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Welcome to my Blog!           This blog is intended to be a place for study, conversation, and critical thinking for those interested in truly understanding the Martial Arts.  My intention is to bring...

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The Okinawan Prefecture Karate MuseumIn 2011 I had the opportunity to demonstrate Karate at the 5thUchinanchu Festival at the Budokan in Okinawa, Japan.  That is a trip that will be further discussed...

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An open letter to Bunkai researchersThis is what people are unknowingly basing their Bunkai on And now, for something completely different...The following is presented to help dispel certain myths...

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5th Uchinanchu Festival Dedicatory Karate and Dance Performance at Shuri CastleA view of the climb.I had the opportunity to attend the dedicatory Karate demonstration at Shuri Castle on October 12,...

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5th Uchinanchu Festival Karate and Kobudo Exchange at the Budokan in Okinawa, 2011Okinawa Prefectural BUDOKAN Arena, Naha.       If you happen to know who the performers are and any other information,...

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What all martial artists can learn from Ashida Kim and why they should apologize for their unforgivable mistreatment of himAshida Kim, arguably the most bullied and publicly ridiculed Martial Artist...

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Some lessons I've learned fromBogu KumiteKenwa Mabuni and Ryzaemon Matsuwara  practicing Bogu Kumite.     The importance of training as realistically as possible cannot be overstated.  Experiencing the...

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Shotokan Karate: What Happened?         Gichin Funakoshi was a school teacher and Karate student from Okinawa, who introduced Karate to Japan and the world.  You and I are talking about Karate because...

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Karate Ni Sente NashiThere is no first attack in Karate.Funakoshi performing Naihanchi Shodan.    I've written about this topic, in passing, in a few articles so far; but I thought it would be a good...

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