Introduction to Conditioning
“Your fingers and the tips of your toes must be like arrows, your arms must be like iron.” – Chosin Chibana Most karateka these days, though not all, certainly, will not be training their fingers and toes to be like…
Proving A Point
Sometimes people are just out to prove a point. These people tend to be arrogant and confident, and due to the nature of martial arts they can be very, very dangerous. I would like to share a story with you…
Tactical Fighting
Martial artists often like to discuss (and sometimes argue) about whether it is more important to develop control or power. This argument usually stems from discussing the merits of full-contact sparring versus point sparring, where people will usually claim that…
School Loyalty – Part II
This is my follow-up article to Sensei Kruczek’s “School Loyalty” article, and it comes only from the point-of-view of a mudansha (under black belt) student. Loyalty is a common concept within the martial arts and is generally expected, but how…
Sparring Other Styles
Sparring is, in my opinion, a vital part of martial arts training. Kata gives you a foundation in your art and develops muscle memory and conditioning, but there are some things that you really need to work against a live…
Misconceptions
I was recently reading around a blog when I cam across the remnants of a poster who was banned and had all his posts deleted. Luckily a handful of people had quoted him. I am going to paraphrase some of…
Shugoro Nakazato
Throughout his career Nakazato has given of his knowledge very willingly. He has demonstrated his technique of Karate all over the world.
Tadashi Yamashita
Known for his explosive open hand techniques, Yamashita combines many progressive fighting tactics with traditional aspects of karatedo.
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