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Fear the Blade! Defense Against Knife Attack
Published on 2009-12-23 20:51:40
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
A Karate RELIGIOUS Crusade…!?
Published on 2009-12-08 21:49:58
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…!?
The True Kata Applications…Part 3
Published on 2009-10-19 11:43:38
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
The True Kata Applications…Part 2
Published on 2009-09-25 22:50:20
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
The True Kata Applications…Part 1
Published on 2009-09-19 16:26:03
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