Special-Reports Videos

Learn what pioneers like Funakoshi Gichin, Mabuni Kenwa and Motobu Choki thought about the practical applications of karate kata, bunkai, throws and joint locks.

The Bo was the master weapon in Okinawan, bigger, longer, badder that the Sai or anything else.

Motobu Chōki was an Okinawan karate master and founder of Motobu-Ryu. He practiced only the kata Naihanchi-Tekki, which served him as a basis for over 100 of his fights, which he won.

Master Meitatsu Yagi shows how effective karate techniques can be applied.

In this video you'll learn 10 reasons - including Kobudo, bunkai, hojo undo (strength training) and self-defense. These are things I discovered at the birthplace of Karate.

Falling properly is very important in bunkai or the daily life. 

Makiwara training is essential because it develops your technique, your kime.

Kuroda Tetsuzan, sensei of the Shinbukan Kuroda Dojo, is the Soke of several ancient Samurai military disciplines.

Rediscover the roots of the origin Karate with the books from the first modern masters published here.

Gichin Funakoshi - Historical Video Series.

Especially beginner often have question about how to tie a karate belt.

Sensei Takahashi Yuko gives some interesting inside views of her personal development.

Hirokazu Kanazawa is a world-renowned Japanese master of Shotokan karate.

A kakiya, or kakete-biki, is an old-style Okinawan karate training tool, consisting of a wooden post with a movable arm.

Mixed martial arts champion Erik Paulson from ‪@CSWAssociation‬ tests ancient Karate techniques from Okinawa.

The do suffix implies that karate do is a path to self-knowledge, not just a study of the technical aspects of fighting.

Kenyu Chinen is a real inspiration for all karate students to keep on a lifetime practicing the way of the empty hand.

A brief explanation from Shihan Hirokazu Kanazawa(1931) about “mushin” in relation of the meaning with the empty mind.

Sensei Rick hotton explains his personal experience as part of the Shu Ha Ri concept.

A short history review, about the Okinawa Karate's birthplace.

Discover the history of Karate.

View this old Shotokan footage with sensei Obata Tokaidosan.

Master full-body weight techniques in karate with key principles like kime, hara, and proper breathing. Learn essential moves like Oizuki, Mae Geri, Gyaku Zuki, Mawashi Geri, and Age Uke for maximum power.

Books by Gichin Funakoshi and Kenwa Mabuni, free for download as PDF file.

My opponent is my teacher, my ego is my enemy

Shōrin-ryū (少林流) as in the Shaolin Temple of China.

Whoever controls the middle area has a decisive advantage over his opponent.

3 pedagogical martial arts teaching principles to improve your students' performance.

The Dojo Kun - Rumoured to have been created by Kanga Sakukawa, .

Here is a short-list of some of Bruce Lee’s most popular quotes...

Inteview with master Toshimitsu Arakaki.

Discover some insight into the traditional karate karate lessons today of the "Kampfsportschule Aarau" in Switzerland.

Fighting Trailer with Tatsuya Naka from the movie "Karate Girl".

Uechi-ryu (上地流 Uechi-ryū) is a traditional style of Okinawan karate.

The strategy of Pangai Noon Karate or better known as Uechi-Ryu.