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Gaden Insui — Pull Water to My Own Rice Paddy 我田引水 [Edition 2025]

Gaden Insui — Pull Water to My Own Rice Paddy 我田引水 [Edition 2025]

Our karatedō enables us to project our strong spirit to influence the world around us. It is important to both define and refine that sense of identity and make it our "calling card" to the world.

Narai-sei to naru — Habit Becomes Nature 習い性となる

Narai-sei to naru — Habit Becomes Nature 習い性となる

Building good habits isn't just a matter of doing useful and productive things. Our habits are really a reflection of ourselves and our identity. In fact, our habits are our identity.

Mushin — The Empty Mind 無心

Mushin — The Empty Mind 無心

Mushin is the state of mind in which one is equally prepared for all possibilities and equally free from all preconceptions. Mushin is a mental state of constant readiness, and also a mental state of effortless thought.

The 2024 NYC Karatedō International Championship Tameshiwari Seminar at Goju Karate

Tameshiwari (Breaking) Seminar 2025

The annual Tameshiwari Seminar returns in a special edition on Saturday, June 21, 2025.

San man nichi — Thirty Thousand Days 三万日 [Edition 2025]

San man nichi — Thirty Thousand Days 三万日 [Edition 2025]

The treasure of our life is the days we have to live it. On average, that's about thirty thousand days in total, and how we spend those days determines not only our success, but also our satisfaction and happiness.