What Kinds of Martial Arts Are There
There are many ways in which martial arts can be divided. Here are a few of them that might be useful to use in...
Young Bo Kong: Board Breaking Builds Confidence
The ability to smash stacks of wood, piles of bricks and giant slabs of ice with a single appendage demonstrates the power that can...
Renbukai Karate
Renbukai Karate is renowned as a full-contact martial arts style. It was the first style to make extensive use of Bogu (protective equipment) in...
Sumo
What is Sumo?
Sumo is the traditional national sport of Japan. Just as baseball and soccer have become popular within Japan, the ancient traditions of...
Masters Hall Of Fame Magazine
The Masters Hall Of Fame Magazine is designed to keep you abreast of what is going on in the martial arts community. You don't...
Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu
Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu is a rare system of self-defense which combines foot techniques, hand techniques and chin na (seizing and controlling). Although...
First Empty Your Cup
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.
Nan-in served tea. He poured his...
The Sub-Arts Guide Book
The Sub-Arts Guide Book by Luis Morales. This book covers theories of old style Karate. Pressure points charts, and sciences. The section on Kata...
An Interview with Nishioka Tsuneo Sensei
Q. Sensei, what do you believe are the crucial challenges facing Budo/Bujutsu in this century?
A. The standards of Bujutsu are slowly diminishing due to...
How A Disaster Disarmed America, Or Was It Something Else?
There is no doubt that Mother Nature is a formidable opponent. Her beauty and her wrath can change on us in a moment’s notice...
The Lady and the Samurai
The Lady and the Samurai Short Story is a kindle eBook on Amazon.com and will soon be out in paperback!
The Lady and the Samurai...
Get in Shape and Stay in Shape
The desire to get in shape begins with a very peculiar emotion: the feeling of being disturbed. You may feel disturbed about the way...
Chuck Norris’ Martial Arts Style Chun Kuk Do
Chun Kuk Do (pronounced chun gook do) means The Universal Way. It was originally developed by Chuck Norris during his unprecedented fighting career as...
Using Martial Arts to Heal Your Body
On the rise around the world as a form of exercise as well as mental training, close to 8 million Americans are involved in...
Silat Beksi Fighting To Stay Relevant
In an article in TheJakartaPost, we read an article about Silat Beksi that we found interesting.
Jakarta's society is consistently modernizing and Silat Beksit, a...
How Western Wrestlers Changed Judo
“Judo is a source of national pride in Japan, where the martial art originated.” (Cheng, 2012) But as larger, stronger foreigners, often with a...
