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,…
Osu: The Heart of Kyokushin
If you spend any time in a Kyokushin dojo, you’ll hear the word Osu constantly. We say it when we…
Kyokushin doesn’t punch to the face???
“Kyokushin doesn’t punch to the face.” What? Really? I’ve heard or read this about Kyokushin many times over the years…
Reflections on Tournament Fighting
I competed in my first karate tournament in 1981. I was a white belt in the beginner’s division, and I…
We Win or We Learn
Kyokushin competition lessons from the 33rd American International Karate Championships. At the judges’ meeting before the tournament, Shihan Jerry Poe…
