Sport Karate Organizations
Karate is divided into different style organizations. These organizations often cooperate in non-style specific sport karate organizations or federations. Examples of sport organizations are...
Misconceptions of Israeli Martial Arts
Google the term Israeli martial arts and you get over 1.7 million pages. A quick glance at the Wikipedia entry will reveal two short lines...
Bokator
Bokator means to to fight like a lion. It is a Khmer martial art that may be a predecessor of southeast Asian kickboxing styles....
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...
To Defend And Survive: Martial Arts in Israel
In a nation where people live every day with the threat of terrorism and possible military attacks from bordering countries, Israel has long understood...
What Jujutsu Is Not
Over the last few days I have had a few occasions to discuss what Jujutsu is and what Jujutsu is not, and in both...
Birth Of A New Martial Art
MUMBAI: The city of Mumbai knew Javed Khan as a leading exponent of taekwondo. Today he is known as the originator of a new...
Kun Tao
The Philippines, as with any Asian country, has had a long, hard history with certain aspects of its culture and values similar to other...
Vietnamese Style of Cuong Nhu
Cuong Nhu is a Vietnamese style of Karate. It's name comes from the Vietnamese phrase for yin and yang because it combines both hard...
Filipino Warrior Arts: Kali Arnis Eskrima
The recording and documentation of history is an arduous and often difficult undertaking. While reading about history we frequently believe the point of view...
Fight in Hanoi Park
For my web TV Show, “Martial Arts Odyssey,” I try to show little known, and culturally interesting martial arts, in unusual locations, which few...
Burmese Boxing
This hard, offensive style of martial arts is the opposite of the Burmese style of self-defense called Bando. It is also known as Lethwei....
Shaolin Kenpo: A Modern Style With A Traditional Influence
By Jane Hallander - Inside Kung Fu Magazine ~ Kenpo, sometimes known as "kenpo karate" or "Chinese kenpo karate," has developed into one of...
Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan
The martial arts system of "Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan" was founded in 1945 by Grandmaster Hwang Kee. It originated from the ancient Korean...
The Theory of Kyu-Shin-Do
Kyu = Desire – Yearn – Sphere – Circle – Search – Study.
Shin = Heart – New – Spirit – True – To be...
The Origin of Sikaran Part 2
Sikaran evolved throughout the Sitio Baras. Baras Rizal is an idyllic town situated between the towns of Morong and Tanay. In the old days...
