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Tom Bleecker on Unsettled Matters: The Life and Death of Bruce Lee

Unsettled Matters: The Life and Death of Bruce Lee

This is the second edition of the 1996 biography Unsettled Matters: The Life and Death of Bruce Lee about the martial arts icon Bruce...

Parallel Development of Chinese and Western Wrestling

Since the birth of the human race, people have wrestled. Over the millennia, wrestling has developed from a base form of animalistic fighting to...
Lai Chung Ch’uan Fa

Lai Chung Ch’uan Fa Modern Kung Fu

Lai Chung Ch’uan Fa is a modern form of kung fu that was developed in the late 20th century and mixes two traditional Shaolin...
Gary Lee Sport Karate Museum

The Day I Was Saved by Grand Master Jhoon Rhee

When Grand Master Jhoon Rhee heard of my endeavor with the Sports Karate Museum almost 20 years ago, he sent me personal autograph pictures...
Grand Master Chae T. Goh's Moo Doo

Grand Master Chae T. Goh’s Moo Do

Grand Master Chae T. Goh was a student and teacher of several martial arts in Japan, Korea and Vietnam before coming to the United...
Jujitsu Techniques

Characteristics of Koryu Jujitsu Techniques

The fierceness of the Japanese warrior and his fighting arts have fascinated Westerners since the West came into contact with Japan more than 450...
Koo Self Defense

Koo Self Defense

Koo Self Defense was developed in Cartersville, Georgia, USA by Master Roger Koo in 1992 following 20+ years of traditional Martial Arts training (32...
Bruce Lee

Wing Chun Kung Fu

Wing Chun literally means, "beautiful springtime," or "radiant springtime." It is sometimes called "Wing Shun" or "Wing Tsun." This style of Wushu was the...
Kuntaw

Kuntaw Grappling

This Philippine Martial Art of Kuntaw is a flexible, complete fighting system, which can be modified for any style of competition. Almost no one had heard...
American Freestyle Karate: A Guide to Sparring

Dan Anderson Books

American Freestyle Karate: A Guide to Sparring American Freestyle Karate is the tag Dan Anderson gave this method of instruction to convey the idea of...
Ted Wong and Bruce Lee Training

Ted Wong’s Training With Bruce Lee

Few individuals were as close to Bruce Lee as Ted Wong. Now almost 80, and still teaching the system he learned from Lee, Wong...
Antonio Graceffo Practicing Muay Lao

Muay Lao: The Forgotten Art of Kickboxing

“You can gain extra power on your kicks by throwing your kicking arm down, but you need to protect your face with a cross...
The Illustrated Canon of Chen Family Taijiquan

A Continuation of Chen Family Taijiquan

Much has been written of Chen Family Taijiquan, especially the Chen family's old frame and new frames or routines, but very little of the Chen...
Aikido Journal

Aikido Journal Online Magazine

Aikido Journal Online Magazine has the world’s largest archive of Aikido-related material including articles, interviews, photographs and video clips. As an Aikido Journal Online...
American Kenpo

American Kenpo

A style of Karate developed in the West. It deviates from traditional Karate in several important respects. First, the terms used are in language...
The Budokwai Official Showreel

The Budokwai Centennial

January 26, 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Budokwai, also known as GK House, by Gunji Koizumi in 1918. The...