Milton Chanes — Blog

Stories, research notes, reflections, and the history behind my books.

By Milton Chanes • September 22, 2026
TODE Ken Kyu Club When Okinawa’s great masters tried to build a shared Karate tradition
By Milton Chanes • August 6, 2026
Discover the history of the Kōdōkan, its origins, development and influence on Japanese martial arts and the evolution of modern judo.
Discover the story of Gigō Funakoshi, son of Gichin Funakoshi, and how he turned karate into a path
By Milton Chanes • August 2, 2026
The story of Gigō Funakoshi is not merely the story of a karateka. It is the story of a sick child who found in karate a way to rebuild his body, challenge his fate, and leave a decisive mark on the evolution of Karate-dō.
By Milton Chanes • July 22, 2026
Explore the genealogy of Gichin Funakoshi, his family origins, ancestry and the historical background surrounding the founder of Shotokan karate.
By Milton Chanes • July 10, 2026
Studying these books allows us to follow the transformation of an Okinawan fighting art into Karate-Dō: a journey shaped by teachers, students, historical events, and the vision of a man who dedicated his entire life to transmitting the Way of the Empty Hand.
Karate-Dō Kyōhan
By Milton Chanes • July 10, 2026
The most widely accepted version among karate practitioners today connects the famous tiger with Karate-Dō Kyōhan, published in 1935. There are good reasons for this association, and Japanese institutional sources explicitly connect Kosugi with a tiger design for that later work.
Kosugi Hoan (1881–1964) and the Shotokan Tiger: The Artist Behind Funakoshi’s First Karat
By Milton Chanes • July 9, 2026
Discover Walking Upright, Milton Chanes’ historical novel inspired by Gichin Funakoshi and the transformation of Tōde into modern Karate-Dō.
Bushi: A Historical Novel About Sōkon Matsumura and the Origins of Karate-Dō
By Milton Chanes • July 8, 2026
Bushi is Milton Chanes’ historical novel about Sōkon Matsumura, the warrior spirit of Okinawa, and the roots of Karate-Dō.

CAD, BIM, Visualization & AI

By Milton Chanes • August 14, 2026
Discover how to create a smart door with 4 sizes in ARES Commander and control its visibility, orientation, and WIPEOUT using a Custom Block.
By Milton Chanes • August 13, 2026
Learn how to create a door block that automatically cuts walls when inserted. A practical CAD technique for ARES Commander, AutoCAD, DraftSight, and more.
By Milton Chanes • August 11, 2026
Learn how to create a parametric Custom Block in ARES Commander using visibility states and parameters to control a sliding door’s size and handle options.
By Milton Chanes • August 11, 2026
Learn how to create parametric Custom Blocks in ARES Commander and apply the same logic to AutoCAD Dynamic Blocks using parameters, actions, grips, and stretch operations.

Artificial Intelligence

By Milton Chanes • September 7, 2026
The Company of the Future, Humans, Data and AI Agents Working Together
By Milton Chanes • September 3, 2026
Discover the principles of AI governance, from security and accountability to human oversight, permissions and responsible use in organizations.
By Milton Chanes • September 1, 2026
Explore how to govern AI agents through permissions, identity, security, human oversight and clear limits on what autonomous systems can do.
By Milton Chanes • August 25, 2026
Discover how MCP enables AI systems to connect with tools, data and digital services, creating a new infrastructure for more capable AI agents.