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Martial Arts Morals and Ethics

Martial Arts Morals and Ethics

Ken Gullette talks with Jonathan Bluestein and Byron Jacobs about Wu De (武德), pronounced "Woo-Duh" - Martial Morality and Ethics. https://youtu.be/E9_U4yOd3vY All you have to do...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

Sensei Ryan Speaks Out About Life

Today Sensei Ryan Speaks Out about Life and his message will help make our lives better and more fulfilling. Did you lose contact with someone...
Donald Miskel

Dishonor in the Martial Arts

Most of you who read this know who I am and you know my reputation. You may not all like me or agree with...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Eating Mindfully

Eating Mindfully refers to eating in a calm, slow, deliberate way. What exactly is eating mindfully? Believe it or not, you have practiced eating mindfully plenty...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

Sensei Ryan Speaks Out About Mind Control

In this webisode Sensei Ryan Speaks Out about mind control. We control our minds, not the other way around. Don't let your mind take...
Kanken Toyama

Shudokan Karate

With the advent of Gichin Funakoshi's introduction of Okinawan Karate to Japan in the early 1920's, the popularity of karate began to grow. Soon,...
Valley of the Damned

Valley of the Damned, An Epic Martial Arts Poem By Douglas Laurent

Valley of the Damned Epic Martial Arts Poem By Douglas Laurent is an action-adventure Martial-arts story and is designed as an interactive karate kata,...

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...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Choose Your Words Carefully

As a coach, teacher or parent, you must choose your words carefully as someone's life will be influenced by those words. As a child, I...
Modern Bok Fu Pi

Modern Bok Fu Pi

Modern Bok Fu was developed by Grand Master Richard Lee beginning in 1967. After opening a Chinese Kenpo school in California, Lee soon traveled...
BJJ Legends Magazine

BJJ Legends Magazine

BJJ Legends Magazine was created to help spread the art of Jiu-Jitsu. BJJ Legends Magazine creators found that through their years in the sport...
Martial Arts Styles

How to Start Martial Arts The Right Way

If you want to start martial arts, first sort through the best-known martial arts and pick the art that's best for you. You're looking for a...
Donald Miskel

Bruce Tegner Demystified The Martial Arts

The martial arts are my passion. When I was a youth I proclaimed that, “karate is my life”. I’ve since grown past that kind...
Jiu-Jitsu University by Saulo Ribeiro

Jiu-Jitsu University by Saulo Ribeiro

Saulo Ribeiro is a six-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion and he is world-renowned for his functional jiu-jitsu knowledge and flawless technique. In Jiu-Jitsu University,...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

What is your desired outcome?

I recently received an email from a business associate of mine regarding an issue we are trying to work through. The two of us...

The History of Isshin-Ryu Karate

Isshin-Ryu karate was founded by one of the great karate masters, Tatsuo Shimabuku, and is derived from several of the other, older classical styles. Master...