Closing The Distance

My friend Daniel Marino made a critical observation about the karate community:“It’s about looking good, not learning how to fight.”Now, if you’re a part of the so-called “practical karate” or “practical bunkai” movement, you might think that you are exempt from this statement…but you’re not.Dan wasn’t just talking about the most traditional of the traditionalists. He was talking about the practical karate people, too.I haven’t addressed it specifically yet, but I have touched on the practical karate and taekwondo crowd from time to time…This is an audio essay version of an article I wrote last year:Bring your CLA coaching and ecological dynamics knowledge to the next level and upgrade to the premium combat learning newsletter.It's the best way to support the show, and you'll get access to exclusive articles and recordings on how to practically apply the science of skill acquisition to martial arts training.Right now, I'm taking Rob Gray's How We Learn to Move and applying it to martial arts practice design,