Mas Oyama : Have We Forgotten his example?
This is one of Sosai Mas Oyama’s quotations that is frequently shared among karateka. It appears on social media, posters,…
Discipline Isn’t a Feeling
Discipline isn’t a feeling. It’s consistency – what keeps you moving forward when motivation doesn’t show up. It’s action, repeated over…
Before the Blog: A Beach Training Story from 1997
While going through some old magazines recently, I came across the July 1998 issue of Kyokushinkai Magazine. It included two…
Shoshin and Shodan: Why the Journey Is Just Beginning
Tucson, Arizona. June 6th, 2026. Three days of seminar under Shihan Mike Monaco had just ended in a formal grading…
