Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Frank Dux: The Legendary Kumite Champion of Bloodsport

By James Hom ~ Frank Dux strides through the group of students, correcting their pivots and sidesteps in the movement drill he's teaching. Most...

Martial Arts Training Benefits Children

Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris and Steven Seagal all do it. The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" did it, too. And don't forget that...

Can Training DVDs Teach Techniques as Well as Humans?

In recent years there's been a boom in the sales of martial arts training DVDs designed to teach certain skill sets to viewers. As...

Understanding Martial Arts

An Instructors Guide to Teaching Knife Defense to Civilians Part Two

Training Inasmuch as anyone with absolutely no experience can be deadly with a knife; training how to use one offensively is the best way to...
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How Tourists Avoid Attack

From the continuing theme of travel protection over the past few articles, we are aware that tourists are selected as targets for criminal attacks....

Bruce Tegner – A Man Before His Time

Bruce Tegner was a lifelong martial artist and prolific writer of martial arts books. He had over 80 books in print. He was born...

James Mitose Under Scrutiny

The actual circumstances around his martial arts training remain under scrutiny, but his practices contained marked similarities to Okinawan karate and Japanese jujutsu. Mitose...

Gichin Funakoshi: The Great Karate Master

The great karate master Gichin Funakoshi was a key pioneer in the development of modern karate. In fact, he was the "prime mover" in...

Helio Gracie: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

At the age of 17, Helio Gracie (pronounced Eh'leeo) first stepped into the ring in Brazil to face a boxer named Antonio Portugal. Helio...

Michael DePasquale Sr.: Ju-jitsu

Michael DePasquale Sr. was one of the true pioneers of martial arts in the United States. He began his study of the martial arts...
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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,...
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