Korogocho is one of the of the most dangerous slums in Nairobi, that is home to about 200,000 people squashed in a small space. Gangs and crime are rife thus making it difficult for most people to live in, particularly for an elderly woman. At one time not too long ago these elderly women were…
Karate Combat kicked off this week with six fights in an outdoor pit as a new Karate upstart takes hold of the martial arts world, with only positive reviews. Debuting in Miami, this new competitive reworked Karate has reminded those who may not enjoy classic Karate that the martial art can be exciting, and some…
MMA fighters can come from a wide range of backgrounds, from jiu-jitsu to taekwondo to wrestling. To prepare against all kinds of opponents, it’s important for a mixed martial artist to have different techniques in his or her arsenal. Punches are a cornerstone of competitive fighting, and there is more than one way to effectively…
Karate dates back hundreds of years, but is still going strong, and for good reason. First beginning on the trading island of Okinawa, the word Karate was used to describe a weaponless self-defense style that at the time was very important to know – thanks to all the pirates, thieves, and dodgy locals. The name…
A karate ‘expert’ on the Sri Lankan version of Got Talent (Sri Lanka’s got Talent) knocked himself out just seconds into his stage performance that will be remembered in history as one of the most ridiculous attempts at karate ever seen. Sudarshana Deshapriya took to the stage with a few assistants and began breaking tiles…
Apart from being Japan’s only ‘tropical’ island, Okinawa is also the country’s most distant island found far off the southernmost cost of the main Japanese island. The culture is different than the mainland and so is the Karate. In fact, Okinawa is actually the birthplace of karate if you didn’t know, so some may argue…
Karate. Some people think of it purely in its physical terms. Yet traditionally, it’s more than that. It’s also an art, one focused on self-development, on achieving harmony and unity, being as much meditation as it is martial art. Neither way is really wrong. Karate was originally formed in times that were vastly different from…