My interpretation: Gedan-barai

This article is about an alternative approach to the basic block Gedan-barai. The well-known basic ...

My interpretation: Uchi-uke

This article is about an alternative approach to the basic block Uchi-uke. The well-known basic ...

My interpretation: Soto-uke

This article is about an alternative approach to the basic block Soto-uke. The well-known basic ...

My interpretation: Age-uke

In this article and the upcoming five articles, I will show some alternative approaches to ...

Invisible bond – Giri

The invisible bond - The way of life! In Japan, they have a concept called ...

Lifestyle Karate

After practicing Karate for many years, it becomes a part of one's life. Thus, Karate ...

Ball- or heel turn in karate

Now and then, I get this question from a student: "Which part of the foot ...

Naihanchi Kata

The Naihanchi Kata is a very old Kata, which can be found in many different ...

Pinan/Heian Kata

Itosu Anko created the Pinan Kata for use in the Okinawan Elementary School around 1900 ...

Taikyoku Kata

Gichin Funakoshi and his son Yoshitaka “Gigo” Funakoshi, are said to be the creator of ...