Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, aka "Minotauro" was born on June 2, 1976 in Vitória da Conquista, Brazil. He is a Brazilian mixed martial artist known...
Kiun Li Kola-do
Kiun Li was born on April 23, 1931 in the Gansu-e province of China a few miles outside of the town of Wuwie. The...
Sandra Balint: Thirteen Years of Tai Chi Study
In 1989 at the age of 44 I had abdominal surgery that left my lower back muscles weak, or should I say weaker. My...
What Is Judo Rank in the Martial Arts?
Kano no doubt realized, when he popularized the kyu-dan rank system, that it is perfectly natural for humans to seek reward for their exertions....
Emin Boztepe Not A Sportsman
Emin Boztepe has been studying martial arts since 1976. During that time this Turkish born practitioner earned ranks in Taekwondo, Shotokan karate, Muay Thai, Turkish freestyle...
Tom Silluzio AKT Combatives
Martial artist Gaetano Tom Silluzio, 56, of Olean, NY passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, February 22, 2016, after a lengthy and...
Athlon Rub Thai Oil
Athlon Rub was created from time-tested formulas elite martial artists have been using for generations. We use only naturally derived ingredients including 100% natural...
Martial Arts Honesty and Integrity
With all of that being said I will admonish the up and coming masters and those claiming such rank to exercise honesty and integrity.
On...
Dojo Medicine
Dan Harden's Dojo Medicine: Management of Dojo Injuries
As martial arts instructors we will all face the occasional student training injury and we should be...
Mark Dacascos: Actor, Musician and Action Star
Mark Dacascos is an actor, musician, action star, gymnast, and world renowned champion martial artist who has taken on challenges all of his life....
The Traditionism of Budo: Character in the Martial Arts
The Traditionism of Budo - Have we lost it to contemporary fast-food values?
Not long after retiring from the Air Force I was helping officiate at a...
Patrick Vuong Fluid Fighting Systems
Patrick Vuong is an author and versatile performer. With two Black Belts in kung fu and kenpo karate and 20 years of martial arts...
Andrew Adams
Andrew Adams taught English, journalism, and drama at Sullins College in Virginia and was subsequently a staff member at the Japan Times. He was also a contributor to Black Belt magazine....
No Martial Arts Masters Here, Just Ordinary Men
A Buddhist friend showed me a video featuring some Tibetan yogis. These were people whom she greatly admired (some were her teachers). She saw...
Clark Tang: Wing Chun Kung Fu
Sifu Clark Tang is a certified Wing Chun Kung Fu instructor by IP MAN’s lineage under Sifu GM Wong Long Ching and Sifu GM...
Paul Eng Kung Fu
Born in Hong Kong in 1941, Paul Eng began studying Kungfu at age 6 and has been teaching it since 1960. He has studied...