Texas Kyokushin Karate

Texas Kyokushin Karate Private or semi-private only. Openings are limited. 18+ Only. To apply email: [email protected] Kyokushin Karate has been part of my life since 1980.

I'm not currently accepting new students while I focus on health and family, but I remain active writing, teaching through my blog and YouTube channel, and serving on the USA-IFK and IFK Media Committees. I expect to resume instruction in the future on a limited, hands-on basis. This is a pause, not a retirement.

The 9th United States International Kyokushin Championships will be held on January 16, 2027, at the Albany Capital Cent...
09/03/2026

The 9th United States International Kyokushin Championships will be held on January 16, 2027, at the Albany Capital Center in Albany, New York. Competition will include Kata, Semi-Contact Kumite, Full-Contact Kumite, and Weapons. Registration is not yet open. Full details will be announced as they become available.
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Save the date for the 9th United States International Kyokushin Championships, January 16, 2027, at the Albany Capital Center in Albany, New York.

Kaizen Kan Kyokushin in Tucson will host a Kyokushin Knockdown Fighting Seminar September 18–19, led by Shihan Bill Schr...
09/03/2026

Kaizen Kan Kyokushin in Tucson will host a Kyokushin Knockdown Fighting Seminar September 18–19, led by Shihan Bill Schrader and Sensei Omar Covarrubias. Focus will be on tai sabaki, angles, circular movement, and effective knockdown fighting strategy. Osu!

Join Kaizen Kan Kyokushin in Tucson Sept. 18–19 for a knockdown fighting seminar focused on tai sabaki, angles and circular movement.

What do Zen, mushin, kata, and meditation actually have to do with Kyokushin? A personal look at awareness, flow, reflec...
08/19/2026

What do Zen, mushin, kata, and meditation actually have to do with Kyokushin? A personal look at awareness, flow, reflection, and learning to respond to what is really happening.

What do Zen, mushin, kata, and meditation actually have to do with Kyokushin? A personal look at awareness, flow, reflection, and learning to respond to what is really happening.

A boxer will always beat a Kyokushin fighter because Kyokushin doesn’t allow punches to the face.At least, that’s what t...
08/17/2026

A boxer will always beat a Kyokushin fighter because Kyokushin doesn’t allow punches to the face.

At least, that’s what the internet keeps telling us. 😄

But if we’re going to talk about “realistic” fighting, we should probably look at the limitations of both rulesets. Face punches, bare-knuckle striking, boxing gloves, low kicks, bad habits, and what happens when the rules disappear.

Who really has the advantage?

Why do people assume a boxer will always beat a Kyokushin fighter? A look at face punches, bare-knuckle fighting, rulesets and realistic training.

How much of our karate is really our own?Over time, the lessons, habits, priorities, and even small mannerisms of our te...
08/15/2026

How much of our karate is really our own?

Over time, the lessons, habits, priorities, and even small mannerisms of our teachers become woven into the way we train and teach. Eventually, what we inherited no longer feels borrowed—it simply becomes part of our karate.

In this reflection, I look at the influence our instructors leave behind, the responsibility of carrying that forward, and how we sometimes recognize our own teachers in the students who come after us.

Read **“Is Your Karate Really Your Own?”** and let me know: what part of your karate clearly came from one of your teachers?

Our teachers shape more than technique. Their priorities, methods, and ideas become part of how we understand, practice, and teach karate.

What do we really carry when we put on a gi?Our dojo patch identifies where we come from. The Kyokushin kanji connects u...
08/15/2026

What do we really carry when we put on a gi?

Our dojo patch identifies where we come from. The Kyokushin kanji connects us to a larger tradition, shaped by generations before us.

In this article, I explore *giri* — duty, obligation, and the responsibility shared between teacher and student to uphold the standards, reputation and heritage represented by those symbols.

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Explore giri in the dojo—the shared responsibility carried by teacher and student represented by the dojo patch and the Kyokushin kanji.

https://kyokushinkarateblog.com/could-martial-arts-have-helped-me-manage-adhd/
08/14/2026

https://kyokushinkarateblog.com/could-martial-arts-have-helped-me-manage-adhd/

Could martial arts help people with ADHD? Recent research suggests possible benefits for attention, working memory, self-control, and emotional regulation. Looking back on more than four decades in Kyokushin, I found myself wondering how much the structure of the dojo may have helped me long before....

With the addition of the Shodan syllabus, I’m calling the series complete. This covers 10th kyu through Shodan from the ...
08/09/2026

With the addition of the Shodan syllabus, I’m calling the series complete. This covers 10th kyu through Shodan from the 2026 USA-IFK Seminar & Grading at Kaizen Kan Kyokushin & Kodokan Judo in Tucson, AZ, the first weekend in June.

Full syllabus playlist:

2026 USA-IFK Seminar & Grading held at Kaizen-Kan Kyokushin in Tucson, AZ, led by USA-IFK President and Founder Shihan Mike Monaco (8th Dan). This playlist c...

https://uskyokushin.com/kaicho-hatsuo-royama-1948-2026
08/04/2026

https://uskyokushin.com/kaicho-hatsuo-royama-1948-2026

Kyokushin has lost one of its most important remaining links to the years in which our karate was still being formed.Kaicho Hatsuo Royama, founder of Kyokushin-kan, passed away on August 3, 2026, at the age of 78. According to the announcement from Kyokushin-kan, he had been battling illness for som...

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