Friday, October 24, 2025

Cliff “Magic” Thomas

Cliff "Magic" Thomas started karate training in 1972 at the age of 14 under Robert Nava in El Paso, Texas. He earned his Black...

Rick Fowler Kenpo

Sonie Lasker

Gary Lee

Sergio Corral: Tang Soo Do

Martial Arts Tough Guy

I’m not generally a big fan of this whole blogging phenomenon, but I recently discovered this blog written by a bouncer at two New...

Reality-Based Personal Protection

Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection will not only teach you the most up-to-date police, military, security, bodyguard, martial arts, and counterterrorism techniques and training...

Learning Martial Arts By Video

Stripes and Bars: Lead, Don’t Blame

WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG at an agency, administrators go into self-preservation mode. This, in turn, has a cascading effect all the way down to...

A Brief History of Kata

If you are interested in the effective and realistic use of the combative methods recorded within kata, it is important that you have some...

Going Postal

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Holiday shoppers ‘need to keep head on a swivel’ as expert predicts hostile season

Joey Walker, retired Reno, Nevada, lieutenant and self-defense instructor, said 'anything and everything could possibly happen' this holiday season

Parking Lot Safety, Part 2

Isao Obata: Shotokan Karate

Isao Obata was born in 1904 in the Tokyo area of Japan. He was Japanese pioneer master of Shotokan karate. He was a senior...

Hironori Otsuka: Wado-Ryu Karate

Hironori Otsuka was a Japanese master of karate who created the Wado-ryu style of karate. He was born on June 1, 1892 in Shimodate...

Eiichi Miyazato: Goju-ryu Karate

Eiichi Miyazato (1922-1999) was a leading Okinawan master of Goju-ryu karate. He was a senior post-war student of Chojun Miyagi, founder of the Goju-ryu...

Georg Brueckner: Father of European Kickboxing

In 1974 Georg Brueckner began promoting the first kickboxing and martial arts shows in Europe becoming the "Father of European Kickboxing".

Karen Sheperd: All Woman, All Warrior

Karen Sheperd former #1 Black Belt Martial Arts Champion has successfully converted from an awarded athlete into an actress and stunt fighter.

Shigeru Nakamura: Okinawa Kenpo

Nakamura Shigeru was an Okinawan Budoka who studied and taught Karate and Kobudo. He established the name "Okinawa Kenpo". Shigeru Nakamura was born on January...
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The normalized commercialization of martial arts (Budo) may oblige an ambitious instructor to navigate ethical challenges and the dynamics of compromise. This applies particularly...
If someone says, "they are practicing religiously," what does that mean to you? Does it mean they never miss a martial arts workout? Or,...
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