Gyakuzuki while retreating and taking an angle

Some of Iain’s Favourite Karate Quotes!

One of Karate’s Great Strengths … which is often overlooked!

Tekki / Naihanchi 1 to 3: Flow drills and pad drills

Blocking does NOT work … as well as most martial artists think it does!

Speaking the Language of Kata

Training not going great?

Some Kyu Grade Combinations and Associated Pad-Drills

Physical self-protection is not fighting

Kata is NOT for Fighting

Discipline and Respect in the Martial Arts

Why 3K Karateka Should Consider Pragmatic Karate

Embusen Explained! A vital key to kata bunkai.

Tandoku (solo pad drill kata)

Pinan / Heian Yodan and Godan Anti-Grip Bunkai

Two Pad-Drills: one solo, one with a partner

Ensuring a healthy and safe relationship between precautions and risk

Karate Reverse Punch and Footwork Drill

A few nuanced thoughts on Hikite (still does not add power!)

Reverse Punch(s) into Takedown Combination

That's NOT Karate!

A Martial Artist First, A Karate Second. No Idea What Style I Am!

Do NOT practise despair!

Gojushiho-Sho and Dai: Bunkai and Pad-Drills

The Pinan Heian Kata are NOT Children’s Kata!

It's good to mess things up in the dojo!

A Close-Range Karate Drill (dojo footage)

Always perform kata exactly. Combat is another matter!

1, 3 and 5 Step Sparring is NOT good for beginners

Fighting Combination: Finding the Gaps