5 Ways Flexibility Can Increase Your Kick and Punch Power

5 Ways Flexibility Can Increase Your Kick and Punch Power

Flexibility is often associated with graceful movements, but its link to power is often an underrated aspect of martial arts. The truth is, flexibility is a key factor in enhancing your power. Let’s look at why flexibility is crucial, and explore three top flexibility...
How To | Make Your Strikes More Effective

How To | Make Your Strikes More Effective

In the world of martial arts, the power of a strike is not solely reliant on brute force but on the intelligent use of body mechanics. Whether it’s a punch, kick, or elbow strike, one crucial element that can greatly enhance the power and impact of your strikes...
Using Rotational Strength to Maximise the Impact of your Strikes

Using Rotational Strength to Maximise the Impact of your Strikes

A powerful yet underestimated technique to punch or kick harder is to increase your rotational strength. Simply put, rotational strength is your ability to twist your body and use the strength of that twist to generate force. Martial artists need rotational power to...
9 Reasons Your Child Should Do Karate

9 Reasons Your Child Should Do Karate

If the thought of your child doing karate conjures up images of them practicing techniques on siblings (or worse, a stranger), don’t worry! Karate has many benefits for children with a positive spin-off for parents too. Here are nine good reasons to consider...
How to | Manage Fighting Distance

How to | Manage Fighting Distance

In the final post of our 3-part series on enhancing your martial arts skillset, we talk about distance – simply defined as the space between two points. In the first post, we explored improving your timing, and our second post examined hand speed. In martial...
How To | Improve Your Hand Speed

How To | Improve Your Hand Speed

In the second of our 3-part series on enhancing your martial arts skillset, we’re focusing on speed – the amount of time it takes your strike to move from initiation to target. In the first post we explored improving your timing, and next month we’ll pay...