Kata Application

Karate, Karate Basics, Karate Training, Kata Application, Martial Arts, Okinawan Karate, Practical Karate, Self-Defense

Karate’s Many Hand Techniques

August 4, 2026

Karate has names for countless hand formations, but usefulness depends on whether the body can adapt when precision and control

Bunkai, Karate History, Karate Philosophy, Karate Principles, Karate Training, Kata Application, Movement, Practical Karate, Sabaki, Sankukai, Self-Defense, Yoshinao Nanbu

Before I Knew the Word “Sabaki”

June 12, 2026

How early lessons in movement shaped my karate long before I had the vocabulary to describe them. Before I knew