What Is Mushin and How to Achieve It?

What Is Mushin and How to Achieve It?

Mushin is an important concept in martial arts that originated from Zen Buddhism. This in-depth post covers the meaning of mushin, how the mind of a martial artist progresses through their training to achieve mushin, and what one can do to get there. What Is Mushin?...
How to Build a Strong Fighter Body

How to Build a Strong Fighter Body

Building a strong body should be an essential part of a karateka’s training program. No matter how good your techniques are, at the end of the day, size and strength do matter a lot in a fight. This post covers six types of training that can help you build a...
Seven Cardio Karate Workouts

Seven Cardio Karate Workouts

This post gives you seven cardio karate workouts that you can use to improve your heart health, endurance, and overall fitness and potentially burn off some extra calories to lose unwanted fat. Karate-Inspired Cardio Workouts and Their Benefits Cardio, also known as...
Is Karate Good for Weight Loss?

Is Karate Good for Weight Loss?

If you are thinking of taking up karate to lose some excess fat, you will be disappointed because the chance of it helping you lose weight is pretty small. Karate can help a small minority of people to lose weight for sure, but, judging from the number of overweight...
Why Strength Training Is Important for Your Karate

Why Strength Training Is Important for Your Karate

Strength training is important for your karate because it helps build a stronger and healthier body, increase the power and speed of your techniques, build an iron body that can withstand heavy hits, improves your endurance, balance and stability, and reduces risks of...