Gary Lever, the founder of Iron Ronin Budo and a very accomplished Karate-ka, made a video recently on his thoughts on the efficiency of kata in a real fight. Watch it here, then come back to me: I've trained with Gary briefly many years ago, and again more recently at one of his seminars but I have followed him for some time. Not only is he extremely knowledgeable, but the intensity that he trains with, I must admit, I'm in awe of (also slightly intimidated when I partnered him). In his...

I recently embark on a holiday to the picturesque island of Kos in Greece. This beautiful destination is renowned for its stunning...

I was training in the dojo the other Sunday morning…my happy place, and I was having a conversation with a couple of other black belts....