Karate is one of Japan's most revered martial traditions, and is one of the many facets of Japanese culture that hold universal appeal and have been embraced worldwide. Part of karate's appeal lies in ...

Shotokan karate was developed by Yoshitaka Funakoshi, it involves longer, deeper stances for strength, dynamic kicks and attacking techniques. The English Shotokan Academy (ESA) was officially formed ...

Learn the original versions of all 21 of the JKA katas performed by the original masters of Shotokan NakayamaEnoeda Mikami Kase Shirai Asai and the rest of the original group of masters You will learn ...

Walk down any American street after school or on the weekends, and you’re bound to see children and adults alike wearing karategis, the traditional karate uniforms worn by students of this ancient ...

There is no expiration date on neuroplasticity and being active is always a good thing. Traditional martial arts training has long been suggested as an activity to benefit folks across the lifespan ...

I've written plenty about Lyoto Machida's karate over the past two years, but I thought we would try something different. I usually speak at length about Machida's striking style, which is very much ...