Jissen Karate

Kata was created to function in a perfect fight situation. Everything is predetermined. When we ...

Some instructors claim that Kata harbors hidden techniques, asserting that these were concealed during Karate's ...

An important point to keep in mind in Karate is the use of force! If ...

Most practitioners of Karate do not pay much attention to the whole technique. I think ...

Learning a Kata is a nuanced process that involves more than just mastering patterns and ...

Nami-gaeshi translates into "wave return", a more understandable description is "returning wave". The name of ...

Bunkai means "to break down", and thus describes the whole process that lies in breaking ...

In October 1908, Anko Itosu (1831-1915) wrote a letter, "Ten Precepts of Karate," to draw ...

What should we call the five basic Kata from Itosu? Pinan or Heian? Itosu Ankō, ...

Kata is a series of movements consisting of offensive and defensive combat techniques, which are ...