Category: Karate

Americans do not usually see themselves, when they are in the United States, as representatives of their country. They see themselves as individuals who are different from all other individuals, whether those others are Americans …

Pinan Godan is the fifth and last form of the Pinan Kata System. We have to give our hats off to these young talents, they have performed the kata in such way better than many …

This report is a summary of the information contained in Morio Higaonna’s book “The History of Karate”. While this report’s information is useful as an introduction to the history of Goju Ryu, serious students should …

Karate kata (formal exercises) was the only way karate was taught up until the 1930s. In the kata, all the elements of correct karate practice are stored. The vast majority of kata that are practiced …

Masatoshi Nakayama Steps Earn your kata’s trust. Every suitor starts by claiming they are ready for commitment, that they will do whatever it takes to master the kata. Three months later, half of them have …

I ask them to take a kata and hold it up to the light like a color slide or press an ear against its hive. I say drop a mouse into a kata and watch …

Learning Karate is not only about the art itself, but the disciples must also learn about its culture. Karate originated from Okinawa, an island in between mainland China and Japan. The Okinawan people, however, speaks …