Quote from Aoyama Yasuo
Karate is about daily life… going to the dojo day after day, practicing without hesitation. Repeat the same movement over and over again, form it …
Month: February 2022
Kata is Useless
When I was in Honolulu several years ago I had the good fortune to meet with Mr. Charles Goodin over lunch (as an aside, I …
Practical Strategies in Old Okinawa Karate-do
There is a phrase in Japanese that conveys an important strategy in Okinawa Karate-do, “Suemono ni shite utsu (据え物にして打つ)”. This phrase means to strike your opponent …