There is no doubt about it that the enforced lockdown and mass closure of karate dojos all over the world has been a huge blow to those...

I had the chance to think long and hard about just how I should plan the lesson for what was to be the last Karate lesson held at what...

We’ve enjoyed a lovely week of sunshine in the UK this week. The sun being out always heightens my mood and so I actually felt inspired...

Well, it is quite frankly hard to believe that 6 months ago to the day, I was informed via a phone call from a cancer specialist at...

I was reflecting recently on the experience of taking black belt examinations that I have taken over the decades on my journey of study...

One of the things that I have started to realise as I get older, and my journey of learning continues with Shotokan Karate Do, is that as...

Watching someone that you care for suffer with dementia is a tough process. The thing is that even though you cannot see anything...

I read a post on Facebook, recently and it got me thinking about how many people who join a dojo actually end up getting the coveted...

So, there we were. Black belts only, on a cold, dark, wet, Wednesday in January. We had all made the effort to get ourselves to the dojo...

I was having a little think the other day about the people who inspired me on my journey in Karate and to be honest, when I stepped back...