Giri: Rising to the Occasion
There are a number of Japanese words that have found their way into the American vernacular through the martial arts. One of the concepts...
Filipino Martial Arts Digest Mini Issues
USAdojo.com shares Steven K. Dowd's FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS DIGEST MINI ISSUES with our readers. FMA Digest provides articles, information, events, news, seminars, techniques, and more...
When You Feel Like Giving Up Because Things Are Too Tough
This is for good a friend of mine who is going through a really hard time right now and can't seem to shake it.
We...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out About Life
Today Sensei Ryan Speaks Out about Life and his message will help make our lives better and more fulfilling. Did you lose contact with someone...
America’s Next Great Trainer: ANGT is TV Magazines and More
America's Next Great Trainer or ANGT is a brand featuring trainers, coaches and instructors. Leading experts in the world of sports, health, fitness, nutrition,...
Be Water My Friend: The Early Years of Bruce Lee
Be Water My Friend: The Early Years of Bruce Lee is written by Ken Mochizuki and illustrated by Dom Lee.
Before Bruce Lee became an...
Us vs Them Mentality in Martial Arts
When I started training in the Pekiti-Tirsia system in 1975, I was 14 years old. It very quickly became a major part of my...
Hojojutsu: The Warrior’s Art of the Rope
In feudal Japan the Martial Art of Hojojutsu was taught for the capture and immobilization of prisoners by using a rope. Developed by the...
Iai or Batto
The very word Iai is the subject of numerous grading essays and has many layers of meaning but its basic interpretation seems to be...
Books By Fumio Demura
Fumio Demura was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1938. He is a Japanese martial artist and martial arts teacher and he is a 9th...
The Adventures of Ichi & His Friends: The Journey to Mountain Temple
Produced by the Martial Arts History Museum, The Adventures of Ichi & His Friends: The Journey to Mountain Temple is Book One in a...
Kuntaw Grappling
This Philippine Martial Art of Kuntaw is a flexible, complete fighting system, which can be modified for any style of competition.
Almost no one had heard...
Gavin J. Poffley Translates The Spirit of the Sword By Nakamura Taisaburo
“The Spirit of the Sword was a great joy for me to read; I now have the immense satisfaction of finally understanding Nakamura Taisaburo’s...
Peter Sugarfoot Cunningham: Testimonial of a Legendary Champion
Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham is a legendary figure in the martial arts community and an eight time undefeated, undisputed World Champion Kickboxer. Kickboxing: "Sugarfoot" Peter...
The Elephant and the Blind Students
Once upon a time there were three blind students, who were martial artists. Each of them diligently studied their styles of fighting and each...
Martial Arts Ethics
It comes as no surprise to anyone who knows me and who chances to read any of my essays or articles that I am...
