Recently, scientist explored and proved the immense importance of the body’s fascia network for fitness and health of athletes. A well-trained and well-integrated fascial network optimizes both maximum performance and coordination. By including fascial consciousness […]
The missing links of Karate have become a research field for a community of innovative and open minded Karateka. We link Karate back to its roots in traditional martial arts from Asia. By doing so […]
What can Karate teach us? Follow me on my quest through Japan to answer this question. By Shinji Akita The Shotokan Times asked me this interesting question a few month ago. I wanted to pursue […]
What does Karate mean to you? It is a hobby? A passion? Has it changed your life? Has it guided you throught difficult moments? Has it helped you to see things differently? In this wonderful […]
Rika Usami and Miki Nakamachi took part in the shooting of a film about karate for the Olympics 2020 in Tokyo last week. We talked with Miki Nakamachi about the shooting and her experiences on […]
By Dr. Christian Tribowski According to an article by the BBC at the beginning of this year, the organizing committee of the Olympics 2024 in Paris will Karate not include Karate in the program. The […]
By Thomas D. McKinnon I have heard many so called experts criticising the hikite as a pointless exercise. It makes no sense, they say, that pulling one hand in the opposite direction, to the one […]
By Marco Sanna The Origin of Karate Do as Martial Art Back in the days, martial arts prepared warriors for hand-to-hand combat. Self-protection was paramount. In such a system was little room for art, spiritualism, […]
Shotokan karate philosophy can be confusing. While the art has a rich diversity of approaches and convictions this also leads to conflicting positions within the community. Where does this diversity come from? And how should […]
By Michael Ehrenreich If we travel through the Shotokan world we will observe a very common picture. All over the globe, Shotokan Karatekas commit to a very high level of technical skills. This commitment reflects […]
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