Traditional karate classes teach formal etiquette such as kneeling and bowing, exercises for training, and basic technique while moving. Most important is the teaching of kata; without Kata there is no Karate and no art. Kata is a series of movements based on principals of self-defense and executed in a specified series of stepping and [...]

Columnist Solomon Brenner discusses ways to teach your child perseverance, a life skill absolutely vital to success, and knowing when quitting, a rarity, is appropriate. Some children attending action karate classes experience doubts in their abilities or fear of physical pain. Brenner explains that when a child wants to quit a valuable skill like karate [...]

Every Thursday and Saturday night at the Redwood Road Recreation Center two brothers, Nairobi and Arnaud Nodjigoto, and their cousin Abraham Wali exchange work for Karate lessons by helping to transform the room into a dojo training space, cleaning up and laying down mats. The boys ride their bikes six miles to every practice through [...]

In a video interview Phil Davis jokes he’s watching his “Karate Kid” movies to help him prepare for his upcoming bout in the UFC 163 in Brazil against former light-weight karate champion Lyoto Machida. Davis has learned not to play Machida’s game, but to rely on his own strengths. “I’ve been watching The Karate Kid [...]

Ralph Macchio achieved enduring fame in 1984 when he appeared as the young teenage kid, Daniel LaRusso, who persevered against an injured leg and a dojo of bullies to win a local tournament. Today, nearly 30 years later, he’s the proud father of young Julia Macchio, who appeared in the recently released movie, “Girl Most [...]

I am not much on flashy martial arts techniques being used in fighting, as most of the time it is just ineffective and a waste of energy. But, there are rare occasion where you can get lucky and come out looking like a boss, again it is usually just luck. This is one of those [...]