Category: Karate

Written by Sensei Mitch on January 4, 2014

What does your 2014 look like?

Forget New Year resolutions, they don’t work for a litany of reasons. One of those reasons is you are taught through media and social engineering that you are OK the way you are. You are taught there is no ideal or perfect way or state of being. You are taught to be consumers not producers. Read More

Written by Sensei Mitch on March 18, 2013

No More Karate Electoral College!!

History . Karate . Politics

You read right, it is all the rage, we are tired of going to competitions and having to deal with this insanely unfair Karate Electoral College. The last competition I went to was so unfair, the vast majority of the people at the competition chose me as the winner. It was clear by the crowds Read More

Written by Sensei Mitch on February 28, 2013

Study to Train

Articles of Interest . Karate . Training notes

Why do we train? Why do we study the Martial Arts? Why do we do all these forms? Why don’t we just fight? Why? Why? It is the classic question posed in hundreds of films like the Karate Kid. The answer isn’t as crystal clear and the payout isn’t as dramatic in real life. In Read More

Written by Sensei Mitch on October 28, 2009

Don’t be a victim – Protect yourself

Announcements & Press Releases . Guest Posts . Karate . Self-Defense

This Class is being taught by my Karate Instructor-Sensei Mitch and is well worth the time and $$. Make sure you tell him you read it here on “The Wearne’s in the Woods” Read More

Written by Sensei Mitch on May 30, 2008

I’m so Blue.

Guest Posts . Karate . Training notes

Well not really me but my belt is – Blue that is! I have finally attended Karate class enough that I felt I was ready to take my next belt test. Now for some this may not seem like a big achievement but the fact is my wife and daughter earned their bel… Read More

Written by Sensei on February 23, 2006

The Meaning of the Blue Belt (5th Kyu)

Karate . Styles . Training notes

Blue is vast and pure, deep and clouded. The blue belt holds a dual meaning, this duality is intentional. First the blue belt represents our physical abilities. Symbolic of the sky, the Blue belt serves as a reminder of the vastness for which we reach. As we grow we reach towards the heavens feeling they Read More

Written by Sensei on February 19, 2006

Fighting Autism to Earn a Black Belt!

Articles of Interest . Karate . News . Profiles

Hendersonville, N.C., USAMichael Joyce Jr., recently earned his Black Belt in Karate at the age of 27. Now this may not seem like a big deal but Michael Joyce Jr., is autistic. Over the past six years he worked his way to his Black Belt one baby step at a time. If you ask Joyce Read More

Written by Sensei on February 16, 2006

No Limits for Leremy!

For Kids . Karate . News . Profiles

Chillicothe,OH, USA. The Chillicothe Martial Arts Academy has a truly amazing student. 12-year-old Leremy Kirk is becoming an adept Karate kid despite the fact that he is less than five feet and lacks use of his legs. Leremy and his instructor, Sensei Bryan Speakman, have collaborated for the last 18 months on formulating Shotokan Karate Read More

Written by Sensei on February 12, 2006

The Importance of OSU in Kyokushin Karate

Karate . Styles . Training notes

OSU! You will hear Kyokushin students say this phrase. You will see Kyokushin students write this phrase as a salutation. So what does it mean? In the Kyokushin School of Karate, “OSU” means many things, it is used as a greeting and to replace words and phrases such as “yes“, “good“, “I will“, and “excuse Read More

Written by Sensei on February 10, 2006

Chicago Karate Giant Dies in Plane Crash

Karate . News . Profiles

Ken Knudson started taking Martial Arts classes in 1965 in Chicago’s Northwest Side, it was a perfect fit. By the late 1960s, Knudson quit his job as a toolmaker and established Olympic Karate Studios throughout the Chicago area. He owned 10 studios but sold them in 1974 to concentrate on his hotel chain. In 2003 Read More

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