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Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

Sensei Ryan Speaks Out About Valentines

Sensei Ryan Speaks Out About Valentines and says "Someone Loves You! Share this Top Secret Valentine’s Day message with all of your friends and...
Scott Miller

Scott Miller

Scott Miller took up martial arts for the first time later in life, at the age of forty-six. His professional career prior to that...
Munich Olympic Massacre Monument

Israeli CQB

There are two kinds of fights: for your Ego or for your life. CQB is made to fight for your life “Always a student, sometimes a...
Antony Cummins's Historical Ninjutsu

An Introduction to Ninjutsu

With this article, the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team aim to provide a brief introduction to the fascinating story of the Japanese ninja, giving the...

Bunkai-Jutsu: The Practical Application of Karate Kata

Bunkai-Jutsu is the analysis of the karate katas and their application in real combat. It is also the title of this pioneering book by...

Survive A Shooting: Strategies to Survive Active Shooters and Terrorist Attacks

The term "Active Shooter" is an all too common phrase heard in the news these days. It is terrible that we even have words...

The Evolution of Martial Arts – Martial Arts Training Online

There was a quiet but significant evolution taking place in the world of martial arts and that was online martial arts training. Fueled by...
Martial Arts Training for Children

The Benefits of Martial Arts Training For Children

There are many activities available for children and martial arts training for children can be one of the premium choices. As an extracurricular activity,...
Isshin-ryu: The Style that Tatsuo Shimabuku Built

Isshin-ryu: The Style that Tatsuo Shimabuku Built

On January 14, 1956, Tatsuo Shimabuku went to sleep and had a vivid dream. In his sleep he saw a vision of a goddess,...
Tomoe Nage

Tomoe Nage; Eastern Throw, Western Craze

Anyone who has ever seen an old west fistfight staged for a movie or TV series has probably seen a scene in which one...
Krav Maga

Krav Maga

Krav Maga (krahv muh-GAH), the Israeli self defense and fighting system, is the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli Defense Forces. The name...
Dana Abbott Books

Books By Dana Abbott

THE SAMURAI SWORD Introduction and Application The Samurai Sword, Introduction and Application is a must have read plus reference of "how to" for every sword and...

Arcanum of Ninja Tactics: Legacy of the Shadow Warrior

Arcanum of Ninja Tactics: Legacy of the Shadow Warrior is available on Amazon. Written by Mark Steven Grove, the book is Illustrated by Matthew...
How Tae-Kwon-Do Won the West

How Tae Kwon Do Won the West Part Two

From 1970 to date, Tae Kwon Do experienced its most explosive growth in the Western world. It became arguably the most popular martial art...

Cha Chuan

An important system in China is Cha Chuan, a fighting style developed by members of the Muslim faith. Muslim immigrants have lived in China...

An Interview with Nishioka Tsuneo Sensei

Q. Sensei, what do you believe are the crucial challenges facing Budo/Bujutsu in this century? A. The standards of Bujutsu are slowly diminishing due to...