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Bushido Katana

Iaido or the Way of the Samurai Sword

Iaido is a Japanese martial art that deals with the Samurai Sword. Actually, it is the art of counter-attack using a Japanese katana. Iaido means...
Rodney King has the Freedom to Play

Martial Arts And The Freedom To Play

Freedom to Play is vital to my enjoyment of martial arts. You might find this is a puzzling, challenging, or controversial statement. I know that many...
WSEF System of Serrada Escrima

Fundamentals of WSEF System of Serrada Escrima

An interview with the Author of Fundamentals of WSEF Serrada Escrima - Guro Michael Schwarz of World Serrada Escrima Federation. In this interview martial arts...
Muay Thai

Muay Thai, National Sport Thailand

The ancient art of Muay Thai is synonymous with Thailand.  In Bangkok huge stadiums are packed nightly with exuberant fans that treat each fight...
Samurai Sword Shop

Japanese Samurai Swords – A Brief History Part 2

Muromachi Japanese Samurai swords were called odachi or nodachi, and they were longer than 1 meter (they sometimes measured 120-150cm). These long katana swords,...
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...
Complete Taekwondo Poomsae Cover

Complete Taekwondo Poomsae and Other Books By Sang H. Kim

Complete Taekwondo Poomsae: The Official Taegeuk, Palgwae and Black Belt Forms of Taekwondo is the most complete reference book available on the Taegeuk, Palgwae...
Donnie Williams

Conquest Over Hatred: The Donnie Williams Story

In Conquest Over Hatred: The Donnie Williams Story, Pastor Donnie Williams gives a gripping testimony of having been raised in abject poverty, hating white...

Keeping Kung Fu Secrets Grandmaster David Chin

How do you know if your kung fu is real? Secret teachings, closed-door disciples, and special transmissions permeate kung fu legends. Feuding lineage branches...
Muay Thai

Muay Thai Fighting History

The art of Thai boxing is a self-defense technique that is as old as Thailand itself.  Muay Thai fighting is a branch of knowledge, which...
KODO: Ancient Ways by Kensho Furuya

KODO: Ancient Ways: Lessons in the Spiritual Life of the Warrior/Martial Artist

KODO: Ancient Ways: Lessons in the Spiritual Life of the Warrior/Martial Artist is a compilation of columns that appeared between 1988 and 1995 in...
Turn the Other Cheek

Martial Arts and Christian Beliefs, Are They Incompatible?

As a Christian martial artist, I am often asked two questions regarding my martial arts study and my faith. From non-believers (those who do...
Dog Brothers Martial Arts

Eric Knaus on Dog Brothers Fighting and Pekiti Tirsia

Top Dog here, for this once delurking to set the record straight concerning the claim, which pops up from time to time, that Pekiti...

Kenjutsu

Kenjutsu (swordfighting) along with Iaijutsu, comprise the basic principles of swordsmanship. Kenjutsu is the offensive, aggressive art of the sword, whereas Iaijutsu is more...
Focus

Focus On The Process

Are you like many people that focus constantly on winning and seeing results? In today’s world people care too much about winning and loosing....
Kapap Logo

Behind the Headlines: The Yamam and Israeli Kapap/CQB Training

Kapap was the first CQB training introduced in Israel and was based on stick fighting, knives, guns, hand-to-hand and even stone throwing in the...