History of British JuJutsu
In this article we are going to take a look at the history of British JuJutsu outside of Edward W Barton-Wright. I want to introduce you...
Types of Jujutsu Systems
Traditional Jujutsu is considered a Japanese cultural art (as are kado, or flower arrangement; chado, or tea ceremony; and shodo, calligraphy). Traditional Jujutsu systems...
Doing a Form of Tai Chi Chuan
Speak to your friends who do Karate or Tae Kwon Do about Tai Chi Chuan and they will tell you it is a slow...
Chito-ryu Karate
The history of Chito-ryu karate begins with our founder, Tsuyoshi Chitose (1898-1984). He was born in the Kumochi area of Naha City on the island of...
Hapmudo
Hapmudo is a system of self-defense based on fundamental offensive and defensive techniques.
These techniques can be classified as follows:
Empty hands against empty hands.
Empty hands...
The Last Thai Sword Master
Flashes of steel the clank of metal, blades blazing like fire: This is a practice session for Kru Pedro Villalobos and his trainer, Adjarn,...
Ninjutsu
By Toshitsugu Takamatsu, 33th Soke of the Togakure Ryu ~ "Toshitsugu Takamatsu was known as Moko No Tora (Mongolian Tiger). Once while in the...
About Capoeira
Capoeira is the African system of unarmed combat that was thought to have been developed in the 1500's by African slaves who were taken...
History of Lotar and Kapap
Definition of the terms Krav Maga and Krav Panim le Panim (kapap): The following definition appears in the 1965 Army dictionary: Krav Panim Le...
Vovinam
They beat the Chinese, the French, the Americans, and even Genghis Khan in war, so I figured the Vietnamese could teach this Brooklyn Monk...
Xingyiquan
In order to survive in what is oftentimes a violent and cruel world, animals must very quickly develop the ability to protect themselves from...
Seikendo – The Healing Art of Seibukan Jujutsu
From the standpoint of integrity, responsibility and balance, we, as students of the martial arts, must know the self-defense applications as well as healing...
The Origins of Martial Arts in the UK
Jujutsu Arrives
On the 26th of September 1899 a British engineer, called Barton-Wright, returned to England after an extended period of living and working in...
Boxing
Boxing is a combat sport in which two people wearing protective gloves throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in...
Banshay
Banshay is a term for martial arts of Myanmar (formerly Burma, which borders India, China and Thailand). Banshay, is a general term that focuses...
About Aikido
Eight forces sustain creation:
movement and stillness, solidification and fluidity,
extension and contraction, unification and division.
Techniques employ four qualities that reflect the nature of our world....
