Articles by Jeff Hutchings

In this article I am not interviewing the head of an international Karate organization, or a world-renowned Sensei. I’m not talk about my own Sensei (Hanshi Don Owens who is a warrior in his own right) and sharing his vast and time-proven Karate knowledge.  These are all worthy individuals that [Read More]

The point of this little article is that there may be no real point in writing it… but I did anyway. That is to say, there will always be Dojos with inexperienced or unqualified instructors, as well as those that promise high standards but deliver low. There will always be [Read More]

“People talk about perfect timing, but I think everything is perfect in its moment; you just want to capture that.”— Eddie Huang David Gilmour’s guitar solo in ’79 on Comfortably Numb was more about timing than anything else. It was a heavy song, and he had a story to tell. [Read More]

I’m a reader, and, as part of my dedication to Martial Arts, I like to hear what other people are saying and doing. I like hearing new bits of history and different takes on the philosophy and methods of teaching and training. In the Martial Arts world, we are fortunate [Read More]

When I was walking out of the Dojo after my Sandan testing my head was full. I had already gotten my results and I was successful, but I had the same feelings that any sincerely dedicated Karate devotee would have: Where could I have done better? Did I scrape through [Read More]