing from our topic of mutual respect, Karate-do also prohibits violence. It is often confusing to someone new to karate-do to understand why so many people who know how to fight and take life are constantly telling their…
Bu Makes People and a Nation Prosperous
Roots in Bu The essence of Karate-do, which draws its roots from Bu, will always make people and their communities prosperous. Over the past twelve years I have seen hundreds of people sign up for karate classes and then eventually…
Mentality Over Technique
Karate vs Karate-Do This final concept is the embodiment of the first half of this paper. Karate-Do and Karate are two different things. While the contemporary use of Karate is synonymous with Karate-do, it is important to know which of…
Gichin Funakoshi’s Nijukun
In 1938 Gichin Funakoshi published his book "The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate".
Tode Jukun
Anko Itosu wrote a letter in October 1908 entitled, "Tode Jukun" (Ten Precepts of Karate), to gain the attention of the Japanese Government.
Matsumura’s 1882 Letter
In 1882 Sokon Matsumura sent a makimono to his student that implies a relation between warrior ethics, social science, and Confucian ethics.
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