After we recapped the women’s division of individual kata, let’s go through the men’s category! And now I can fully say….Oh Boy what an array of upsets! A few I predicted in a post before the worlds but some I didn’t quite believe would happen. Now I’ve been following Ariel Torres Gutierrez for a while, […]

Boy! Oh….I mean „Gal“ was this a competition at this years worlds! I wouldn’t say that there were many surprises regarding the final results, and medalists. I have stated some of the favorites in the previous blog (click here) and literally that’s how the medal table went. But if you look at the duels it […]

I believe that every karateka feels an excitement these day while we are awaiting this year’s World championships. It’s been a while since the last Worlds 2021 in Dubai so there was definitely enough time to prepare and build up. The manifestation itself is of true global magnitude, and this year has a chance in […]

This question usually pops up in our heads once we turn 30 or 35. Some of us even before 30. Now I know there are some hard core guys and gals that keep competition mode longer than that, but let’s just take the other 90%+ of us, us mere mortals. Now I’ve talked about extremely […]

Yes, why Kata? Good question, really! I mean why sport Karate anyway? It’s not mainstream, isn’t really listed as “modern” or “cool” anymore and if you’re not training “UFC bro” or a pro boxer, Muay Thai or BJJ guru you’re looked upon as not worth the salt. See, from my experience (and I do have […]

The world of martial arts and combat sports is one that has changed drastically over the last few decades. People who competed in the late 90’s and even early 2000’s will say that it’s almost completely different. Now, most of the sports remained the same. I mean, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo, Karate, BJJ, boxing and […]