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2025 GHP Active Lifestyle Awards! 🙌💥
We haven’t been given an exact date yet for the winners’ announcement, but we do know it will be revealed in November. 🗓️ That said —...
Liam Musiak
Aug 121 min read


2025 GHP Active Lifestyle Awards! 🙌💥
🥋 We’ve Been Nominated! 🏆🔥 I’m incredibly proud to announce that Voracious Karate has officially been nominated for the 2025 GHP...
Liam Musiak
Aug 121 min read
Knife Attacks — Read This Before You Ever Face One By Sensei Liam Musiak
Knife attacks are brutal. They’re fast, messy, violent, and usually completely unpredictable. The attacker is likely aggressive,...
Liam Musiak
Aug 122 min read
How Is Voracious Karate Innovating the Martial Arts World? By Sensei Liam Musiak Founder of Voracious Karate
When people think of innovation, they rarely think of martial arts. But maybe they should. Because too many clubs are stuck doing the...
Liam Musiak
Aug 123 min read
Modern Karate: Watered Down for Business?
There was a time when karate training meant blood, sweat, broken knuckles and deep discipline. A time when earning a belt took YEARS, not...
Liam Musiak
Aug 121 min read
Why I Believe the Voracious Karate 1st Dan Grading Is One of the Most Demanding and Realistic in the WorldBy Sensei Liam Musiak
In martial arts, the black belt has become a symbol that often varies wildly in meaning from one dojo to the next. For some, it’s earned...
Liam Musiak
Aug 124 min read
Why I Added the Court of Conflict to All Dan Grading syllabuses. By Sensei Liam Musiak | Founder of Voracious Karate
I didn’t add the Court of Conflict to the Dan grading syllabus to be dramatic. I added it because it’s necessary. Brutally necessary. Too...
Liam Musiak
Aug 123 min read
Court of ConflictThe Newest Part of Our Dan Gradings (1st Dan and Above)Created by Sensei Liam Musiak
The Court of Conflict is a unique and psychologically intense phase of Voracious Karate’s Dan grading process. Introduced for all...
Liam Musiak
Aug 123 min read
V.E.R.B.A.L. – The De-Escalation CodeCreated by Sensei Liam Musiak
At Voracious Karate, we don’t just teach how to fight—we teach how to avoid the fight. Because real strength isn’t proven by domination....
Liam Musiak
Aug 122 min read
LEGAL: The Law Is the Final Judge Of Your Actions By Sensei Liam Musiak
The final word in our A.A.E.E.L. Self-Defence Code is LEGAL—because no matter how skilled or justified you feel, the law has the final...
Liam Musiak
Aug 121 min read
ESCAPE: The Real End Goal of Self-Defence By Sensei Liam Musiak
The fourth word in the A.A.E.E.L. Self-Defence Code is ESCAPE—and it’s arguably the most important of them all. In fact, every stage of...
Liam Musiak
Aug 121 min read
ETHICAL: Strength Without Control Is Just Violence By Sensei Liam Musiak
The third word in our A.A.E.E.L. Self-Defence Code is ETHICAL—and it’s the one that separates martial artists from street brawlers....
Liam Musiak
Aug 121 min read
ACTION: The Moment You Decide to Survive By Sensei Liam Musiak
The second word in our A.A.E.E.L. Self-Defence Code is ACTION—and it’s the moment where talk ends and survival begins. If you’ve assessed...
Liam Musiak
Aug 121 min read
ASSESS: The First Step in Self-Defence By Sensei Liam Musiak
The first word in our A.A.E.E.L. Self-Defence Code is the most powerful: ASSESS. It means taking a split-second to scan your...
Liam Musiak
Aug 121 min read
The Harsh Reality of Knife and Gun DefenceBy Sensei Liam Musiak
Let’s not sugar-coat it—most knife and gun defences don’t work. Disarms? Flashy tricks? Perfect textbook techniques under pressure? They...
Liam Musiak
Aug 122 min read
Firearm Defence – Why It Works, Why It Doesn’t, and Why We Still Train It at Voracious Karate
Let’s be clear right from the start: at Voracious Karate, we do not teach traditional gun disarms. You won’t find us teaching students to...
Liam Musiak
Aug 123 min read
Why I Developed My Own Dan Grade Syllabus at Voracious KarateBy Sensei Liam Musiak
Karate is not just a martial art—it’s a way of life. It shapes discipline, resilience, and above all, the ability to defend oneself and...
Liam Musiak
Aug 123 min read
Black Belts and Fitness: No Excuses By Sensei Liam Musiak
Being a black belt is meant to represent something. It’s not just a belt around your waist — it’s a symbol of discipline, skill,...
Liam Musiak
Aug 124 min read
Self-Defence Is Not a Fair Fight – Part 2By Sensei Liam Musiak
Let’s expand on what we already know — self-defence is not just about reacting to danger. It’s about recognizing the type of danger...
Liam Musiak
Aug 123 min read
What Attackers Do Before They Attack You
How to Recognise the Behaviour Leading Up to Violence Most attackers don’t warn you before they strike. They don’t raise their fists....
Liam Musiak
Aug 124 min read
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