Owen Johnston

About Owen Johnston

Copyright 2005 Owen Johnston
http://www.johnstonkarate.net/

The author lives and teaches Wado ryu Karate in Lake City, South Carolina. See the website for more information.

A Brief History of Wado ryu Karate - Part I of III

Hironori Ohtsuka founded Wado-Ryu, the 1st Japanese form of Karate in 1938. It was the result of many years of training in various forms of Japanese Jiu Jitsu and Okinawan Karate, as well as Aikido, developed into a single fluid, powerful, yet...
Date Posted: January 23, 2006

Strategy As Applied To Warrior-Citizens

After years of study, I have come to a small understanding of the way of strategy. I will here explain some strategy as it applies to warrior-citizens. Seek whatever truth you may find here, then continue on your search for enlightenment.In the...
Date Posted: November 10, 2005

Karate Principles

"The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants."- Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan KarateThe underlying principles of karate-do (Way of the Empty Hand) include not...
Date Posted: September 15, 2005