Jim Wagner Articles

Krav Maga Not Alone Anymore

Many of you who visit USAdojo.com are Krav Maga practitioners. Lately some of you may have been hearing about other Israeli martial arts systems...
Kobudo Okinawan Weapons

Kobudo: Traditional Okinawan Weapons

Kobudo literally means "ancient martial ways". In the karate world, it generally refers to those traditional Okinawan weapons whose history and practice has been...
Satoru Sayama

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...
Shaolin Ch'uan Fa

Shaolin Ch’uan Fa

Shaolin Ch'uan Fa * means "The way of the Shaolin fist", and stands for an ancient Chinese defense method. Shaolin Ch'uan Fa originated in India...
Donald Miskel

New Births and Fresh Perspectives: New Martial Arts Systems

Knowledge of combat should be the foundation of any martial arts systems. How we come by that knowledge is the question. It would either...
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...
Karate Styles

Karate

Karate can be described as a martial art, or fighting method, involving a variety of techniques, including blocks, strikes, evasions, throws, and joint manipulations....
Yoseikan Budo

Yoseikan Budo

Yoseikan Budo is a comprehensive martial art founded by Master Minoru Mochizuki of Shizuoka, Japan. Master Mochizuki was a senior direct student of Judo...
Jim Wagner Articles

Inside the Martial Arts of the Israeli Military

Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist network claimed that they brought down the World Trade Center towers and punched a hole into the Pentagon on...
Qwan Ki Do

Qwan Ki Do

Qwan Ki do literally means "the way of the fist and the energy."  This Vietnamese martial art is similar to Karate. It was founded...
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...
Seifukujutsu Art of Healing

Seifukujutsu Art of Healing

Seifukujutsu is the art of healing developed and propagated in Japan as much as 1200 to 1600 years ago. The origins of the art...
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...
Chanbara with Dana Abbott

The Development and Evolution of Chanbara

Japanese martial artists and sword masters came together in 1969 and modernized the “art of practice.” Founder Tanabe Tetsundo and his following, comprising some...
How Tae-Kwon-Do Won the West

How Tae Kwon Do Won the West Part One

Ike was in the White House and Elvis had just rocketed to rock 'n' roll prominence when a 24 year old, 3rd degree black...
Modern Bok Fu Pi

Bok Fu Do System of the White Tiger

Bok Fu Do (the System of the White Tiger) is a modern American martial art that is made up of five different styles: Kenpo...