Kalaripayattu or Kalari

The origins of the ancient martial art of Kalari-payattu are lost in hoary antiquity. According to some of its proponents, it was the sage...

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...
Hank Hayes No Lie Blades

Hank Hayes and No Lie Blades

No Lie Blades is an organization dedicated to helping the military, law enforcement, security and combative martial artist gain superior offensive and defensive tactical...

Savate

Savate is a French martial art. It is also known as boxe française, French boxing, French Kickboxing or French Footfighting. Savate uses both the...
Keysi Fighting Method

Keysi Fighting Method

Keysi Fighting Method (KFM) is a method of self defense that is based on natural fighting instincts, martial arts and street fighting techniques, developed...
Boxing

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...
Munich Olympic Massacre Monument

Israeli CQB

There are two kinds of fights: for your Ego or for your life. CQB is made to fight for your life “Always a student, sometimes a...
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...
Richard Ostrofsky Aikido Principles

Aikido and Conflict Management

The name, ai-ki-do, means roughly the way of unified or harmonized spirit. Unlike many other fighting arts, it is not a sport. In fact,...
Kum Do is the Korean art of sword fencing

Kum Do is the Korean Art of Sword Fencing

Kum Do is the Korean art of sword fencing perfected centuries ago during the Shilla Dynasty. It is closely related to Japanese Kendo and...
Kuntaw

Kuntaw Grappling

This Philippine Martial Art of Kuntaw is a flexible, complete fighting system, which can be modified for any style of competition. Almost no one had heard...
Hapkido

Hapkido

Hapkido means "the way of coordinated power". Hap literally translated means coordination or harmony, Ki is the essence of power and Do means the...
Kung Fu Styles

List of Kung Fu Styles

Bafaquan - Eight Methods Baguazhang (Bagua Zhang) - Eight Trigrams Palm Bajiquan - Eight Extremes Fist Bak Mei - White Eyebrow Black Tiger Kung Fu Chaquan - Cha Fist Changquan...
Kapap – Krav Panim El Panim

KAPAP: Krav Panim el Panim, The Art of Gaku Jutsu-Do

Gaku Jutsu-Do - the traditional way of teaching and learning Martial Arts. KAPAP (Krav Panim el Panim - face-to-face combat) is a Martial Art form...
Robert Trias

The Origins and Development of Shuri-Ryu By Robert Trias

One of the brightest stars in the firmament of Oriental thought and culture was the Indian Buddhist monk Bodhidharma. Twenty-eighth in a direct succession...
Kun Tao

Kuntao Way of the Fist

Kuntao is often translated "way of the fist",  but literally it means fighting art. It is a Hokkien term for martial arts created by...