You Don’t Have to See Everything
What kakie can teach us about feeling pressure, recognizing openings and responding without relying on sight alone. A few years
Training With Others
A perspective on cross-training, experience and knowing when to look elsewhere. Experience. How do we gain it? Time spent with
I’ll Just Use My Weight
Size and strength matter, but neither can guarantee how long you’ll have to keep going. In a sport like heavyweight
Karate. What Is It?
The same name now covers very different ways of training, with very different purposes. It’s funny isn’t it how two
What Knowledge Do We Need to Understand Karate?
When experience outside karate helps us recognize what may already have been there. A highly ranked karate instructor recently
What Should a Black Belt Represent?
If the purpose of karate has changed over the years, has the meaning of its most recognized grade changed with
Karate’s Many Hand Techniques
Karate has names for countless hand formations, but usefulness depends on whether the body can adapt when precision and control
The Warning We Quietly Give Ourselves
What training quietly removes before the attack has even begun. As senior practitioners, we have a responsibility to pass karate
Before Anyone Else Is There
A few quiet minutes in the dojo before the familiar rhythm of training begins. I was up at 5:30 this
The Fence Is More Than the Position of the Hands
Why the fence is not simply another guard, but a way of managing distance, communication and intent before violence begins.
