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Sensei Catalina Rivera: Lawyer, third master’s degree in progress and best karate fighter in America
For the first time in history, a Costa Rican woman is in the Top 20 in the ranking of the best karate fighters on...
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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....
For the first time in history, a Costa Rican woman is in the Top 20 in the ranking of the best karate fighters on...
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...