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The End of 24 Fighting Chickens? 26 Aug 2013 | 08:45 am
24 Fighting Chickens is a long standing blog and forum that has served to challenge many of the common perceptions about karate’s methods, applications, practices and history. The publisher of the sit...
The Rise of Karate Tourism 4 Jul 2013 | 07:32 am
There has been a rise of what can be called karate tourism of recent times, driven by providers both on Okinawa and in the USA who arrange seminars, logistics, hotels, translators, etc. Former guests ...
Beef Jerky Recipe 1 Jul 2013 | 08:36 am
My personal approach to eating is based on the Paleo philosophy, mixed with 5:2 intermittent fasting. I enjoy the Paleo philosophy of eating as little processed food as possible – a program I finally ...
Remaining Podcast Episodes Back Online 1 Jul 2013 | 07:39 am
As previously posted, I have been working through the process of bringing old episodes of The Applied Karate Show podcast back online. Previoulsy episodes 1 through 4 and episodes 9 through 15 were re...
An Update on The Applied Karate Blog and Podcast 1 Jul 2013 | 05:35 am
Just thought I’d provide a brief update on what’s going on with The Applied Karate blog and podcast. Site Problems Appologies for the ongoing problems with The Applied Karate website over the past f...
Chiishi, Kettlebells and Strength Training 13 May 2013 | 11:08 am
Following my earlier post discussing Joe Berne sempai’s article about the importance of strength training comes a thoughtful piece from Mario McKenna sensei [guest in episode 12 of The Applied Karate ...
Joe Berne on Training Prioritisation 11 May 2013 | 06:52 am
Joe Berne sempai (guest in Episode 15 of The Applied Karate Show podcast) has posted a thought provoking article about how you should prioritise your workouts when time is limited. Joe makes several g...
5 Okinawan Karate Masters Recognised as Intangible Asset Holders 11 May 2013 | 06:38 am
The Okinawan Prefectural Government has announced that five karate/kobudo masters have been recognised as Intangible Asset Holders: Ishikawa Seitoku sensei (Shorin-ryu) Uehara Takenobu sensei (Uechiry...
Forget fast food, slow down for better well-being 15 Apr 2013 | 10:50 am
One of the most important aspects of being a karateka is being present, in the moment. Slow eating is mindful eating. Not only is better for your health, it’s better for relationships and enjoyment. h...
Podcast Episodes Coming Back Online 10 Apr 2013 | 12:48 pm
Since The Podcast Network went dark, the back catalogue of The Applied Karate Show episodes has been unavailable. I, like a number of listeners that have left comments or contacted me by Twitter or Fa...
