Attack Angles: Published: 6/15/2012 By Spencer Sensei Chotoku Kyan was a small man. In most every fight his opponent was…
Are Blocks Simply Blocks? Published: 2/1/2012 By Sensei Spencer When I began training, I was taught the traditional low-block, high-block,…
Tradition and the Anatomy of a Round Kick [Mawashi-geri] Published: 8-04-2012 By Spencer sensei I remember reading an article in…
Akachan Kata: Published 5/11/2012 By Spencer Sensei Akachan means baby in Japanese. Now I suppose you’re wondering what this has…
Who is better the grappler or the striker? There seems to be a great debate on which martial art is…
But Can He Fight? Published: 4-12-2012 By Spencer Sensei I’ve recently read an interesting book. It was titled “Shotokan’s Secret-…
Karate Testing: Published: 12-12-2012 By Spencer Sensei Testing is a waste of time and money unless the student learns from…
The Isshin-ryu Fist: Published: 2-22-13 By Spencer sensei One of the unique aspects of Isshin-ryu karate, that makes it different…
The Kata Critics Published: 12/9/11 By Sensei Spencer Have you ever been bored on lazy afternoon and decided to go…
Sensei Why Must I Learn so Many Techniques? Sensei Spencer 3/17/2021 As a beginning karate student, the number of…