No Respect
When I started Karatedo practice in the early 1980s, my seniors at the time told…
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November 20, 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
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
No I won’t teach you Tou’on-ryu!
A few times a year I get an email from someone asking how he can…
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March 5, 2021
Kanzaki sensei & Mario
Shihan-itis
I was on LINE with my Kobudo teacher, Yoshimura sensei (that his photo above), this…
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March 2, 2021
Yoshimura Hiroshi Sensei
Remembering Minowa Katsuhiko
Today I reflected on my Kobudo teacher Minowa Katsuhiko who passed away on this day…
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January 12, 2021
Taira Shinken (L) & Minowa Katsuhiko (R)
Jadou: You’re doing it the wrong way!
Another week and another onslaught of videos on the web showing hopelessly unskilled, out-of- shape “Kurodee” masters demonstrating kata or technique on hapless students, reinforcing my feeling that the internet is like reading the worst book on Karate ever written. (more…)
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June 8, 2020
No, I’m not practicing a martial art!
A term that I’ve always disliked is “martial art”. It’s ubiquitous and is used (IMO)…
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August 6, 2016
