What Every Fighting Art Figured Out
When I finished writing Position Before Technique, I thought I had followed the idea as far as I needed to.…
Position Before Technique
Over the past few weeks I’ve been organizing material for a new student handbook project. I expected one section to…
Osu During Drills: Breathing, Rhythm, and IFK Pedagogy
In IFK classes, students vocalize “osu” with each technique as it’s performed during certain drills, particularly when practicing the syllabus…
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 Competition Really Teaches
Many people assume competition is all about winning. Of course we do our best to win, but that is not…
Kyokushin Beyond Sport
Budo Begins Where Sport Ends My sensei used to say, “Any time a martial art is turned into a sport,…
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…
