Always train every day This can be as little as 20 minutes a day but you will still find benefit and keep balance between mind and body. This always facilitates a deep understanding of the three components, kihon, kata and kumite. "In calligraphy it is progress when the paper, brush and ink are in harmony.  Yet they are so wont to be disjointed!"   Train...

The Dojo literally translated means “the place of training for the way of martial arts”. “Do”, meaning the path or way and “Jo”, meaning the place. This translation shows the importance of the Dojo and the reverence paid to it in Japan and serious schools of study. Unfortunately the use of sports halls and rented places in the west has devalued the sacredness of the...

  Many have seen these words used in martial arts and would attest to understanding the difference and when to use them.  In reality this is not the case and they are so often used out of context or misunderstood. Whilst living in Japan I was exposed to both daily and realised there was a difference quite quickly in normal life.  It was not initially...