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The Dream of Joshua Kanyemba

The cell-phone rang from South Africa, it was Sensei Moola the national judo coach telling us here in Kitwe, Zambia that our Judoka Joshua...
Tang Soo Do Seoul Forum 2012

The 1st World Tang Soo Do Seoul Forum

Returning to Our Roots - The 1st World Tang Soo Do Seoul Forum - Seoul Korea 2012 I like to travel and when that travel...
Okinawan Karate Masters

Karatedo Dai Hokan: The Meeting of Okinawan Karate Masters in 1936

These meeting notes are part of the meeting records of Okinawan Karate Masters in 1936. It appears as an appendix in the book, "Karatedo...
Stickfighting Panorama

The South Australian Stickfighting Alliance

An unusual name that undoubtedly create’s images in your mind about a group of crazy people that enjoy hitting each other with sticks, but...
The Kung Fu Kid Andre Magnum

The Kung Fu Kid Andre Magnum

Our own Andre Magnum is one of the three finalist for the 2011 Sports Illustrated Kids, Sport Kid Of The Year! We hope that...
Jason Armstrong

Karate In Japan From A Westerner’s Perspective

What is it like to test for a belt in Japan as a Westerner? Or to live with a Master? This article will try...
Jean Paul LeBosnoyani

Don’t let this 11-year-old Throw You

Jean Paul LeBosnoyani is a Hermosa Beach fifth-grader who likes to study math, science and social studies. But he's also a trained fighter who could...
Young Duk Kim and Robert Kovaleski

Robert Kovaleski Promoted to 8th Degree Black Belt in Seoul, Korea

From August 16 -23, 2011, Blakely resident and longtime master of the Korean traditional martial art of tang soo do moo duk kwan, Grandmaster...
Julio Anta

Elite Combat Fitness Israeli Boot Camp

A year or so ago, while surfing the internet, I found a website for Elite Combat Fitness by Commando Krav Maga and Israeli national...

Insights of a Swordsman: Mark Lithgow Training

Studying the way of the sword is an undertaking that demands perfectionism of the practitioner. It is not simply that an edged weapon is unforgiving...
Rizwan Mustafa Zubairi Teaches Yongmoodo Seminar

Rizwan Mustafa Zubairi Teaches Yongmoodo Seminar

The Korean Martial Arts Yong Moo Do founder Rizwan Mustafa Zubairi has conducted a Yongmoodo Technique Seminar on April 9, 2016 at Prince Yongmoodo Academy...
Doug Dwyer

Training With Doug Dwyer

We were greeted by Grandmaster Lawrence Day. He received each of us with a warm handshake and welcomed us to the venue. We had...

Sensei Keiko Fukuda

The beautiful and gracious Sensei Keiko Fukuda, at 98 years old, was finally promoted to 10th Degree Black Belt by the U.S. Judo Federation....
Masters Hall of Fame 2011

The Masters Hall of Fame 2011

The 2011 Masters Hall of Fame took place last Saturday evening, August 27, and was truly an enjoyable evening. It seems that every year...

Sport Karate Museum

Duane Ethington made a speech about the success of sport karate and the Sport Karate Museum and our desire to save our history. We've come...
Shihan Dana Abbott

The Polishing Room: Intense Chanbara Training

First, a bit of background is in order. In the ‘70s and early ‘80s Goju-Shorei had what were known as bucket workouts, which occurred...