Ninety percent of the game is half mental. -Yogi Berra …let that soak in, for just one second. This quote, by Hall of Fame baseball manager Yogi Berra, applies to both baseball and to karate (and several other aspects of life, but we’re going to focus on karate…). Ignoring… [Continue]
Get ready… 2013 SuperFights tournament will be held on July 27th at the Oxford Civic Center. More details to come. Everyone will be prepared to fight in this tournament! We will train hard, will also train smart and we’re going to train all excuses right out the door. OSU!… [Continue]
OSU! This year’s Summer Camp is expected to be a great one. If you missed out on the excitement of Winter Camp, be sure not to miss this event! Soke Yamamoto will be at Summer Camp this year, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Yoshukai Karate! Location: Lakepoint State Park Resort,… [Continue]
Parents and Students, Wow. Just…wow. I am so very proud of everyone that competed yesterday. All of you showed tremendous guts getting out there and competing. Congratulations to you all and thank you for your hard work! A special kudos to Nate and Kelton, who have been in class the… [Continue]
OSU! – Awhile back, I asked several respected Yoshukai karate-ka a series of 10 questions; from their 10 questions, I chose the best five and submit them to our World Yoshukai Newsletter. The first published submission was from Shihan Paul Turner. Enjoy. 1. Who was the most influential person in… [Continue]
OSU! Welcome to Yoshukai Strong. I’m very excited about this post, as it’s the first vlog in a series I hope will be a regular occurrence. I hope that you all enjoy the videos and can integrate them into your routines, practice, training sessions or what have you. One rule,… [Continue]
The article below was published in the Fall 2010 issue of “The Way”, the official newsletter of World Yoshukai Karate Kobudo Organization. In fact, it was the first article I’d published in “The Way”. It is also a part of the new student package in my dojo. Students (myself included…)… [Continue]