The Physical Aspect of Martial Arts
Continuing my attempt to help instructors rethink their priorities when teaching the martial arts, I share the following insights.
We know that the primary aim of...
Dennis Kennedy
Dennis Kennedy is President and Director of Training for the Counterterrorism Institute of America. He has more than 30 years experience as a weapons...
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong on April 7, 1954 to Charles and Lee-lee Chan who named him Kong-san Chan which means "born...
Matt Numrich
Matt Numrich is the founder of Elite Defense Systems (EDS). Mr. Numrich was certified as one of only a handful of Full Instructor of...
Tomosaburo Okano Kenkojuku Shotokan
Okano Sensei was born in Tokyo in 1922. In childhood he was already showing his talent learning Kendo and horseback riding. In 1941, he...
Al Haroun Hisham Monkey Master in a Cage
One of Taiwan’s last remaining Monkey Masters, Al Haroun Hisham, wants to fight in the K-1 and UFC to show the world the power of traditional...
Harry Greene: Filipino Martial Arts
Master Instructor Harry Greene teaches Combative Knife in a 2.5 second system to One on One Filipino Martial Arts students in Sacramento, CA.
Great American Grandmaster Al Novak
As martial artists, we are unique in that we create ourselves. Through long years of rigorous training, sacrifice, denial, pain, we forge our bodies...
Frank DeAngelo Seigido Ryu
Frank DeAngelo began training in the martial arts in 1972 and completed Calvary Chapel Bible School in 1985. He holds rank in numerous arts...
Adam Mizner
Sifu Adam Mizner practices the internal arts of Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan), Nei Gong and meditation. He teaches Yang Style Taijiquan in the tradition...
Linda Davis-Kyle
Linda Davis-Kyle, an internationally published health and fitness and general interest writer who has earned a Master’s degree in English and a Black Belt...
Walt Lysak Jr.
Shihan Walt Lysak Jr. comes from three generations of reality martial artists.
Walt's grandfather was a high level military officer who studied several martial arts...
Kurtis Goodwin
Guru Kurtis Goodwin started training in martial arts in 1976. While Christmas shopping he was the victim of a robbery at knife point. His...
Frank Borelli
Frank Borelli began his law enforcement career as a Military Police Officer in the United States Army. At the age of four he had...
James Herndon: Shito-Ryu Karate
Virginia native, James Herndon, is Hachidan 8th Dan, and a gifted Grand Master of the martial arts. He has practiced Japanese martial arts for...
Getting Through on Requirements: Teaching Budo Taijutsu
Only a handful of teachers in the Bujinkan are qualified to teach. In this art becoming a "teacher" is quite simple: You get a...
