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Living Lessons with Duke Tirschel

I Know Who You Are Little Boy

C’mon Man … I know who you are I know who you are because I've been you. I see the veins popping from your neck. I...
Ask Dr. Robyn

The Value of Open-Mindedness

Dr. Robyn Silverman - Author, Speaker, Child/Teen Development Expert and creator of the Industry's number one personal development / life skills / character education...
Spiritual Kung Fu

Spiritual Kung Fu

Ephesians 6:10-18 is key in practicing our Spiritual Kung Fu . . . Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the...
Avi Nardia Books, DVDs, Knives

KAPAP Books, DVDs, and Knives

KAPAP is a Hebrew acronym for Krav Panim el Panim which literally means face to face combat. KAPAP is a close-quarter battle system of...
Martial Musings By Robert W Smith

Robert W. Smith’s Martial Musings

World renowned authority on Asian martial arts, Robert W. Smith shares more than fifty years experience in martial arts practice and research in Martial...
The Essential Book of Martial Arts Kicks

The Essential Book of Martial Arts Kicks

An effectively delivered kick can mean life instead of death in a self-defense situation, and glory rather than shame in the ring. When a...

Taekwondo, Taekwon-do, Tae Kwon-do, Tae Kwon Do

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon...
Ai-Yotsu and Kenka Yotsu

A Different Definition of Ai-Yotsu and Kenka Yotsu

In order to truly understand the difference between the terms Ai-Yotsu and Kenka Yotsu, one should dismiss the definitions of so called right-handed and...
Ask Dr. Robyn

The Value of Manners for Children

Dr. Robyn Silverman - Author, Speaker, Child/Teen Development Expert and creator of the Industry's number one personal development / life skills / character education...
25 Shoto-Kan Kata

25 Shoto-Kan Kata

What is Kata? A kata is a series of defensive and offensive moves against imaginary attacks from different directions. Also, a kata includes many moves...
The Hut Dojo UK

Recollections of the Early Days of Aikido Great Britain

In 1957, I (Henry Ellis) was studying Judo and Karate at the Abbe School of Budo at the "Hut" in Hillingdon, Middlesex, a suburb...
Sugar vs Fat

Sugar vs Fat

Enough with the soda pop already (even the diet stuff, but for different reasons – like cancer). For decades we were told by “experts”...

Praying Mantis Fist or Tang Lang Quan

According to legend the Praying Mantis Fist or Tang Lang Quan was created by Wang Lang, also known as Fa Ming, during the Song...
Donald Miskel

Realistic and Practical Martial Art

If a system is a practical martial art, it must be lean, simple and incorporate natural movement. Complex techniques are nice for demonstration but...
Neko Ryu Jujitsu

Ernie Cates Neko Ryu Jujitsu

Professor Ernie Cates has been tossing other people’s weight around for more than five decades.  At age 14 he began jujitsu training then in 1954...
Shotokan Karate

Shotokan Karate

Shotokan is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868-1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906-1945). Gichin was...