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In Japan, the sword was a symbol and expression of the social status of the owner. It was passed from father to son, from...
At some point in our martial arts training, students realize that strong, linear movements are painful to work with, and require a large expenditure...
A mash-up of the Eminem song Till I collapse with the movie Fighter in the Wind (2004), about the founder of Kyokushin Karate, Masutatsu...
Budō (武道) or Japanese martial arts were born from the need for protection and combat. During the Edo Period (1603-1867, those who belonged to...
When I was 19 years old, I was an instructor at Ikebukuro Sohonbu. One day, I got too much into a practicing, and threw...
Monday Motivation Be amazing. Be good. Be pretty. Be strong. Be smart. Be cool. But the most important thing is, be yourself.
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Monday Motivation “Karate is not a game. It is not a sport. It is not even a system of self-defense. Karate is half physical...
Monday Motivation “Karate is Budo and if Budo is removed from Karate it is nothing more than sport karate, show karate, or even fashion...
In the past, it seems there was a lot of fakes in the Chinese martial arts world. Many of them say that they were...
Monday Motivation “The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting.”
Last week in Tunisia there was The 1st Open Kyokushin African Championship. The Head Judge of the Championships, CEO of the Russian Union of...
Monday Motivation “A brave man, a real fighter is not measured by how many times he falls, but how many times he stands up.”