After I published my book Pulling No Punches—Karate Myths and Other Stories in 2019, the noxious Malcolm Dorfman described me as “a certain nobody, an
Category: Opinion
The great Norman Robinson passed away on July 31, 2025. He was 88 years old. He and Stan Schmidt pioneered South African Shotokan karate from
Haim Saban, a billionaire donor to the US Democratic Party and active in pro-Israel political efforts in the United States, once asserted that, “I’m a
A student recently asked me about the connection between karate and integrity. As I understand it, integrity is doing the right thing even when no
In March 2024, a karate colleague shared with me a Facebook exchange between Malcolm Dorfman and Keith Geyer that, according to the time stamp, occurred
Western karateka may not be aware of their misunderstanding and misuse of the martial arts phenomenon of osu prevalent in their karate dojos. Jigoro Kano,
Shotokan kyu and dan gradings worldwide have for decades generally featured a silly practice that ought to be stopped, but chances are it never will
The sandan examination was ready to begin. The examiners’ panel included a kyudan, a hachidan, and half a dozen nanadans and rokudans. The lone candidate