The Direction of Kata
Direction in kata is not always the direction of the attack. Sometimes it is the lesson of position. I was
Training
When Martial Artists Forget Their Own Lessons
Respect, ego, and the gap between what martial arts claim to teach and how martial artists sometimes behave. It is
When the Drill Becomes the Problem
When training stays too clean for too long, the drill can start teaching the wrong lesson. Karate, Practical Karate, Self-Defense,
Barefoot in the Dojo, Shoes in the Real World
Why tradition still matters, but context decides how karate is understood and applied. Step into a traditional karate dojo and
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
Learning the Why Behind the Technique
Why drills, techniques, and movement often hide what we are actually trying to learn A student once watched me demonstrate
