Jim Mather's Karate Life

My posts trace my over 55 years in the martial arts (both funny and serious), friendships with legendary martial artists (such as Bruce Lee), appearances on major network TV shows (like "That's Incredible!"), travels around the country and world as a competitor and national coach, and what I've learned about life in the process.

Saturday, August 24, 2019

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My first opportunity to witness Soke Takayuki Kubota in action came at Ed Parker’s 1965 International Karate Championships, the bigg...
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Sunday, September 22, 2013

My novel, The Arrow Catcher, released on Amazon!

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I apologize for pimping my own book here but it's my first novel and I'm excited to see it finally in print on Amazon. It's only...
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Saturday, August 17, 2013

Memories from an old photo of three great karateka

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I posted a photo on my Facebook page (MatherKarateka) today and it reminded me of some great people I had met through karatedo. Below is the...
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Saturday, July 27, 2013

When the Shah was overthrown...

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I posted this on my Facebook page but I'm also posting it here in hopes it will get me rolling again in making regular blog additions....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Happy holidays!

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Sorry I've been so remiss in adding new posts. It's been a tough year. But almost have my novel finished, with the 2nd about 1/3 way...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

John Gehlsen - Part II

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John Gehlsen fights an unknown opponent, with a young Fumio Demura as referee and me as one of the corner judges. If you could select...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

John Gehlsen

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John Gehlsen One of the highest complements I ever received was “This guy could be good.” Now on the surface, it would not appear much...
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My novel, The Arrow Catcher, is my first, although I've published many articles over the years.
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