“I have not permitted myself to be ignorant of any martial art that exists. Why? Such ignorance is a disgrace to someone who follows the path of the martial arts.”- Mas. Oyama Today I ran across a post in our Facebook group that got me thinking. It was a link to a YouTube video asking…
Author: Bill Stewart
Bill Stewart holds a 3rd Dan in Kyokushin Karate and has trained since 1980. He is the founder of Texas Kyokushin Karate in Bryan, Texas. He manages the USA-IFK website and writes for it regularly. His blog shares stories and lessons from a lifetime in the art, offering reflections that will be familiar to other long-time practitioners. Bill serves on the IFK International Media Committee and chairs the USA-IFK Media Committee. He also created the Kyokushinkai Karate Facebook group, which has grown to more than 93,000 members, making it one of the largest online communities of Kyokushin karateka in the world.