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It is amazing that, while most who are attacked with an edged weapon survive, it is still the one violent attack that tends to scare people the most. There are several possible reasons for this…among them: amount of VISIBLE injury (i.e. slasher film effect), close range of the attack (personal space is instinctive) or viciousness of attacker. But, in spite of this almost Continue reading Fear the Blade! Defense Against Knife Attack Knights of the 1st Crusade Is the practice of karate an “unholy” thing? Well, obviously this would depend entirely on whether or not you as an individual are a religious person…if so, what are the specific tenants of your religious faith. Myself, being a Christian, makes the question: “Is my karate training an un-Christian thing?” I had Continue reading A Karate RELIGIOUS Crusade…!? It’s interesting how extreme some people can get when talking about an abstract concept…trying so passionately to debunk what they see as other peoples “misguided” ideas. This applies to anything: politics, religion and…yes, the martial arts as well. Here in the real world, where everyone is different, how can you have a practical training regimen Continue reading The True Kata Applications…Part 3 Is the practice of kata, or more specifically its fighting applications, an out-dated relic of a training method that can be replaced with a philosophy of “more sweat, less thought” or even discarded altogether? Or, is it possible that in many cases in the modern dojo (or dojang) there is a lack of the collective Continue reading The True Kata Applications…Part 2 From conspiracy theorists to profiteers to well intentioned, committed students, all karate-ka (it seems) have a take on the mystery of kata application and relevance. Ideas like: “Only a few select people are still alive who know the REAL bunkai for these kata”, “It is the OLD way of training and Karate has outgrown it”, Continue reading The True Kata Applications…Part 1 There is an old saying: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” There is a lot of truth there. But, in some instances, there is another dimension to that ideal. While there is nothing inherently immoral or evil Continue reading Karate Is Like Fishing…Or Not I put together this bunch of clips so I could get a look at how different forms of karate executed a basic take-down (nage- waza in Jananese). When I started training (many, many moons ago), it was in Shotokan Karate. And, being a very hard Japanese style (Okinawan origins), it focused almost exclusively on the linear techniques. Continue reading The KARATE Ground and Pound! In his Twenty Precepts, Gichin Funakoshi (founder of Shoto-Kan Karate) said “There is no first strike in karate.” It was number 2 in the list; second only to “Karate begins with courtesy and ends with respect.” It is fairly easy to see how important both of these ideas were in his estimation given the fact Continue reading Karate, What Is (or Isn’t) an Attack? One of the most traditional elements in karate training is the practice of Kata. This repetitive practice of patterned movements is almost universal throughout the martial arts world. They have been used for generations as a teaching tool both in secret (pre-WWII Okinawa) and openly (modern dojos) to improve students’ technical skills, increase physical strength/stamina Continue reading Kata Training: Winning the Fight in Your Mind |
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