What Are We Actually Testing?
When testing becomes more about endurance than understanding, it may be worth asking what the student is actually learning.
Styles
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
When Simplicity Holds the Lesson
Why Naihanchi remains one of karate’s most important studies for close-range practical application. I’m sure many of you have a
The Family Art Without a Name
Not all karate was preserved in the names history remembers. When we look back at Okinawan karate, we tend to
Why Jump?
Questioning whether the jump in kata is the lesson, or simply the shape we inherited. There are several kata where
Before I Knew the Word “Sabaki”
How early lessons in movement shaped my karate long before I had the vocabulary to describe them. Before I knew
