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Roots Of Shotokan: Funakoshi's Original 15 Kata - Part 1: Classification & Knowledge Of Kata
by Joe Swift
Funakoshi's classification and selection of kata determined that his karate represented both sides of the Okinawan karate tradition.

A Brief Over-view of the Etymology of Modern Goju-ryu Karate-do Kata
By Joe Swift & Mario McKenna
Okinawa karate is indebted to the Southern schools of Chinese boxing for much of its technical knowledge and expertise and the animals were associated with a specific physical / mental characteristic and training principles.

"A Tall Tree In The Forest Has Fallen”
By Don Warrener
On November 8, 2008 the karate world lost one of its most famed teachers: Hidetaka Nishiyama. Here is one of his last interviews.

Acupressure Points For Stretching & Releasing Tension
By David Bock
Karate, taekwondo, kung fu students and other martial artists should know these points for stretching and releasing body tension.

Pain Relief Presure Points For Martial Artists
David Bock C.Ac. Dipl.OM. FABORM
When karate, taekwondo, kung fu students and other martial artists think about pressure points they are thinking about strike points to injure, cause pain or reflexive action. Some points, however, do the opposite; they relieve pain in the hands, feet, knees and shoulders.

Kata, Bunkai And Calligraphy
By George Donahue
Should karate kata applications should be practiced outside karate kata exactly as they are performed in the kata, or whether they should be modified to meet variations in the situation.

Traditional winter training in Japan: The Kashima jodo gasshuku
By Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D.
When I reflected on what gasshuku really meant: there was nothing else but practice, food, practice, food, practice, food, sleep.

Kagami Biraki: Renewing the Spirit
By Christopher Caile
Kagami Biraki, which literally means 'Mirror Opening' (also known as the 'Rice Cutting Ceremony'), is a traditional Japanese celebration that is held in many traditional martial arts schools (dojos) usually on the second Saturday or Sunday of January.