Punch • Kick • Block • Break

A karate chop, or shuto strike, is one of the few things in life that offers visceral proof of the power of physics. If you are untrained in the martial arts and you karate chop a brick, you may break a finger or worse. But if you karate chop that brick with the proper force, momentum, and positioning, you’ll break the brick instead. “Amazingly, there are no tricks involved,” says Michael Feld, a physicist at MIT. “What you have here is one of the most efficient human movements ever conceived.”

How many of you out there have ever wondered just how powerful a good karate spinning back fist is compared to a boxing right...

The best block is no block at all!! With that said, it is well known and documented that if you try to block an...

Just as in boxing, where it is said that "Everything works off the jab", in Judo it might be said that "Everything works off...

Since this is a martial arts article most of you have correctly surmised that this essay isn't about walk outs by disgruntled employees, picket...

Kuntaw translated means “fist way” or “way of the fist” and dates back to the mid 1300’s. Over the centuries the style has evolved...

High energy strikes must be relaxed and fast. The emphasis has to be on speed. If you double the speed, you will create four...

Why is it generally so that using the lead leg attack is so ineffectually by the majority of martial artists. Using the closest weapon to...

In honor of Don Nagle's American Karate Association, Ed McGrath's School of Isshin Ryu Karatedo and Kobudo  we would like to share our explanation...

Leg checks are a vital aspect of Muay Thai and no one knows that better than legendary instructor Bob Chaney. He consistently produces some...

In this video The Science Center of Iowa brings you science in 60(ish) seconds. In this episode, we learn the science behind brick breaking....

Martial Artsist Dustin Fargher shares about selective brick breaking / depth control using kinetic energy. Breaking top - middle - bottom out of an...

Jump kicks are one of the most popular martial arts techniques. Various martial arts experts agree that these kicks are one of the most...

It’s a relatively well known fact that to throw a knock out punch you should put your body into it. This might sound simple...

Tae Kwon Do Grand Master Bob Chaney may be one of the best-schooled individuals in the martial arts today.  His over all knowledge of...

Most people today think of fighting systems as Asian. Some also even think of Brazil or Israel, but most don’t think of martial arts...