why is there no karate magazine out there?

[ovine king]

so in general, the answer is that there is, you just weren't looking hard enough.

[Skinny Ninja]

There is a magazine in the UK called Traditional Karate which is what it says it is and isn't a mix of all sorts of martial arts. Go Kan Ryu do a club magazine which is a full glossy but obviously about that style.

[shotochem]

A good read is a magazine called "classical fighting arts" a quarterly publication.

Also The journal of Asian Martial Arts is and excellent read. It is also a quarterly.

I pick them up at Borders bookstore as I get issues that interest me. I don't like to do subscriptions.

[Meguro]

Even in Japan, Karate mags are losing shelf space to activities such as golf, surfing, auto's etc. On the increase are mags devoted to mma and prowrestling. Seems to be a classic case of supply and demand.

[y2_sub]

It's all about commerce

[Firecracker]

That's why Shotomag is so good, it doesn't cost anything yet the quality of the articles is excellent. It will get better as it goes along I'm sure. You just need to register to see the full articles

[shogeri]

Alot of good information, thanks!

[Firecracker]

the December issue of Shotomag is now available on https://www.shotomag.com. You have to register to read the articles but there's no charge.

[feels]

There are plenty of karate and other martial art magazines which you can find at a well-stocked Japanese newsstand.

[NidaninNJ]

the December issue of Shotomag is now available on https://www.shotomag.com. You have to register to read the articles but there's no charge.

I just registered. Great start. I hope they continue. Some great articles for a free magazine. I wonder how they can make any money to stay in business...