In October 1908, Master Anko Itosu wrote a letter, “Ten Precepts (Tode Jukun) of Karate,” to impress upon the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of War in Japan, on the benef… Read More

Master Anko Itosu, after being one of the driving forces behind the push to get karate into Okinawan schools, he is also considered by many, to be the main reason karate spread to mainland J… Read More

This is for 4th kyu Karateka working towards 3rd Kyu Brown beltThis is the required kata for the 3rd Kyu brown belt examination. (Video tutorial below) Tekki Shodan (鉄騎࠶… Read More

Early records of martial arts go as far back as the Egyptians in about 3000BC!The Chinese emperor Shi-Huang-Di (221-206 BC), was buried with more than 7,000 life-size terracotta figures, whi… Read More

Kankū-dai (観空大) TutorialHere is our Kanku Dai kata tutorial, Kanku dai is one of five brown belt kata and we have video tutorial below. Want to see the full, ad fre… Read More

To learn karate by a master from okinawa karate school and kobudo is the best thing you ever know.and here is some of great masters of okinawa karate and kobudoIncluding the Grand Master of… Read More

Tekki Shodan Means ‘Iron Horse First Level’. There are three Tekki Kata within the Shotokan system. Tekki shodan, Tekki Nidan and Tekki Sandan. Tekki Shodan in many karate dojo… Read More

The History Of The Heian (Pinan) katas One of the stories surrounding the history of the Heian (Pinan) katas claims that Master Shishu, Anko (Yasutsune Itosu) learned a Kata from a Chinese l… Read More