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A seasoned Karateka competing in the 84kg Kumite division, Iranian Sajad Ganjzadeh took gold at the 2014 and 2016 world championships, the 2013 and 2017 Asian championships, and the 2018 Asian Games. Now, the Grand Winner has his eyes set on an Olympic medal.

Jake recently setup his home gym with SMAI gear, and has been thrashing the SMAI Air Spin Bike ever since. We caught up with Jake to ask him what he honestly thought about the bike and how he is using it in his home training program.

SMAI is proud to support IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship Holder, Asif Sultani. Asif is a karate athlete and the only Australian hosted scholarship holder. SMAI had the opportunity to interview Asif to talk about his asylum seeker journey, his experiences with bullying and how martial arts helped him overcome heart breaking adversity.

We recently caught up with Italian Karateka athlete Angelo Crescenzo to chat about Karate into the Tokyo Olympics

Martial Arts katana are available in a range of styles, materials, and can vary in practical application. Each weapon can have an array of features and unfamiliar terminology that may leave you wondering what it all means. In this guide we will break down some of the most common terms used in katana construction. Discover the meaning of tsuka, full tang, partial tang, ray skins, saya, tsuba, medium carbon, high carbon and damascus steel and why these are important in choosing the right katana. WHAT IS A TSUKA? The tsuka refers to the full handle of the katana. The tsuka...