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Bruce Green

Bruce Green began his training in 1970 and was a finalist in the JKA National Collegiate Karate Championships from 1973 to 1975. In 1980,...

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...

What it Means To Be A Black Belt

Times were different when I started my martial arts journey. I was 10 years old and had some trouble in school dealing with a...

Old Karate is About Interpreting Kata

I prefer "old karate." I mean this in three different ways. When I first used the phrase, I had been training for about ten years....
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How to Survive a Nuclear Blast

The world is on edge as North Korea threatens America with a nuclear attack, and many are imagining the unthinkable. However, if you are...

The Story of Tatsuo Shimabuku and The Isshin-Ryu System

In developing Isshin-Ryu, Tatsuo Shimabuku combined the best elements of Goju-Ryu and Shorin-Ryu and Gung-Fu that he acquired over the years.

Choyu Motobu: Okinawan Karate

As first son, Choyu Motobu inherited the secret family martial art Chito-Ryu and In 1924, Choyu helped to found and manage the Ryukyu Tote Kenkyukai.

General Choi Hong Hi Korean Founder of Taekwon-do

General Choi Hong Hi is the Korean founder of Taekwon-Do. As a youth he studied calligraphy and Taek Kyon (Korean art of foot fighting) under Mr....

Ed McGrath: Isshin-ryu Karate

Ed McGrath began his martial arts studies under Sensei Don Nagle in 1958 training in the first Isshin-ryu dojo established in America. The dojo...

Toshiro Daigo: Judo

Japanese judoka Toshiro Daigo was born on January 2, 1926. He graduated from the Tokyo University of Education, and later became the judo champion...
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As you know, MMA is the fastest growing segment of the industry right now. Did you know that the Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock...
Stephen Oliver has been the guiding light for the professional revolution in the martial arts industry for more than 15 years, and is now...
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