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The longer you practice martial arts, the more changes you see in yourself: mental, physical, spiritual, emotional changes — and before you realize it, you’ve...
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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...
Street fighting is often glorified in movies and media, but in reality, it’s a dangerous and unpredictable situation that no one should seek out....
The longer you practice martial arts, the more changes you see in yourself: mental, physical, spiritual, emotional changes — and before you realize it, you’ve...
Tensho is one of the older, more fundamental katas. Tensho kata: Its origins are based on the point and circle principles of Kempo. It was...
Do Mawashi Kaiten Geri (Kyokushin Wheel Kick – 胴廻し回転蹴り) The Power of Do Mawashi Kaiten Geri (Kyokushin Wheel Kick – 胴廻し回転蹴り): A compilation of...
Continuing on from last week’s article (which can be read HERE) this is the second part a two part article on ‘What Makes a Successful Dojo?’ by Liam...
WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL DOJO?: Introduction For the few that ever open and run a club – the path is fraught with many obstacles, over...
Karate Training Begins at 50? “Oh but real Karate training begins at 50,” Kancho Royama said. It was in Capetown, South Africa, and Shihan Hennie Bosman was...
We all know that by the 1990s when Sosai was alive, and Kyokushin achieved such enormous popularity, all Kyokushin tournaments, including the world tournaments...
Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, commonly known as Mas Oyama, was born into an aristocratic family in a small village in South Korea in 1923. At...
In the martial disciplines we all tie belts around our waists, but few of us understand what they represent. The meaning of our belts...
Contact Kicks Martial Arts page shared their training session videos: They do training much more than just karate! Our kids practice and learn drills for...