Foundations
Rooted stances, heavy hips, and spine alignment. We train alignment first — power is structure transmitting through a precise line.
Strength Forged in Fire
A discipline built on power, precision, and a refusal to yield. This is not sport. This is practice in seriousness — body, breath, and steel.
He is the original real-life Tyler Durden — embracing yoga for internal mastery, karate for the steel, and boxing as the proving ground of pugilistic mastery.
Conditioning
Old-school strength: knuckle conditioning, stance holds, isometrics, and loaded carries. Toughness is built by design, not by chance.
Strategy
Explosive entries, ruthless finishes, and ruthless economy of motion. Precision beats volume; structure beats flailing power.
The Mishima Creed
We train the body until it speaks truth. Words are thin; steel is honest. Mishima Karate is a method for developing presence, decisive technique, and the inner discipline required to stand unbroken in the face of pressure.
- Body over rhetoric: Forge the body; test the will.
- Precision over brutality: A single well-placed action is worth a thousand wild strikes.
- Breath as battery: Pranayama and focused breathing power structure and calm.
- Presence as weapon: Drishti, stillness, and readiness precede the strike.
- Three-pillars method: Yoga for the inner forge; Karate for steel; Boxing for proof.
About the Name
Mishima Karate takes its philosophical anchor from Yukio Mishima's Sun & Steel — an aesthetic and existential reflection on the body, discipline, and truth. In our lens, Mishima is the original real-life Tyler Durden: an icon of ascetic will and body-as-truth.
“Yukio Mishima’s principle of Sun and Steel was the belief that the body must be forged into living steel through discipline and struggle. Karate embodies this perfectly: every stance, strike, and repetition is a hammer blow in the forging process, shaping raw flesh into form and will into steel. Where words fade, karate becomes the language of truth, expressing Mishima’s vision of a body that speaks through strength, precision, and presence.”
We also draw on Miyamoto Musashi's strategy and clarity of mind — including lessons from Niten Ichi-ryū — whose emphasis on directness and timing later influenced our approach to the scythe.
What to Expect
Progressive skill tracks that combine:
- Karate fundamentals — stance, hip mechanics, and decisive striking.
- Boxing elements — footwork, timing, cadence, guard, and head movement (the proving ground).
- Yoga the Inner practice — breathwork, drishti, posture holds, and focused ritual to tune the nervous system.
Ethics first: Mishima Karate trains for personal mastery, self-defense, and ethical competence. We do not promote intentional harm or illegal violence.