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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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K-1 Kickboxing evolved from Full Contact Karate and became one of the world’s most prestigious stand-up fighting organizations. Founded in 1993 by Kazuyoshi Ishii, it...
The secret of happiness is to connect our heart with our body. These days people think too much and their mind and body are...
Whether you’re a chronic sitter, a daily exerciser, or a weekend warrior, you probably know stretching is a critical habit. By sending blood flow...
We see this in every class when students and Instructors bow to each other and at the start and finish of the lesson. We...
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...