Kumite Analysis: What Two Years of Footage Actually Showed Me
Comparing my own competition footage across two tournaments — what improved, what quietly got worse, and why footwork turned out to be the thing that mattered most.
Read the articleReverse Punch: Where the Power Leaks Away
Two photographs of the same technique — one with the mechanics wrong and one with them right — and exactly what separates a punch that lands from one that only looks like it should.
Read the articleKumite Stance: The Difference Between Elite and Almost
Setting my own kumite stance against an elite competitor's, point by point — centre of gravity, heel position, knee load — and what each one costs in reaction time.
Read the articleChudan Mawashi Geri: Why Judges Reward One Kick and Not the Other
Two roundhouse kicks to the body, broken down frame by frame — centre of gravity, hip and shoulder sequencing, and what separates a technique that scores from one that does not.
Read the articleMartial Arts Styles
There are 180+ martial arts styles, from the well known to the genuinely obscure. A complete list, with what each one focuses on and where it came from.
Read the articleOrigin of Karate-Do
Where karate came from, how it reached Japan and then the world, and the dates and people that shaped it along the way.
Read the articleFull Body Workout
A seven-minute full body tabata workout for intermediate and advanced fitness enthusiasts — and how beginners and professionals can adapt it.
Read the articleTrain where the analysis happens
Every competitor at Nippon Karate Club is taught to look at their own footage this way. The first class is free.