We Are Reflections of Our Teacher
Recently I found myself watching one of my students work with a beginner. What struck me wasn’t the techniques he…
The Value of Experience
Competition as Part of Training One thing I have noticed over the last few years attending Kyokushin tournaments is how…
What Shihan Bobby Lowe Told Me
In today’s Kyokushin world, it sometimes seems that every year brings another organization, another split, or another debate about who…
What Made Kyokushin Different?
When people first encounter Kyokushin Karate, they often come away with misconceptions about what they are seeing. Beyond the Misconceptions…
Whatever Happened to the Kyokushin Family?
I’ve been training in Kyokushin for over 46 years now. In that time, I’ve belonged to just two organizations: the…
In Time Our Senses May Be Alert
One of my earliest blog pieces was built on a response to a Facebook post about the first line of…
Gloves in Kyokushin?
As many of you who are reading know, I’m quite active on social media. One subject that seems to come…
What Competition Really Teaches
Many people assume competition is all about winning. Of course we do our best to win, but that is not…
Kyokushin Was Never Just About Toughness
“The Martial Arts Begins With a Point and Ends in a Circle” – Mas Oyama One of Sosai’s eleven…
Kyokushin Beyond Sport
Budo Begins Where Sport Ends My sensei used to say, “Any time a martial art is turned into a sport,…
