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Get Real with Dan Meadows

How A Disaster Disarmed America, Or Was It Something Else?

There is no doubt that Mother Nature is a formidable opponent. Her beauty and her wrath can change on us in a moment’s notice...
Operation Jericho

Operation: Jericho

Jonathan Ball's new book Operation: Jericho is relevant today as the United States attempts to wage the war on terror. The American ‘War on Terror’,...
Rodney King has the Freedom to Play

Martial Arts And The Freedom To Play

Freedom to Play is vital to my enjoyment of martial arts. You might find this is a puzzling, challenging, or controversial statement. I know that many...
Donald Miskel

Martial Arts Ethics

It comes as no surprise to anyone who knows me and who chances to read any of my essays or articles that I am...
Donald Miskel

Transition

Eventually I’ll make my own transition. I pray that the life I've lived and the legacy I leave behind will pave the way for...
Martial Arts Styles Do Exist

Martial Arts Styles Do Exist

Recently, I saw a Facebook video of a grappling competition, between a freestyle wrestler and a Brazilian Jujitsu practitioner. There are a lot of...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Nine Healthy Eating Guidelines

I will be the first to admit that the whole subject of what and how to eat can be extremely confusing. There is much...
Way of the Warrior Kid By Jocko Willink

Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way

Jocko Willink has written a book to help every child and this is what he has to say about Way of the Warrior Kid:...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Running A Martial Arts School

A few things I have learned about running a martial arts school from my travels. Over the past few years I have the privilege of...
Martial Arts Definitions

Martial Arts Definitions D

Daab: A Thai sword used in Krabi Krabong. Dachi: Stance. Dai Kissaki: Enlarged point on a Japanese sword, a style more commonly found on swords from the 1700′s. Daisan: The completed...
Inside Kung-Fu Magazine

Inside Kung-Fu Magazine

Inside Kung-Fu Magazine covered a wide spectrum of martial arts styles including kung-fu, tai chi, muay thai and Korean and Japanese styles. Inside Kung Fu...
Greed and Fear: The Galanis Crime Family

Greed and Fear: The Galanis Crime Family

A life long martial artist, Derek Meyer Galanis, has told his story in a book called Greed and Fear: The Galanis Crime Family. The triumph...
Living Lessons with Duke Tirschel

Martial Arts Photography – The Early Days

It's hard to believe an article on martial arts photography would start out, "In the "old days" there was film... a piece of celluloid...
Mark Colangelo

Go Jiu Bujitsu the Civilized Mixed Martial Art

Let’s get real! While many love to watch and admire the techniques used in the Ultimate Fighting Championships and other no-holds-barred cage matches, only...
Fight Times

Fight Times

Fight Times, Fight Game e-Magazine. Fight Times features a free online magazine dedicated to the martial arts, boxing, wrestling, combat sports, self defense and...
Ken Park Family Secrets of a Korean Martial Arts Clan

Ken Park Family Secrets of a Korean Martial Arts Clan

There was a time when the only way a person could learn a martial art was to be taught that skill in secret, usually...