Isshin - Concentration the Art

In 1899 Choshin Chibana began his study of martial arts under Ankō Itosu. Applying to be a student, Chibana was accepted for instruction. He...

  Karate-do Taiken by Genwa Nakasone (1938): An Overview of Karate-do translated by Mario McKenna. Table of Contents Chomo Hanas...

Another memory from a long time ago at a tournament if Wilkes-Barre Pa. In the black belt forms division I was competing in, there wa...

  I never was concerned about rank.   I had the same instructors for over 45 years before I stepped down. I received rank fro...

When I talked about Genwa Nakasone’s book “Karate-Do Taiken” I forgot that a year ago I wrote a bit about Shimpan Shiroma and his contribut...

There are times I really wonder if many really take the time to read the books written in the 1930’s, when a sincere effort was made to...

    There is so much I don’t know, then I read something else and ideas c...