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Uchi-deshi (内弟子, lit. “inside student”) is a Japanese term for a live-in student/apprentice who trains under and assists a sensei on a full-time basis....
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We see this in every class when students and Instructors bow to each other and at the start and finish of the lesson. We...
According to a poll from the National Alliance for Youth Sports, around 70 percent of kids in the United States stop playing organized sports...
Many of you spend upwards of 40 hours per week at the workplace, and therefore you see our colleagues more often than you see...
Shihan Ryu Narushima (成峻 竜, Narushima Ryū) is one of the most famous practitioners of Kyokushin karate. Though of small stature (1.70 m), he...
Uchi-deshi (内弟子, lit. “inside student”) is a Japanese term for a live-in student/apprentice who trains under and assists a sensei on a full-time basis....
“My heart was gone and already in Japan” By Andy Cheng The story of Nicholas Pettas’ rise to European karate champion starts like a movie:...
There is no limit to the number of life lessons Martial Arts teaches an astute practitioner. However, in my mind, one stands above the...
Dolph Lundgren and Michael Jai White are not the only Kyokushin masters who are on top of the hill. Senpai Hiroyuki Sanada 1st Dan...
Many people have the misconception that karate is all about punches and kicks, but did you know that there is a philosophy behind this...
The longer you practice Martial Arts, the more changes you see in yourself: mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional changes — and before you realize...
A lot of people misunderstand the meaning of the word ‘sensei’ in karate. While an average person may assume that the word ‘sensei’ has...
The katana was used by samurai both in combat but also for practicing many different types of martial arts, and the modern martial artists...
No man typifies this principle more than Steve Arneil. He was the second man to complete the grueling One Hundred Man Kumite Challenge, after...
Did you know there is a way of boosting your Power and Speed, right before you enter the Tatami for a Kumite or Kata...
