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There are really two samurai in the popular imagination. One is the calm, death-ready warrior who lives by an iron code. The other is the political retainer, ta…
If you ask experienced judoka what separates a clean throw from a scramble, most will answer with one word: kuzushi. Off-balancing makes even a modest throw fee…
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I first learned the value of centerline the hard way. Years ago in Hong Kong, I sparred a compact Wing Chun practitioner who was not flashy but never let me get…
I grew up in a Karate house, then wandered through Muay Thai rings and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gyms before falling in love with the heavy, glue-like pressure of old…
During a classical jujutsu session, a student once asked me if bushido was a real warrior code or clever marketing from a later age. As someone who lives at the…
I grew up in my father’s Shotokan Karate dojo, where telegraphing a punch was considered the first mistake you learned to correct. Years later, after Muay Thai…
By Alexander "The Scholar" Kane I remember watching a young judoka freeze in randori when a partner came in with a committed shoulder throw. The instinct was to…
I used to joke that some fighters carry two opponents to the gym. The first is the teammate across from them on the mats. The second sits in the corner and ling…
I learned early in my amateur MMA days that your skin is part of your armor. You can have sharp takedowns and a strong guard, but if your skin breaks down, your…
I have seen plenty of fighters obsess over gloves while ignoring the simple cloth that does most of the injury prevention. In every gym I visit, the loudest sou…
I have seen cauliflower ear form in real time on a crowded wrestling mat. One hard collar tie, a quick scramble, and a small hematoma started ballooning by the…
I first saw a mediation begin with a bow. In a West Sumatran village hall, two men stepped onto a woven mat while elders watched. A guru adjusted their sarongs,…
I still remember a knockdown tournament in Osaka where two heavyweights traded low kicks for three straight rounds. Neither man flinched at first, but by the fi…
