No I Don’t Practice How to Fight
At practice a few years ago (remember those days before Covid-19?), a new student became…
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December 13, 2021
No Respect
When I started Karatedo practice in the early 1980s, my seniors at the time told…
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November 20, 2021
Yudantaiteki (油断大敵)
The founders of all the modern Karate-do styles placed an emphasis on humility and its…
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November 18, 2021
Tough Love (厳しい)
I'm dismayed at some Kurodee schools that are run as little more than fitness clubs.…
November 16, 2021
Taira Shinken Kata Enbu
This video footage of Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai founder Taira Shinken has been around…
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October 16, 2021
Taira Shinken (1898 - 1970)
Who Do you Practice for?
For Karateka and Kobudoka who have been training for a number of years, practice should…
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September 19, 2021
Yoshimura sensei & Justin practicing Bo vs. Eku
Direct Students
A few weeks ago my students and were talking about how Karate-do and Kobudo teachers…
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September 7, 2021
The Story of Kasan
I've been catching up on my reading and decided to reread one of my favourite…
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August 29, 2021
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