It’s taken me more than a few years to realize that the best Karate masters move so well, not because they have learn the moves themselves but instead because their Karate comes from their heart. For example, if you take a gymnast or a dancer, you can easily show them …
If you ask many Karate students what Karate has taught them you will hear many different answers. Some of those answers are, I can defend myself, I can out spar anyone in my dojo, I have won many trophies at tournaments, I can kick above my head and many other …
Although I learned of this concept in Iaido class, I do feel that it certainly does apply to our Karate training. I was going through a kata and one of my fellow students, who was helping me with some kata details, made a comment about making each move of the …