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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...
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...
Kapap

What Is Lotar

LOTAR is a complete combat concept, derived from real-life situations and personal experience, LOTAR focuses on teaching techniques that recognize, assess and neutralize a...
Korean Yudo

The Martial Art of Yudo

Archaeologists have shown that cultural and technical advancement came to Korea through China. In turn, these advancements were later taken to Japan from Korea....
Martial Arts Styles

What Makes Martial Arts Styles Different

What Makes Martial Arts Styles Different From One Another I don't know of anybody who just woke up one day and said, "I want to...
Burmese Boxing

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....
History of Russian Martial Arts

Introduction to Russian Martial Art

No rank, no rules, no pre-orchestrated movement, no limitations (except for the "Law of Nature"), Russian Martial Art is a system of education in...
Javed Khan's Khan-Do-kwan

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...
Sil Lum Kung Fu

Sil Lum Kung-Fu or Shaolin Kung-Fu

Sil Lum Kung-Fu (or Shaolin Kung-Fu in the Mandarin dialect) is the most well known of the Chinese martial arts. Born in China's Hebei...

Cung Le Brings Sanshou into the Cage

It was the shot heard around the world. Late in the third round of the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship title bout, Cung Le delivered a...
Kumdo

Kum Do

Kum Do (Kendo) - The art of sword fencing Guhapdo (Iado) - The art of drawing the sword and cutting Ki Kong -...
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...
Jujitsu Techniques

Characteristics of Koryu Jujitsu Techniques

The fierceness of the Japanese warrior and his fighting arts have fascinated Westerners since the West came into contact with Japan more than 450...
Shuai Chiao

Shuai Chiao Bare-Handed Fighting

Shuai Chiao bare-handed fighting is the oldest Chinese bare-handed fighting style which incorporates the principles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Shuia-Chiao emerged around 2,000 years ago....
Goju-Ryu Karate

Goju-ryu Karate

Goju-ryu is well known as a hard/soft style of karate. Founded in the 1920s by Chojun Miyagi, the system blends the hard linear Okinawan...
Jujutsu

Jujutsu

Jujutsu is the empty handed fighting art of the famous Japanese Samurai. Originally it was created to be used by warriors wearing a full...