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Vincent Palumbo Conducted Workshop in Tasmania

Grand Master Vincent Palumbo Conducted Workshop in Tasmania

Between Friday March 13 and Sunday March 15, 2009, Grand Master Vincent Palumbo (G.M.V.) took time out from his busy schedule at the full...
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...

Leif Becker: A Smashing Event At Black Belt’s Festival

In a time long before neon nunchucks and custom designed gi’s those who practiced martial arts did it primarily as a means of self...
Poor Loser Assaulted Opponent at Martial Arts Tournament

Poor Sportsmanship at Martial Arts Tournament

July 7, 2011. In what martial arts organizers describe as one of the most vicious acts of poor sportsmanship ever witnessed, a 16-year-old Florida...

The Action Martial Arts Hall of Honors Mega Weekend 2013

The Action Martial Arts Hall of Honors Mega Weekend bills itself as “The Ultimate Destination For Martial Arts” and, once again, lived up to...

Mixed Martial Arts and the Fierce Fight For Respectability

For Elias Rivera, it began in the Bronx of the 1970's. "There were a lot of gangs," he said. "But I was my own....
Vladimir Vasilievs seminar Fighting on the Move

Vladimir Vasilievs Seminar : Fighting on the Move

Paris in the Spring- an inviting and inspirational place to train! It turned out to be the perfect place for Vladimir Vasilievs Seminar “Fighting...
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...

Tracing the Art of American Kenpo Karate

A perfect day, blue skies, warm sun and a gentle cool breeze--in the shadow of the Hangshan Temple, Kenpo has come home. I stood...
United Fighting Arts Federation (UFAF)

2011 UFAF Training Conference & CKD Championships

I recently had the wonderful opportunity of attending the 2011 UFAF International Training Conference and Chun Kuk Do World Championships. The event took place...
Instructors Headed to 2012 Olympic Trials

Mesa Community College Taekwondo Instructors Headed to 2012 Olympic Trials

Mesa, AZ, December 07, 2011 - Two adjunct faculty at Mesa Community College (MCC) will be traveling to Colorado Springs, CO for the last...

First Gene LeBell Grappling World Challenge

Gene LeBell’s Grappling World comes to grips with a legacy of skill and tradition that has made “Judo Gene” one of the most famous...
Kindness

Random Acts of Kindness

Do acts of kindness each day, and you will sense greater satisfaction than any kind of random-living could bring you. Be proactive and LIVE....
Vince Palumbo

Vince Palumbo Stick-fighting in China

Vince Palumbo Teaches Filipino Stick-fighting in China I've just returned from a week in Shanghai, China. I was invited to China to demonstrate Filipino Stick-fighting...
Donald Miskel

The Gathering: Celebrating 50 Years of Sport Karate

I have had the good fortune to be involved in the martial arts for fifty five years. In that time I have seen the...
Gary Alexanders IAMA Annual Karate, TKD, Kung Fu Championships

Gary Alexander’s 50th Anniversary

Grandmaster Gary Alexander’s 50th Anniversary Martial Arts Tournament, held March 17, 2013, in Somerset, NJ, drew an amazing collection of bona fide “bangers” and...