Here is great advice (paraphrased) from renown karate fighter Choki Motobu (the original "bad boy" of karate) - "It's OK to take 2 steps, but...
Even monkeys fall out of trees.
Yeah, I was a little generous to Toyama in calling him a Shotokan co-founder, but wanted to give him his due (I almost put the term in quotes)....
Important to put this book into context. As an instructor and a co-founder of Shotokan and a force in putting karate into the Japanese school...
To sum up the main question topic - There are several historical opportunities, some documented, some not, for jujutsu type techniques getting...
"Don't get hit in the nuts."
Yeah, there is no simple answer. What style? Twirling-swinging Chinese, or harder hitting Okinawan? This may influence the weight, thickness...
Many Samurai swordsmen were well versed in jujutsu style of combat as it was possible to find oneself disarmed. Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura (a...
It's true you are not acting out an entire choreographed fight in kata, but rather acting out individual snippets of a fight/potential fights,...
Not sure at all what you are calling a "circle block" There are several different techniques that can fit that description. If you have an...
I'm not a TKD guy, but I train with one of their top certified referees. It is my understanding that electronic scoring is a big thing now in TKD...
While continuous sparring has some benefits (endurance and toughness), it also IMO has its drawbacks. From what I've seen, it tends to get sloppy...
Amazingly, Acronym got this one mostly right. What was missed in this and his earlier post was that distance (being close to actual contact) is...
This is the answer - end of discussion (when in a friendly self-scored match). As novices should not be sparring without supervision, advanced...
A little clarification on your three points: A. Makiwara is definitely old time equipment - doesn't mean its not effective for certain training....
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