Sunday, December 21, 2025

The Hidden Side of Kata – An interview with Master Willie Lim

The majority of martial artists are looking for self-defense and it is the hidden side of kata where real self defense is found. This...

Martial Arts Training for Children

Ads extolling the benefits of martial arts training for children seem to be ubiquitous. Drive down the street on a lazy weekend afternoon and...

Power vs. Technique

A common refrain heard at many McDojo’s is the hyperbolic truism that “Size/Strength doesn't matter.” Do me a favor. If you ever hear a sensei...

Understanding Martial Arts

Unarmed Against a Bladed Weapon

You might get your butt whipped for carrying a knife but it usually wouldn’t land you in jail. Consequently everyone on the streets carried...

Your Phone Is Your Best Weapon

After I had run each person through a scenario as a witness I explained to my students huddled in a semi-circle around me, "Your...

Own a Technique

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Holiday shopping: 5 tips to stay safe from self-defense expert

Retired Reno Police Lt. Joey Walker, a self-defense instructor, said muggings and burglaries are common holiday crimes and talks about how to be safe

John Fonseca: Shotokan Karate

John Fonseca has been competing in a wide range of national and international tournaments since the age of seven. In addition to his impressive...

Aaron Banks

Aaron Banks was a Grand Master in the martial arts and he made it his personal mission to share the different forms of martial...

Pat Worley Still Winning

In 1967, Pat Worley began his martial arts training under Grand Master Pat Burleson in Forth Worth, Texas. Pat earned his Black Belt under...

Morihei Ueshiba: Aikido

Morihei Ueshiba is remembered by his students as a master of the martial arts whose studies transcended technical matters to include a moral and philosophical...

Eizo Shimabukuro: Shobayashi Shorin-ryu

Eizo Shimabukuro (or Shimabuku) was the younger brother of Tatsuo Shimabuku, the founder of Isshin-ryu Karate. Eizo Shimabukuro was born in the village of...

Graciela Casillas “The Goddess”

Graciela Casillas or "The Goddess" was a pioneer of women's boxing in the early 1980's and held the World Women's Boxing Association bantamweight title....
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If someone says, "they are practicing religiously," what does that mean to you? Does it mean they never miss a martial arts workout? Or,...
When I opened my school in 1986 I was a top martial artist. I had fought all over America and Europe on the U.S....
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