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The USAdojo.com Learning Center shares information about studying martial arts, about systems and styles, about vocabulary used in martial arts and about martial arts books, magazines and APPS that help us learn.

Kapap

KAPAP: The Original Israeli Martial Art

Four years ago the martial arts community outside of Israel’s borders knew of only one Israeli martial art system, and that was Krav Maga...
Aikido Today Magazine

Aikido Today Magazine

Aiki.com is the residual business of Aikido Today Magazine, Aikido's premier magazine for 19 years. Aikido Today Magazine was an international non-partisan magazine dedicated...
White Crane Boxing

White Crane Boxing

The Chinese call this extremely popular Northern style of Wushu "Pao-hao," "Pak Hok," "Bak Hok," or "Ba Fan." It is from the Lama or...
Scott Miller

Scott Miller

Scott Miller took up martial arts for the first time later in life, at the age of forty-six. His professional career prior to that...
Donald Miskel

Facing the Challenge of Self

In this journey there are many roads that we walk at different junctures of our lives. If nothing else, we learn that in this...
Takamatsu Toshitsugu

Takamatsu Toshitsugu The Last Shinobi

Takamatsu Toshitsugu The Last Shinobi the book by by Wolfgang Ettig offers 315 pages describing the eventful life of two restless men who considered themselves...

Feeling a Little Lethargic?

Feeling a little lethargic? Feeling more refreshed could be as easy as One, Two, Goji! According to Marina Ustinova, a doctor under the American Academy...
British Jujutsu Pioneers

British Jujutsu Pioneers

Possession of profound knowledge is of great value. Katsu Kaishu (1823-1899) While researching the history of martial arts, I am often impressed by the sustained dedication...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

How to Remember Names

Do you forget the name of people you meet immediately after they say it to you? Do you want to learn how to remember...

Leading Edge Threat Mitigation Courses By Joseph B. Walker

Leading Edge Threat Mitigation Courses are taught by Joseph B. Walker. Seminars, offer corporate and business training and we teach in public, private and...
Donald Miskel

Martial Arts Mastery Resides in the Basics

It has been a lifelong endeavor for me to truly master the martial arts. I have dedicated nearly 55 years of my life to...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Encounter with Systema – An Interview with Vladimir Vasiliev

This Interview with Vladimir Vasiliev was recorded at the seminar in Tokyo, hosted by Andy Cefai and Ryo Onishi. Question: When did you encounter Systema...

Cha Chuan

An important system in China is Cha Chuan, a fighting style developed by members of the Muslim faith. Muslim immigrants have lived in China...
Patrick McCarthy Thinking Outside the Box

Think Outside the Box

Sometimes you don't know how to fit in until you break out.  Breaking out is necessary to penetrate deeper within. Introduction At 54 years old, Patrick...
Chun Kuk Do

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...
Key mind sets and attitudes found in advanced martial artists

Key mind sets and attitudes in advanced martial artists

What are some of the key mind sets and attitudes to be found in advanced martial artists? "What you do speaks so loudly that I...