The "Practical Karate" Movement Isn't Improving Karate

It's still all about aesthetics, not function.

In episode 39 of the Combat Learning Podcast, 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 jus…