So with the year-end finally approaching, the usual trend begins. Celebrate Christmas, spend more time with family and friends, devour...

Often people, in particular parents ask the question of when the best time to commence karate is. Age is never the issue, the willingness...

After a long stifling training session in the Brisbane mid-morning heat, some students and I sat down to have a nice chit chat over...

As most people who have an interest in all things Okinawa are aware of, Shuri Castle was this morning engulfed in flames and a large...

The other week I decided that the Dojo needed a clean up. (I normally give it a thorough clean once a year). It started with moving some...

Last night I had three senior students from a Japanese Goju Ryu club attend our karate class. They found us through Facebook, were open...

If so, the Japanese film festival is heading to Brisbane running from 23 - 27 October 2019. Click below for the list of movies on offer....

When people think of karate dojos, an image of a large area (probably in a hall or warehouse) with up to date facilities would probably...

A few hours ago I received the sad news from a Minei Dojo member in Okinawa that one of our senior instructors had unfortunately passed...

When I was googling to see if this actual Wix website was live and active, I came across several other karate and martial arts schools...

Today while I was having lunch with a colleague, he received a phone call from a prestigious Brisbane high school which his son was...

#MatsuriBrisbane If you are free this Saturday and are interested in all things Japan be it, music, alcohol, dance, taiko (Japanese...

This whole online blogging thing is quite new to me. Makes me wonder how new karate-ka feel about learning karate for the first time. I...