
One of the newer styles of Knockdown Karate, most noted for its emphasis on Tai Sabaki 「体裁き・ Body Movement」 and contemporary Kumite Kata「組手の型・ Fighting Forms」. Matsuyama is the home of the Ashihara Honbu Dojo. Something I have had a strong interest in ever since training with VKK in 2008.

I was lucky enough to end up in Matsuyama a hot bed for Knockdown Karate. I have gone as far as moving to Japan for the last two years. Ever since then I have done whatever I could to train as much as possible. “There’s also the fact that I’ve been going there since I was a child, so there’s a touch of nostalgia as well.” If you don’t already have a D’Agostino’s tradition, it’s not too late to start.K: To be honest I never really had a strong interest in joining Karate but when I was 12 or so my mother invited me to go along with my little brother and some of his friends, who were starting Karate at the local middle school.

“The toppings are chopped up to the perfect size, the bread is *chefs kiss*, and they go through so many cold cuts that you know it’s fresh,” one reader shared. The sub comes with all the usual fixings, and can be ordered on sub, bulkie, and seeded rolls, or dark rye, white, or wheat bread. There are two locations of D’Agostino’s Deli - one in Arlington, one in Winchester - and you can find a knockout Italian sub at both. D’Agostino’s Deli (1297 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington 11 Waterfield Rd., Winchester) I’ve lived in Boston for 23 years and have yet to find a higher quality Italian sub.” ‘Nuff said. One reader called Tutto Italiano “the gold standard,” while another wrote, “I love the authenticity of the store and quality of the sandwich. Made with mortadella, Genova salami, sopressata, provolone, and a slew of veggies, the sandwich can be ordered on a sub roll, sliced bread, treccia, French, or bastone bread. The freshly baked bread is an all-star ingredient here, used in subs like the Italian. Hyde Park’s Tutto Italiano was founded by Angelo Locilento, who opened the Italian specialty store after moving to Boston in 1988. “Their subs are MONDO.” Another put it plainly: “It’s the OG, the gut-buster, the ‘you’ll smell like this for 3 days’ champion of Italian subs.” 4. “The meats are primo, the vegetables fresh, and the bread soft,” wrote one fan. There’s the Sicilian, made with provolone, prosciuttini, sopressata, roasted peppers, and more the Milano, which highlights provolone, hot and sweet sopressata and the Tony Soprano, featuring hot or sweet capocollo, provolone, and vinegar peppers. Run by the fourth generation of the Petruzzelli family, New Deal Fruit in Revere sells fruits, vegetables, deli meats and cheeses, and sub sandwiches - including a few Italian iterations. “Huge portions, great meats, and the best braided rolls around,” confirmed one reader, while another wrote, “You get so much for your money. But it also draws people in for its Italian subs, of which there are a few varieties: the Deluxe Imported Italian, the Deluxe Imported Italian Caprese, and the Italian Deli Combo. Operating since 1936, Bob’s Italian Foods in Medford is where folks in the area go to get their imported Italian ingredients, like two-year-aged prosciutto from Parma.

Bob’s Italian Foods (324 Main St., Medford) Readers praised the Italian sub - which includes prosciutto, mortadella, salami, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, olive oil, balsamic, hots, and pickles - as having “super high quality meat and cheese,” bread that is “crispy on the outside and soft on the inside,” and offering “the freshest ingredients around.” “There is no other right answer,” wrote one reader, definitively. While most of the sub spots recommended were located outside of Boston, Monica’s Mercato in the North End came out as the ultimate victor. But to learn about the cream of the crop, here’s a look at the top five recommended sub locations.ġ. In the end, 232 Italian sub destinations were recommended, all of which can be found in the map below.

Another 4 percent let it be known that they marched to the beat of their own drum, calling it a hoagie, a spuckie, a hero, a sandwich, or - and we’re going to strongly dispute this one - a panini. Readers also made it clear how they referred to this particular sandwich, with 91 percent of respondents calling it a sub and 4 percent calling it a grinder.
