What 20 Years of Police Work Taught a Tournament Champion: Damon Gilbert's Top Tips
Damon Gilbert has served the citizens of Oakland, California, as a police officer for more than two decades. Unlike many of his...
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Emil Farkas
Sep 10
Combat Shotokan: Reviving Karate’s Self-Defense Roots in a Sport-Focused Era
Like most martial arts, karate originated as a system that was designed for hand-to-hand combat.
Black Belt Team
Sep 8
Cover Story Throwback: Roy Kurban and Bob Dunek
The September 1972 cover of Karate Illustrated showcased the blood-and-guts era of full-contact, bare-knuckle fighting, featuring Texas...
Cody Greenlee
Aug 19, 2022
The Case for Hard Sparring
Sparring hard has fallen out of vogue recently due to multiple high-profile fighters proclaiming that they have stopped doing it...
Jackson Rudolph
Jul 28, 2022
3 Ideas to Help Forms and Weapons Competition
Ever since the proposed 2022 NASKA rule changes were released, then quickly recalled due to complaints about the extremely short time...
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