Karate Over Coffee

72 - Has Kata Ruined Karate?What If There Were No Kata?So has Kata ruined karate? Do we put too much emphasis on kata, especially for gradings? Is there too much kata? We know so little about kata, in all seriousness, we don’t know the original intention of kata - those that were created 100+ years ago. So has kata ruined karate? www.karateovercoffee.comwww.karateovercoffeeshop.com #karate #kobudo #okinawa #japan#karateovercoffee #coffee#espresso #espressoshot #kata #kumite #kihon#nahate #shurite #tomarite#martialarts #sensei #dojo

71 - Is It Time To Embrace Tiktok?The Evolution of Karate is similar to the evolution of social media... I recently attended a three day workshop on martial arts marketing and dojo management, staff training and the evolution of Tiktok and it got me thinking how Tiktok can relate to the evolution of Karate.www.karateovercoffee.comwww.karateovercoffeeshop.com #karate #kobudo #okinawa #japan#karateovercoffee #coffee#espresso #espressoshot #kata #kumite #kihon#nahate #shurite #tomarite#martialarts #sensei #dojo

70 - Interview With Mario McKenna Part 1A practitioner of Goju Ryu, To’on Ryu, and Ryukyu Kobudo.Join host Cheyne McMahon as he sits down with Mario McKenna in to discuss Mario's first karate experiences, how he ended up in Japan, and how he got involved into the very little known Nahate system of To'on Ryu. Part 2 coming soon! www.karateovercoffee.comwww.karateovercoffeeshop.com #karate #kobudo #okinawa #japan#karateovercoffee #coffee#espresso #espressoshot #kata #kumite #kihon#nahate #shurite #tomarite#martialarts #sensei #dojo